| Bhandara | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Maharashtra state in western India. With the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist. A new constituency, Bhandara-Gondiya came into existence in place of it.
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments: [1]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tularam Chandrabhan Sakhare | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Chaturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani | ||
| 1954^ | Ashok Ranjitram Mehta | Praja Socialist Party | |
| B. N. Arjun | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1955^ |
| Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Balkrishna Wasnik | ||
| 1962 | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | ||
| 1967 | Ashok Ranjitram Mehta | ||
| 1971 | Vishwmbhardas Dube | ||
| 1977 | Laxmanrao Mankar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Keshavrao Pardhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Khushal Bopche | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1991 | Praful Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Chunnilal Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Shishupal Patle | ||
2008 onwards : See Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency | |||
^ by-poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Ashok Ranjitram Mehta | 149,636 | 21.67 | N/A | |
| INC | B.N. Arjun | 1,41,164 | 20.44 | N/A | |
| SCF | Bhimrao Ambedkar | 1,32,483 | 19.19 | N/A | |
| INC | R.P. Sambhuram | 1,24,267 | 18.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,681 | 1.23 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | Not available | Not available | N/A | ||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||