Wardha Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Wardha Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India, and is a segment of Wardha Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Wardha district[1] and comprises parts of the Wardha and Seloo tehsils of this district.[2]
| Wardha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 47 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Wardha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wardha |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 295,029 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Shantabai Narulkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Thakre Mahadeo Tukaram | ||
| Sonavane Shankarrao Vithalrao (Sc) | |||
| 1962 | Bapuraoji Marotrao Deshmukh | ||
| 1967 | Ramchandra Marotrao Ghangare | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Vasantrao J. Karlekar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Manik Mahadeo Sabane | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Suresh Deshmukh | Independent politician | |
| 2014 | Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar | 92,067 | 47.00% | ||
| INC | Shekhar Pramod Shende | 84,597 | 43.19% | ||
| Independent | Pawade Sachin Sureshrao | 8,728 | 4.46% | New | |
| BSP | Vishal Sharad Ramteke | 5,166 | 2.64% | ||
| Independent | Kotambkar Ravindra Narhari | 1,556 | 0.79% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,503 | 0.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,470 | 3.81% | |||
| Turnout | 197,374 | 66.90% | |||
| Total valid votes | 195,871 | ||||
| Registered electors | 295,029 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar | 79,739 | 47.85% | ||
| INC | Shekhar Pramod Shende | 71,806 | 43.09% | ||
| VBA | Anant Shamraoji Umate | 6,383 | 3.83% | New | |
| BSP | Manish Devrao Pusate | 4,273 | 2.56% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,729 | 1.64% | ||
| Independent | Niraj Gulabrao Gujar | 1,847 | 1.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,933 | 4.76% | |||
| Turnout | 169,573 | 53.55% | |||
| Total valid votes | 166,634 | ||||
| Registered electors | 316,641 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar | 45,897 | 27.86% | New | |
| INC | Shekhar Pramod Shende | 37,347 | 22.67% | ||
| BSP | Niraj Gulabrao Gujar | 22,283 | 13.53% | ||
| SS | Balpande Ravikant Pandurang | 18,867 | 11.45% | ||
| NCP | Suresh Bapuraoji Deshmukh | 18,192 | 11.04% | New | |
| Independent | Rannaware Virendra Baburao | 13,388 | 8.13% | New | |
| Independent | Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad | 1,554 | 0.94% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 945 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,550 | 5.19% | |||
| Turnout | 166,115 | 58.68% | |||
| Total valid votes | 164,724 | ||||
| Registered electors | 283,104 | ||||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Suresh Deshmukh | 52,085 | 35.41% | New | |
| INC | Shekhar Pramod Shende | 40,420 | 27.48% | ||
| SS | Balpande Ravikant Pandurangji | 21,966 | 14.93% | ||
| Independent | Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad | 12,127 | 8.25% | New | |
| BSP | Shaikh Salim Shaikh Nabi | 10,035 | 6.82% | ||
| MNS | Hedau Ajay Namdeorao | 2,782 | 1.89% | New | |
| SBP | Kashikar Vaibhav Ravi | 2,672 | 1.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,665 | 7.93% | |||
| Turnout | 147,173 | 60.97% | |||
| Total valid votes | 147,081 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,396 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 53,963 | 42.51% | ||
| Independent | Shyam Gaikwad | 34,731 | 27.36% | New | |
| BSP | Dr. Gode Shirish Santoshrao | 15,519 | 12.23% | New | |
| SS | Ravikant Panduranj Balpande | 10,883 | 8.57% | ||
| Independent | Ithape Sunita Bhaskar | 4,774 | 3.76% | New | |
| Independent | Sui. Manda Babaro Kombe | 1,018 | 0.80% | New | |
| Independent | Rajendra Gulabrao Shembarkar | 968 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,232 | 15.15% | |||
| Turnout | 126,980 | 62.06% | |||
| Total valid votes | 126,941 | ||||
| Registered electors | 204,605 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 45,188 | 38.59% | ||
| NCP | Deshmukh Suresh Bapuraoji | 37,151 | 31.73% | New | |
| SS | Gaikwad Shyam Shankarrao | 18,544 | 15.84% | ||
| Independent | Jaiswal Suresh Motilalji | 12,440 | 10.62% | New | |
| Independent | Ithape Bhaskar Dadarao | 1,983 | 1.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,037 | 6.86% | |||
| Turnout | 123,180 | 62.17% | |||
| Total valid votes | 117,085 | ||||
| Registered electors | 198,143 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 47,503 | 34.71% | ||
| Independent | Jaiswal Suresh Motilalji | 24,036 | 17.56% | New | |
| SS | Gaikwad Shyambhau Shankarrao | 14,483 | 10.58% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Zade Yeshwant Namdeorao | 12,365 | 9.03% | ||
| JD | Prof. Ethape Bhaskar Dadarao | 10,888 | 7.96% | New | |
| Independent | Mathankar Kishor Alis Vasudev Yeshwant | 9,094 | 6.64% | New | |
| Independent | Aglawe Vijay Nagrao | 5,015 | 3.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,467 | 17.15% | |||
