Pandharpur Assembly constituency
Legislative assembly of Maharashtra state, India
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Pandharpur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Solapur district.[1] It is a segment of Solapur Lok Sabha constituency.
| Pandharpur | |
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| Constituency No. 252 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Solapur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 374,225 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Two families, Paricharak and Bhalke, have been prominent in local politics since last 3-4 decades. Sudhakar Paricharak was elected five times, from 1985 to 2004. In 2009, NCP fielded Vijaysinh Mohite Patil but he lost to Bharat Bhalke. Then in 2014, Bhalake, by now in Congress, defeated Shailendra Paricharak. In 2019, Bhalke defeated Sudhakar Paricharak who had contested as BJP candidate. In August 2020, Sudhakar Paricharak died during Corona epidemic at the age of 84. In November 2020, sitting MLA Bhalke also died after contracting the novel coronavirus at the age of 60.
Geographical scope
The constituency comprises Mangalvedha taluka, revenue circles Kasegaon and Pandharpur of Pandharpur taluka and Pandharpur Municipal Council.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Raghunath Namdeo Raul | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Audumbar Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1980 | Pandurang Dingare | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Bharat Bhalke | Swabhimani Paksha | |
| 2014 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2019 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 2021^ | Samadhan Autade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Samadhan Mahadev Autade | 125,163 | 47.82% |  0.46 | |
| INC | Bhagirathdada Bharat Bhalke | 116,733 | 44.60% | New | |
| NCP-SP | Anil Subhash Sawant | 10,217 | 3.90% | New | |
| MNS | Dilip Kashinath Dhotre | 2,568 | 0.98% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 638 | 0.24% | 0.02 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,430 | 3.22% |  1.57 | ||
| Turnout | 262,362 | 70.11% | 3.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 261,724 | ||||
| Registered electors | 374,225 | 9.60 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.46 |
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Assembly By-election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Samadhan Mahadev Autade | 109,450 | 48.28% | 16.29 | |
| NCP | Bhagirathdada Bharat Bhalke | 105,717 | 46.63% | 9.05 | |
| Independent | Sidheshwar Baban Autade | 2,955 | 1.30% | New | |
| BVA | Shaila Dhananjay Godase | 1,607 | 0.71% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 599 | 0.26% | 0.00 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,733 | 1.65% | 3.95 | ||
| Turnout | 224,090 | 65.63% | 5.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 226,707 | ||||
| Registered electors | 341,435 | 2.19 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 10.70 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Bharat Tukaram Bhalake | 89,787 | 37.58% | 36.23 | |
| BJP | Paricharak Sudhakar Ramchandra | 76,426 | 31.99% | New | |
| Independent | Samadhan Mahadeo Autade | 54,124 | 22.65% | New | |
| INC | Shivajirao Bajirao Kalunge | 7,232 | 3.03% | 37.19 | |
| Independent | Santosh Mahadev Mane | 3,938 | 1.65% | New | |
| VBA | Dattatraya Tatya Khadatare | 1,862 | 0.78% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 639 | 0.27% | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,361 | 5.59% | 1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 239,691 | 71.74% | 3.89 | ||
| Total valid votes | 238,919 | ||||
| Registered electors | 334,120 | 10.30 | |||
| NCP gain from INC | Swing | 2.64 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bharat Tukaram Bhalake | 91,863 | 40.22% | New | |
| SWP | Paricharak Shailendra Alias Prashant Prabhakar | 82,950 | 36.32% | 19.92 | |
| SS | Samadhan Mahadeo Autade | 40,910 | 17.91% | 16.15 | |
| NCP | Chandrakant Prabhakar Bagal | 3,075 | 1.35% | 35.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 819 | 0.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,913 | 3.90% | 15.90 | ||
| Turnout | 229,492 | 75.76% | 6.65 | ||
| Total valid votes | 228,394 | ||||
| Registered electors | 302,914 | 10.34 | |||
| INC gain from SWP | Swing | 16.02 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWP | Bharat Tukaram Bhalake | 106,141 | 56.24% | New | |
| NCP | Vijaysinh Shankarrao Mohite-Patil | 68,778 | 36.44% | 5.66 | |
| SS | Yetala Narayan Bhagat | 3,330 | 1.76% | 19.88 | |
| MNS | Dilip Kashinath Dhotre | 1,998 | 1.06% | New | |
| Independent | Patil Somnath Alias Raju Manohar | 1,877 | 0.99% | New | |
| Independent | Abhangrao Hemant Bhagwat | 1,873 | 0.99% | New | |
| JSS | Thengil Suryakant Dnyanoba | 1,619 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,363 | 19.80% | 7.78 | ||
| Turnout | 188,878 | 68.80% | 10.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 188,725 | ||||
| Registered electors | 274,527 | 8.95 | |||
| SWP gain from NCP | Swing | 14.14 |
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Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 84,554 | 42.11% | 10.85 | |
| Independent | Pandurang Yashwantrao Patil | 60,415 | 30.08% | New | |
| SS | Bharat Tukaram Bhalake | 43,460 | 21.64% | New | |
| Independent | Ramchandra Ganpat Shinde | 3,228 | 1.61% | New | |
| BSP | Anil Raosaheb Chavan | 2,186 | 1.09% | New | |
| Independent | Mukund Pandurang Adhatrao | 2,043 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | Abdulrauf Jafar Mulani | 1,507 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,139 | 12.02% | 2.28 | ||
