Dhamangaon Railway Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
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Dhamangaon Railway Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is part of the eight constituencies located in the Amravati district.[1]
| Dhamangaon Railway | |
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| Constituency No. 36 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Amravati |
| District | Amravati |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wardha |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 318,103 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Dhamangaon Railway is part of the Wardha Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Wardha, Arvi, Deoli and Hinganghat in Wardha district and Morshi in Amravati district. The Dhamangaon Railway constituency was earlier known as the Chandur Railway Constituency before the Delimitation of Constituencies in 2009.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 36 Dhamangaon Railway Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pundalik Balkrishna Chore | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Bhaurao Gulabrao Jadhao | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Sharad Motirao Tasare | ||
| 1978 | Sudhakar Ramchandra Savalakhe | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | Yashwant Gangaram Sherekar | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Arun Adsad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Pandurang Vithusa Dhole | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Arun Adsad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Virendra Jagtap | Indian National Congress | |
onwards 2008: See Chandur Assembly constituency | |||
| 2009 | Virendra Jagtap | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Pratap Adsad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pratap Arunbhau Adsad | 110,641 | 49.71% |  6.26 | |
| INC | Virendra Walmikrao Jagtap | 94,413 | 42.42% | 3.52 | |
| VBA | Dr. Nilesh Tarachand Vishvkarma | 9,784 | 4.40% |  6.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 768 | 0.35% | 0.03 | |
| Margin of victory | 16,228 | 7.29% | 2.74 | ||
| Turnout | 223,343 | 70.21% | 3.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 222,575 | ||||
| Registered electors | 318,103 | 1.08 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 6.26 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pratap Arunbhau Adsad | 90,832 | 43.45% | 8.24 | |
| INC | Virendra Walmikrao Jagtap | 81,313 | 38.90% | 3.20 | |
| VBA | Dr. Nilesh Tarachand Vishvkarma | 23,779 | 11.38% | New | |
| Independent | Pravin Dinkarrao Ghuikhedkar | 2,668 | 1.28% | New | |
| Independent | Abhijit Pravin Dhepe | 2,553 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | Savita Bhimrao Kataktalware | 2,196 | 1.05% | 13.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 788 | 0.38% | 0.10 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,519 | 4.55% | 4.06 | ||
| Turnout | 209,878 | 66.69% | 2.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 209,032 | ||||
| Registered electors | 314,698 | 8.50 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 7.75 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Virendra Walmikrao Jagtap | 70,879 | 35.70% | 4.22 | |
| BJP | Pratap Arunbhau Adsad | 69,905 | 35.21% | 2.67 | |
| BSP | Dhepe Abhijit Pravin | 29,229 | 14.72% | 1.49 | |
| SS | Siddheshwar Raghunathrao Chavan | 14,161 | 7.13% | New | |
| MNS | Dnyneshwar Dhane Patil | 3,091 | 1.56% | 0.40 | |
| CPI | Sharad Shankarrao Surjuse | 2,659 | 1.34% | 1.90 | |
| Independent | Pramod Bhaskarrao Khadse | 1,274 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 558 | 0.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 974 | 0.49% | 6.89 | ||
| Turnout | 199,150 | 68.66% | 1.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 198,519 | ||||
| Registered electors | 290,053 | 7.27 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.22 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Virendra Walmikrao Jagtap | 72,755 | 39.93% | New | |
| BJP | Pratap Arunbhau Adsad | 59,307 | 32.55% | New | |
| BSP | Dr. Dhole Pandurang Vithusa | 29,544 | 16.21% | New | |
| CPI | Tukaram Jangalaji Bhasme | 5,909 | 3.24% | New | |
| Independent | Bhaise Vijayrao Yadaoraoji | 5,236 | 2.87% | New | |
| MNS | Pimpale Chandrashekhar Nagorao | 3,571 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | Warghat Anil Ramdas | 1,699 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,448 | 7.38% | |||
| Turnout | 182,286 | 67.41% | |||
| Total valid votes | 182,228 | ||||
| Registered electors | 270,397 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||