Melghat Assembly constituency
| Melghat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 41 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Amravati |
| LS constituency | Amravati |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Melghat Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in the Amravati district. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidate.
It is a part of the Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Badnera Amravati, Teosa, Daryapur (SC), and Achalpur.
The remaining two Dhamangaon Railway and Morshi constituencies are part of Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency) in adjoining Wardha district.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 41 Melghat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Dharni Tehsil, 2. Chikhaldara Tehsil. 3.Achalpur Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle –Paratwada and Pathrot of the district.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mamraj Khandelwal | Independent | |
| 1967 | D. N. Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968^ | Ramu Patel | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Narayan Nanu | ||
| 1985 | Ramu Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Tulshiram Kale | ||
| 1995 | Patlya Langda Mavaskar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Rajkumar Patel | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kewalram Kale | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Prabhudas Bhilawekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Rajkumar Patel | Prahar Janshakti Party | |
| 2024 | Kewalram Kale | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^by-election
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kewalram Tulsiram Kale | 145,978 | 65.72% |  41.97
| |
| INC | Dr. Hemant Nanda Chimote | 39,119 | 17.61% |  2.1
| |
| PHJSP | Rajkumar Patel | 25,281 | 11.38% | 35.1
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,462 | 1.11% | 0.45
| |
| Majority | 106,859 | 48.11% | 25.38
| ||
| Turnout | 222,129 | ||||
| BJP gain from PHJSP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHJSP | Rajkumar Patel | 84,569 | 46.48% | ||
| BJP | Ramesh Mawaskar | 43,207 | 23.75% | ||
| NCP | Kewalram Tulsiram Kale | 35,863 | 19.71% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,835 | 1.56% | ||
| Majority | 41,362 | 22.73% | |||
| Turnout | 181,941 | 65.56% | |||
| PHJSP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Melghat". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.