| Turnout | 200,904 | 79.73% | 4.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 200,815 | ||||
| Registered electors | 251,981 | 19.89 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | 10.85 |
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Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 83,559 | 52.96% | New | |
| Independent | Kale Vasantrao Shrimant | 68,196 | 43.22% | New | |
| INC | Bagal Bajrang Sambhaji | 6,023 | 3.82% | 43.56 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,363 | 9.74% | 6.09 | ||
| Turnout | 167,208 | 79.56% | 9.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 157,778 | ||||
| Registered electors | 210,179 | 4.77 | |||
| NCP gain from INC | Swing | 5.58 |
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Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 80,084 | 47.38% | 29.56 | |
| Independent | Patil Rajaram Audumbar | 73,914 | 43.73% | New | |
| SS | Bhosale Dattatraya Baburao | 12,893 | 7.63% | 0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,170 | 3.65% | 64.91 | ||
| Turnout | 172,229 | 85.85% | 20.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 169,035 | ||||
| Registered electors | 200,618 | 10.02 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 29.56 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 89,597 | 76.94% | 21.44 | |
| JD | Patil Prakash Bhivaji | 9,751 | 8.37% | New | |
| SS | Mane Jayawant Mohan | 9,228 | 7.92% | New | |
| Independent | Dombe Balasaheb Shivling | 6,720 | 5.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 79,846 | 68.56% | 56.11 | ||
| Turnout | 118,476 | 64.97% | 12.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 116,455 | ||||
| Registered electors | 182,353 | 26.26 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 21.44 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 60,817 | 55.50% | New | |
| IC(S) | Yeshawantrao Gopalrao Patil | 47,173 | 43.05% | New | |
| Independent | Mulani Mubarak Ibrahim | 843 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,644 | 12.45% | 8.34 | ||
| Turnout | 111,449 | 77.17% | 12.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 109,586 | ||||
| Registered electors | 144,425 | 18.15 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 3.89 |
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Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Dingare Pandurang Bhanudas | 40,198 | 51.60% | 49.79 | |
| INC(U) | Patil Audumbar Kondiba | 36,999 | 47.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,199 | 4.11% | 0.52 | ||
| Turnout | 79,641 | 65.15% | 10.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,900 | ||||
| Registered electors | 122,242 | 13.90 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 2.08 |
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Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Audumber Kondiba Patil | 39,205 | 49.52% | 14.46 | |
| JP | Paricharak Sudhakar Ramchandra | 35,543 | 44.89% | New | |
| PWPI | Sagar Sarjerao Kondiba | 1,536 | 1.94% | New | |
| INC(I) | Bagal Bajarang Sambhaji | 1,434 | 1.81% | New | |
| Independent | Dombe Bal Shivling | 764 | 0.96% | New | |
| Independent | Bhosale Digamber Maruti | 690 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,662 | 4.63% | 31.62 | ||
| Turnout | 81,344 | 75.80% | 17.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 79,172 | ||||
| Registered electors | 107,320 | 13.02 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 14.46 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Audumber Kondiba Patil | 34,412 | 63.98% | 11.58 | |
| Independent | Dombe Balu Shivling | 14,915 | 27.73% | New | |
| RPI | Nanvare Mahadeo Keru | 2,350 | 4.37% | New | |
| RPI(K) | S. Sidhanath Nivarti | 1,955 | 3.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,497 | 36.25% | 12.88 | ||
| Turnout | 55,610 | 58.57% | 1.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,785 | ||||
| Registered electors | 94,953 | 9.07 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.58 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Audumber Kondiba Patil | 26,336 | 52.40% | 6.94 | |
| Independent | J. G. More | 14,591 | 29.03% | New | |
| Independent | R. V. Gurjar | 9,329 | 18.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,745 | 23.37% | 8.08 | ||
| Turnout | 55,568 | 63.83% | 3.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,256 | ||||
| Registered electors | 87,055 | 11.80 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.94 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Audumber Kondiba Patil | 28,246 | 59.34% | 18.14 | |
| Independent | Jayawant Ghanashyam More | 13,275 | 27.89% | New | |
| ABHM | Vasant Babaji Badeve | 2,710 | 5.69% | New | |
| ABJS | Bhalchandra Dattatraya Nadgauda | 2,114 | 4.44% | New | |
| Independent | Shaikh Imam Mohammed | 1,114 | 2.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,971 | 31.45% | 23.40 | ||
| Turnout | 50,580 | 64.96% | 0.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 47,599 | ||||
| Registered electors | 77,867 | 20.05 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | 10.09 |
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Raul Raghunath Namdeo | 19,755 | 49.25% | New | |
| INC | Gurjar Raghunath Vishnu | 16,526 | 41.20% | New | |
| Independent | Patil Annarao Ramchandra | 3,830 | 9.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,229 | 8.05% | New | ||
| Turnout | 40,111 | 61.84% | New | ||
| Total valid votes | 40,111 | ||||
| Registered electors | 64,861 | New | |||
| PSP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||