Akola West Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
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Akola West Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Akola district.[1]
| Akola West | |
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| Constituency No. 30 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Akola |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Akola |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 351,092 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MVA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Akola is part of the Akola Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Akot, Akola East, Balapur and Murtizapur in this district and Risod in adjoining Washim district.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 30 Akola West Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Akola Tehsil (Part) - Akola (M.Corp.) (Part), Ward No 1 to 7,13 to 30, 38 to 53 and 56 to 65 of the district.[2]
On 3 November 2023, Akola West Assembly Constituency got Vacant as the death of Senior BJP Leader Govardhan Mangilal Sharma
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Govardhan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Sajid Khan Pathan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajid Khan Pathan | 88,718 | 43.48% |  1.12 | |
| BJP | Vijay Kamalkishor Agrawal | 87,435 | 42.85% |  1.06 | |
| Independent | Harish Ratanlal Alimchandani | 21,481 | 10.53% | New | |
| Independent | Rajesh Kripashankar Mishra | 2,653 | 1.30% | New | |
| PHJSP | Ashok Madhukar Olambe | 2,127 | 1.04% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,257 | 0.62% | 0.95 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,283 | 0.63% | 0.93 | ||
| Turnout | 205,317 | 58.48% | 7.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 204,060 | ||||
| Registered electors | 351,092 | 5.68 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.44 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma | 73,262 | 43.91% | 3.20 | |
| INC | Sajid Khan Pathan | 70,669 | 42.36% | 35.91 | |
| VBA | Madan Bhargad | 20,687 | 12.40% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,617 | 1.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,593 | 1.55% | 26.57 | ||
| Turnout | 169,540 | 51.03% | 1.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 166,839 | ||||
| Registered electors | 332,220 | 20.18 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.20 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma | 66,934 | 47.11% | 11.92 | |
| NCP | Vijay Pundlikrao Deshmukh | 26,981 | 18.99% | New | |
| BBM | Aasif Khan Mustafa Khan | 23,927 | 16.84% | 7.35 | |
| SS | Gulabrao Ramrao Gawande | 10,572 | 7.44% | New | |
| INC | Usha Jagajitsingh Virak | 9,164 | 6.45% | 19.25 | |
| WPOI | Mahemood Usman Sk. Anwar | 1,457 | 1.03% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,047 | 0.74% | New | |
| BSP | Sanghpal Kashiram Sirsat | 1,032 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,953 | 28.12% | 18.63 | ||
| Turnout | 143,163 | 51.79% | 2.56 | ||
| Total valid votes | 142,076 | ||||
| Registered electors | 276,433 | 7.59 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.92 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma | 44,156 | 35.19% | New | |
| INC | Ramakant Umashankar Khetan | 32,246 | 25.70% | New | |
| JSS | Azhar Husain | 23,060 | 18.38% | New | |
| BBM | Haji Sajjad Husen Altaf Husen | 11,909 | 9.49% | New | |
| MNS | Pankaj Dnyanesh Sable | 5,660 | 4.51% | New | |
| SP | Nakirkha Ahemadkha | 2,753 | 2.19% | New | |
| AIUDF | Abdul Munaf Abdul Rasheed | 1,578 | 1.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,910 | 9.49% | |||
| Turnout | 125,547 | 48.87% | |||
| Total valid votes | 125,483 | ||||
| Registered electors | 256,923 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||