| Turnout | 140,202 | 72.67% | |||
| Total valid votes | 136,866 | ||||
| Registered electors | 192,933 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Manik Mahadeo Sabane | 41,604 | 40.24% | New | |
| INC | Shande Pramod Bhauraoji | 38,126 | 36.88% | ||
| CPI(M) | Zade Yeshwant Namdeorao | 8,369 | 8.09% | ||
| RPI | Kamble Ghanshyam Daulatrao | 6,661 | 6.44% | New | |
| BJP | Prashant Purushottamrao Ignle | 3,441 | 3.33% | New | |
| BSP | Thombre Ramchandra Shankar | 2,901 | 2.81% | New | |
| Doordarshi Party | Gurmule Ramdas Marotrao | 793 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,478 | 3.36% | |||
| Turnout | 104,859 | 59.86% | |||
| Total valid votes | 103,385 | ||||
| Registered electors | 175,162 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 38,982 | 51.42% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Ramchandra Ghangare Marot | 20,212 | 26.66% | ||
| RPI(K) | Shekh Kalam Shekh Rashid | 8,130 | 10.72% | New | |
| IC(S) | Raut Pandurang Daulatrao | 3,442 | 4.54% | New | |
| Independent | Chidam Sumitra Narayanrao | 1,498 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Bhalkonikar Datia Vithal | 557 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,770 | 24.76% | |||
| Turnout | 76,902 | 57.94% | |||
| Total valid votes | 75,811 | ||||
| Registered electors | 132,733 | ||||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 36,942 | 62.52% | ||
| CPI(M) | Ramchandra Ghangare Marot | 17,251 | 29.20% | ||
| BJP | Sawal Ramkisan Durgadas | 3,923 | 6.64% | New | |
| Independent | Vairagade Sagar Rama | 969 | 1.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,691 | 33.33% | |||
| Turnout | 60,084 | 50.46% | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,085 | ||||
| Registered electors | 119,062 | ||||
| INC(I) hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Pramod Bhauraoji Shende | 52,266 | 64.43% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Ramchandra Ghangare Marot | 22,107 | 27.25% | New | |
| INC | Karklekar Vasantrao Janardharao | 5,268 | 6.49% | ||
| Independent | Rahate Suresh Zinguji | 1,047 | 1.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,159 | 37.18% | |||
| Turnout | 83,032 | 76.31% | |||
| Total valid votes | 81,122 | ||||
| Registered electors | 108,811 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vasantrao J. Karlekar | 28,419 | 47.57% | ||
| Independent | R. C. Marotra Ghangare | 27,531 | 46.09% | New | |
| AIFB | Sharawani D. Padmakar | 2,395 | 4.01% | New | |
| Independent | Vijaysingh Ramsingh Jot | 724 | 1.21% | New | |
| Independent | Ramdas Sitaram Lambat | 667 | 1.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 888 | 1.49% | |||
| Turnout | 61,036 | 66.29% | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,736 | ||||
| Registered electors | 92,073 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ramchandra Ghangare Marot | 22,307 | 39.93% | New | |
| INC | Bapuraoji Marotrao Deshmukh | 19,853 | 35.54% | ||
| RPI | J. T. Chowdhuri | 4,288 | 7.68% | New | |
| ABJS | R. D. Sawal | 3,973 | 7.11% | ||
| Independent | R. S. Lambat | 3,006 | 5.38% | New | |
| Independent | S. B. Jadhao | 845 | 1.51% | New | |
| Independent | R. R. Ramteke | 836 | 1.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,454 | 4.39% | |||
| Turnout | 60,162 | 71.91% | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,866 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,668 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bapuraoji Marotrao Deshmukh | 22,275 | 47.35% | ||
| CPI | Ramchandra Marotrao Ghangare | 11,579 | 24.61% | New | |
| Independent | Shamrao Govind Charde | 8,231 | 17.50% | New | |
| ABJS | Vithal Tukaram Meshram | 3,671 | 7.80% | New | |
| Independent | Raghoba Ramaji Ramteke | 1,291 | 2.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,696 | 22.73% | |||
| Turnout | 51,191 | 66.62% | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,047 | ||||
| Registered electors | 76,841 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thakre Mahadeo Tukaram | 53,529 | 30.78% | ||
| INC | Sonavane Shankarrao Vithalrao (Sc) | 50,446 | 29.01% | ||
| PWPI | Ghorpade Wamanrao Narsingrao | 34,965 | 20.11% | New | |
| SCF | Bhoyar Vinod Sakharam (Sc) | 34,941 | 20.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,083 | 1.77% | |||
| Turnout | 173,881 | 127.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 173,881 | ||||
| Registered electors | 136,408 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shantabai Narulkar | 17,635 | 65.61% | New | |
| SP | Laxmansing Bindaprasad Yadeo | 4,016 | 14.94% | New | |
| ABJS | Manoharpant Balkrishna Deshpande | 2,534 | 9.43% | New | |
| KMPP | Satyanarain Sakhhnanad Bajaj | 1,771 | 6.59% | New | |
| Independent | Seshrao Bajirao Jadhao | 794 | 2.95% | New | |
| Independent | Bhaurao Jiblaji Raut | 127 | 0.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,619 | 50.67% | |||
| Turnout | 26,877 | 57.92% | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,877 | ||||
| Registered electors | 46,403 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||