Malkapur Assembly constituency

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Malkapur
Constituency No. 21 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region Western India
State Maharashtra
District Buldhana
Lok Sabha constituency Raver
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance NDA
Elected year 2024

Malkapur Assembly constituency is one of the seven constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly located in the Buldhana district.

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Overview

It is a part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency in the adjoining Jalgaon district along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Chopda, Raver, Bhusawal, Jamner and Muktainagar. Hence it is not a part of Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency consisting of the remaining six constituencies of Buldhana district, viz Buldhana, Chikhli, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod). [1]

As of 2008, the extent of the constituency is the entire Nandura taluka and Malkapur taluka. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1952 Bhiku Fakira Shelke Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 Abarao S. Deshmukh
1972 Arjun Wankhede Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1978 Janata Party
1980 Kisanlal Sancheti Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Vasantrao Shinde Indian National Congress
1990 Dayaram Tangade Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 Chainsukh Sancheti Independent
1999 Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2009
2014
2019 Rajesh Ekade Indian National Congress
2024 Chainsukh Sancheti Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2024

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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Malkapur [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Chainsukh Sancheti 109,921 52.98
INC Rajesh Ekade 83,52440.25
party= vanchit Bahujan agadicandidate=[[ Dr Mohammad Zameer Sabiroddin votes= 9316 percentage= 4.49change=

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Majority26397
Turnout 207,489
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Malkapur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rajesh Ekade 86,279 46.80 Increase2.svg17.70
BJP Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti 71,89239.00Decrease2.svg6.10
VBA Dr. Nandurkar Nitin Vasantrao12,5496.80
Independent Gawhad Vijay Pralhad9,8765.40
Majority14,3847.80
Turnout 18625269.31
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

Notes

  1. "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.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Electoral Commission of India, New Delhi. p. 255. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Malkapur". Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

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