Bhandara District is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The name Bhandara is a corruption of Bhanara. Reference to Bhanara is found in an inscription of 1100 A.D. traced at Ratanpur. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3717 km2 and has a population of 1,200,334,of which 19.48% are urban as of 2011. The growth rate of Bhandara is 5.56% Bhandara has a mixed economy with agriculture,industries and forest resources. Bhandara is known for its large production of rice. Tumsar,a tahsil town,is a noted rice market. Bhandara town is also known as "Brass City" owing to the presence of a large brass products industry. Bhandara has several tourist destinations,like Ambagad Fort,Brahmi,Chinchgad,and Dighori.
Gondia district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarter is located at Gondia. The district occupies an area of 5,234 km2 (2,021 sq mi) and has a population of 1,322,507 of which 11.95% were urban. The district is part of Nagpur Division. There are 8 Talukas in Gondia District. Gondia Airport is second airport in Vidharbha region and serves the city of Gondia.
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 February 2024. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also,he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs,Industries,Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government and he is also the former PWD Minister of Maharashtra.
Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies,based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002 and Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist. Three of its assembly segments are in Bhandara district,while the other three are in Gondia district.(Member of parliament) resigned recently (2014-2017).
Devappa Anna Shetti is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament of India from Hatkanangle constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He is the president of the Swabhimani Paksha,the political party which he founded in 2004,after separating from the Shetkari Sanghatana. He also founded Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
Sakoli Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Gondia Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was in existence during Lok Sabha elections of 1962 for the 3rd Lok Sabha. It was abolished from next 1967 Lok Sabha elections. It was reserved for Scheduled Caste candidate.
Bhandara is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Tumsar is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.
Amgaon Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,in India.
Eknath Gangubai Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024 alongside Ajit Pawar. He is the chairperson of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 2022 to December 2024. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane,Maharashtra,since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.
Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a Member of Parliament from Solapur Lok Sabha constituency. She is a member of Indian National Congress Party and was a three-time Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly,elected from Solapur City Central constituency. She is also Working President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 2021 and member of the screening committee of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee for assembly elections.
Dr. Ashish Ranjeet Deshmukh is the member of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is representing the Savner Assembly Constituency. He rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023. Deshmukh is the son of former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former Maharashtra minister Ranjeet Deshmukh. In December 2013,Deshmukh had undertaken an indefinite fast to press for formation of a separate Vidarbha state.
Charan Sovinda Waghmare is a politician who served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. He was elected as MLA from the Tumsar - Mohadi Assembly Constituency. And he is very likely known leader in his constituency. He belonged to the local established party Vikas Foundation as chairperson and he is member of Nationalist Congress Party. In 2012,Waghmare was chairman of finance and works committee of Bhandara Zilla Parishad. In 2014 he was President of Bhandara District BJP.
Rajesh Lahanu Kashiwar also known as Bala Kashiwar is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Sakoli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been described as amongst the "young face of BJP" in the assembly. His victory was part of a clean sweep made by BJP in Bhandara district.
Arjuni Morgaon is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituency of Maharashtra state in India. This Constituency is one of the three Constituencies located in the Gondia district.
Dr Parinay Fuke also known as Parinay Ramesh Fuke is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondiya Local Authorities,belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party elected as Member of Legislative Council from Bhandara-Gondia Constituency and former Minister of Maharashtra State in First Fadnavis ministry.
The Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi is an Indian political party founded by Prakash Ambedkar on 20 March 2018. The party is primarily based in Maharashtra in India. Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi follows Phule-Ambedkarite ideology.
Sunil Baburao Mendhe is an Indian Politician and a Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency,Maharashtra. He won the 2019 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
The 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 20 November 2024 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly to elect 288 members of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The turnout for the election was 66.05%,the highest since 1995. The ruling Maha Yuti alliance won a landslide victory,winning 235 seats. None of the parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance won the necessary number of seats to obtain the position of leader of opposition,a first in six decades..
