Khamgaon (Legislative assembly constituency) is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Buldhana district.
Khamgaon | |
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Constituency details | |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Buldhana |
LS constituency | Buldhana |
Constituency number | 26 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Current MLA | Akash Pandurang Fundkar |
Party | BJP |
It is a part of the Buldhana (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha(assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar and Jalgaon(Jamod).
The seventh Malkapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from the Buldhana district is a part of the Raver (Lok Sabha constituency) from neighbouring Jalgaon district. [1]
As of 2008, the extent of the constituency comprised the entire Khamgaon taluka and part of the Shegaon taluka with the Jalamb, Pahurjira and Matargaon revenue circles. The remaining part of the Shegaon taluka along with Shegaon Municipal Council are in extent of Jalgaon (Jamod) (Vidhan Sabha constituency). [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Akash Fundkar | 90,757 | 45.8 | ||
INC | Dyaneshwar Patil | 73,789 | 37.24 | ||
VBA | Sharad Vasatkar | 25,957 | 13.1 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1,873 | 0.95 | ||
Majority | 16,968 | 8.56 | |||
Turnout | 1,98,171 | 70.67 | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Buldhana district is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India. The name of the district is probably derived from Bhil Thana. It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district has towns and cities like Shegaon, Jalgaon Jamod, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Lonar, Mehkar, and Chikhli. It is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh in the north, Akola, Washim, and Amravati districts on the east, Jalna district on the south, and Jalgaon and Aurangabad districts on the west. Latitudes are 19.51° to 21.17° N and longitudes are 75.57° to 76.59° E. Bounded on the north by Madhya Pradesh state, to the east by Akola and Washim, to the south by Parbhani and Jalna districts, and to the west by Jalna and Jalgaon districts.
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