Nagpur West Assembly constituency

Nagpur West
Constituency No. 56 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictNagpur
LS constituencyNagpur
Established1957
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
AllianceMaha Vikas Aghadi
Elected year2024

Nagpur West Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Overview

Nagpur West (constituency number 56) is one of the 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Nagpur district.[1] It is one of the wealthiest constituencies in Nagpur. Areas where the rich and famous of Nagpur live, like Civil Lines, Byramji Town and Jafar Nagar fall in this constituency. The constituency was a BJP stronghold until 2019 when the INC candidate Vikas Thakre beat BJP's Sudhakar Deshmukh and then again in 2024 against BJP's Sudhakar Kohale.


Extent of the constituency

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:

Neighbourhood
Dharampeth
Ramdaspeth
Shivaji Nagar
Sitabuldi
Ravi Nagar
Hazari Pahad
Ram Nagar
Civil Lines
Sadar
ByRamji Town
Gaddigodam
Friends Colony
GittiKhadaan
Jafar Nagar
Gorewada (Part)
Mankapur (Part)
Zinga Bai Takli (Part)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
Until 1957: Constituency did not exist
1957 A. B. Bardhan Communist Party of India
1962 Sushila Balraj Indian National Congress
1967
1972
1978 Bhaurao Mulak
1980 Mancharsha Avari
1985
1990 Vinod Gudadhe Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1999 Devendra Fadnavis
2004
2009 Sudhakar Deshmukh
2014
2019 Vikas Thakre Indian National Congress
2024

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vikas Thakre 104,144 47.45 0.8 Increase
BJP Sudhakar Kohale 98,320 44.80 1.72 Increase
Majority 5,824 2.65 0.92Decrease
INC hold Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vikas Thakre 83,252 46.65 Increase12.09
BJP Sudhakar Deshmukh 76,885 43.08 Decrease6.66
Majority 6,367 3.57
INC gain from BJP Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sudhakar Deshmukh 86,500 49.7 Increase12.03
INC Vikas Thakre 60,098 34.6 Decrease1.66
Majority 26,402 15.1 Increase13.9
BJP hold Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sudhakar Deshmukh 59,955 37.4 Decrease11.2
INC Anees Ahmed 57,976 36.2 Decrease4.8
Majority 1,979 1.2 Decrease6.4
BJP hold Swing

2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Devendra Fadnavis 113,143 48.6 Increase12.09
INC Anees Ahmed 95,533 41.0 Decrease6.66
Majority 17,610 7.6
BJP hold Swing

1957

  • A. B. Bardhan (Independent): 26,616 votes
  • Shambharkar Punjabrao Hukam (SC) SCF: 25,878 votes
  • Borkar Anusayabai (SC) INC: 24,073 votes
  • Gawande Wamanrao Govindrao (INC): 24,012 votes
  • Awari Manchearsha Rusramji (PSP): 11,822 votes

1962

  • Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 12,859 votes[6]
  • A. B. Bardhan (CPI): 12,701 votes
  • Govind Gopal Bambulkar (Independent): 11,059 votes
  • Sumatitai Suklikar (Jana Sangh): 6,385 votes

1967

  • Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,694 votes[7]
  • Sumati B. Suklikar (BJS): 16,793 votes

1972

  • Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,410 votes[8]
  • Sumati Balkrishna Suklikar (BJS): 20,896 votes

1978

  • Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao (INC-I): 45,625 votes[9]
  • Sumatibai Suklikar (Janata Party): 33,531 votes
  • Sushila Balraj (Congress-Socialist): 5,072 votes (third place)

See also

References

  1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Nagpur West". Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Separate Vidarbha Issue a game changer in 1962 polls". thelivenagpur.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1967". elections.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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