Bhokar Assembly constituency

Bhokar
Constituency No. 85 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictNanded
LS constituencyNanded
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Elected year2024

Bhokar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Nanded district.[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
1952 Digamber Rao Bindu Indian National Congress
1967 Shankarrao Chavan
1972
1978 Independent
1980 Balajirao Gopalrao Gorthekar Deshmukh Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar
1995
1999 Balajirao Gopalrao Gorthekar Deshmukh Independent
2004 Bapusaheb Gorthekar Nationalist Congress Party
2009 Ashok Chavan Indian National Congress
2014 Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan
2019 Ashok Chavan
2024 Sreejaya Chavan Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sreejaya Chavan 133,187 57.08
INC Kadam Kondhekar Tirupati 82,636 35.41
NOTA None of the Above 284 0.12
Majority 50,551 11.67
Turnout 2,33,349
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

General Election 2019: Bhokar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ashok Chavan 140,559 67.78 Increase13.35
BJP Shrinivas Gorathekar 43,114 20.79 Decrease7.95
VBA Namdev Nagorao Ayalwad 17,813 8.59 Increase8.59
NOTA None of the above 1,297 0.70 Decrease0.04
BSP Ratnakar Taru 1,240 0.6
Majority 97,445 46.99 Increase21.3
Turnout 2,07,382 74.83 Increase4.57
INC hold Swing

2014

General Election, 2014: Bhokar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan 100,781 54.43 Decrease25.22
BJP Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar 53,224 28.74 Increase19.94
SS Baban Barse 12,760 6.89 Increase2.67
NCP Dharmraj Deshmukh 7,809 4.22 Steady
NOTA None of the above 1,368 0.74 Increase0.74
Majority 47,557 25.69
Turnout 1,85,150 70.26
INC hold Swing

2009

Before 2009 Assembly election Ashok Chavan takes charge as Chief Minister of Maharashtra in November 2008.

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ashok Shankarrao Chavan 120,849 79.65
Independent Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar 13,346 8.80
SS Bhimrao Kshirsagar 6,405 4.22
BSP Bapurao Gajbhare 6,279 4.14
NOTA None of the above 13 NA
Majority 1,07,503 70.85
Turnout 1,51,724
INC hold Swing

After Assembly election-2009, MLA of Bhokar Mr.Ashok Chavan becomes Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan won this seat with a record margin.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bhokar". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.


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