Bhandara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bhandara Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.[1]

Bhandara
Constituency
District	Bhandara
State	Maharashtra
Electorate	3,70,690
Current constituency
Created	Current boundaries according to Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Party	Independent
MLA	Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar
Reservation	SC

Overview

Bhandara is part of the Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Sakoli and Tumsar in the Bhandara district and Gondiya, Arjuni Morgaon and Tirora in the Gondia district.[1]

Geographical Boundaries

The current constituency comprises Whole Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madhya Pradesh (1950-1956)

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Rama Bakaram Lanjewar	Indian National Congress

Bombay State (1956-1960)

Year	Winner	Party
1957	1)Dada Dajibaji Dhote 2)Sitaram Jairam Bhambore*	Indian National Congress

*It was 2 seats constituency in Bombay state election of 1957.

Maharashtra State (1960–present)

Year	Winner	Party
1962	Dada Dajibaji Dhote	Indian National Congress
1967	Dada Dajibaji Dhote	Independent
1968*	Nashikrao Khantadu Tirpude	Indian National Congress
1972	Govind Ramji Shende	Independent
1978	Vitthalprasad Sitaram Dubey	Indian National Congress (Indira)
1980	Madhavrao Tulsiram Dalal	Independent
1985	Anandrao Wanjari	Indian National Congress
1990	Ram Gopal Aswale	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Ram Gopal Aswale	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	Ram Gopal Aswale	Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	Nana Panchbudhe	Nationalist Congress Party
2009	Narendra Bhondekar	Shivsena
2014	Ramchandra Punaji Avsare	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Narendra Bhondekar	Independent

* denotes Bypoll

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar	1,01,717	43.44
	BJP	Arvind Manohar Bhaladhare	78,040	33.33
	INC	Jaideep Jogendra Kawade	19,105	8.16
Majority			23,677
Turnout			2,34,148
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Bhandara
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.