Bramhapuri Assembly constituency

Bramhapuri
Constituency No. 73 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictChandrapur
LS constituencyGadchiroli-Chimur
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Bramhapuri Assembly constituency (also spelled Brahmapuri) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district, and is part of Gadchiroli–Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency) since the 2009 elections.

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises Sawali taluka, Sindewahi taluka, parts of Brahmapuri taluka revenue circles of Gangalwadi, Brahmapuri and Brahmapuri Municipal Council.[1]

Members of Legislative assembly

Year Member Party
1962 Govinda Meshram Indian National Congress
1967 Baliram Gurpude
1972
1978 Baburao Bhendarkar Indian National Congress (I)
1980 Suresh Khanorkar Independent politician
1985 Indian Congress
1990 Namdeo Donadkar Shiv Sena
1995 Suresh Khanorkar Janata Dal
1999 Uddhavrao Shingade Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Atul Deshkar
2009
2014 Vijay Wadettiwar Indian National Congress
2019
2024

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Brahmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
BJP Krushnalal Bajirao Sahare
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 96,726 50.00%
SS Gaddamwar Sandeep Wamanrao 78,177 40.41%
VBA Chandralal Waktuji Meshram 7,608 3.93%
NOTA None of the above 1,099 0.57%
Majority 18,549 10.41%
Turnout 193,468 71.50%
INC hold Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 70,373 33.48%
BJP Atul Devidas Deshkar 56,763 29.82%
NCP Gaddamwar Sandeep Wamanrao 44,878 23.38%
NOTA None of the above 2,273 1.18%
Majority 13,610 7.18%
Turnout 191,976 75.16%
INC gain from BJP Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Atul Devidas Deshkar 50,340 33.48%
Independent Gaddamwar Sandeep Wamanrao 44,845 29.82%
INC Guddewar Pankaj Madhukar 30,265 20.13%
Majority 5,495 3.65%
Turnout 150,372 66.97%
BJP hold Swing

2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Atul Devidas Deshkar 52,953 36.78%
NCP Misar Damodhar Shravan 38,777 26.93%
Independent Vasantbhau Narayanrao Warjurkar 23,949 16.63%
Majority 14,176 9.85%
Turnout 143,954 72.25%
BJP hold Swing

1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Govinda Bijaji Mesharam 23,114 58.68%
RPI Namdeorao Vishnuji Nagdovate 12,419 31.52%
Independent Shioram Lahu Chahande 3,855 9.79%
Majority 10,695 27.15%
Turnout 43,153 59.31%
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2008-11-26. p. 258. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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