Chandrapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency

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Chandrapur
Constituency No. 71 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictChandrapur
LS constituencyChandrapur
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndependent

Chandrapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.[1]

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Chandrapur taluka viz. Ghugus revenue circle and Chandrapur Municipal Corporation.[1]

Members of Legislative assembly

Year Member Party
1962 Ramchandra Potdukhe Independent
1967 Eknath Salwe Indian National Congress
1972
1978 Nareshkumar Puglia Indian National Congress
1980
1985 Shyam Wankhede Indian National Congress
1990
1995 Sudhir Mungantiwar Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009 Nanaji Shamkule
2014
2019 Kishor Jorgewar Independent

Election results

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Chandrapur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kishor Jorgewar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from BJP Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "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.