Karanja Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three which are located in Washim district. On 23 February 2024, Karanja Assembly constituency seat got Vacant as the Death of sitting MLA Rajendra Patni.
| Karanja | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Washim |
| LS constituency | Yavatmal-Washim |
| Established | 1978 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | None |
| Elected year | 2019 |
It is a part of the Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency) with the adjoining Yavatmal district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC), Ralegaon (ST), Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 35 Karanja Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Karanja Tehsil, 2. Manora Tehsil of the district.[2]
Members of Legislative assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Arvind Deshmukh[3] | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1980 | Ramkrishna Rathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Anantrao Deshmukh | ||
| 1990 | Gulabrao Gawande | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Babasaheb Dhabekar | Independent politician | |
| 1999 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2004 | Rajendra Patni[4] | Shiv Sena | |
| 2009 | Prakash Dahake[5] | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2014[6] | Rajendra Patni | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[7] | |||
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP-SP | Gyayak Rajendra Patni | ||||
| BJP | Smt. Sai Prakash Dahake | ||||
| Independent | |||||
| VBA | Sunil Dhabekar | ||||
| MNS | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajendra Patni | 73,205 | 39.29 | ||
| NCP | Prakash Dahake | 50,481 | 27.09 | ||
| BSP | Mohammad Yusuf Shafi Punjani | 41,907 | 22.49 | ||
| VBA | Ram Sheshrao Chavhan | 12,419 | 6.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 18,6,342 | 61.77 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 14 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 March 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.