Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jalna Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]

Overview

Jalna is part of the Jalna Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Badnapur and Bhokardan in Jalna district and Phulambri, Silod and Paithan in the Aurangabad district.[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1995: Arjun Khotkar, Shiv Sena
• 1999: Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal, Indian National Congress
• 2004: Arjun Khotkar, Shiv Sena
• 2009: Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal, Indian National Congress
• 2014: Arjun Khotkar, Shiv Sena
• 2019: Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal, Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Jalna

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Arjun Khotkar	86,696	51.50	+6.50
	INC	Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal	70,022	41.59	-6.48
Majority			16,674	9.91
Turnout			168,353	63.56	+0.59
	SHS gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Jalna

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal	74,400	52.21	+10.62
	SHS	Bhaskar Rajaram Ambekar	53,629	37.63	-13.87
Majority			20,771	14.58
Turnout			142,501	55.99	+7.57
	INC gain from SHS		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Jalna

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Arjun Khotkar	45,078	25.34	-12.69
	INC	Kailash Kishanrao Gorantyal	44,782	25.17	-27.04
	BJP	Aravind Bajirao Chavan	42,591	21.13	+21.13
Majority			296	0.16
Turnout			177,909	61.30	+5.31
	SHS gain from INC		Swing

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.