Pandharpur Assembly constituency

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Pandharpur
Constituency No. 252 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region Western India
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Lok Sabha constituency Solapur
Established1957
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2019

Pandharpur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Solapur district. [1] It is a segment of Solapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Contents

Two families, Paricharak and Bhalke, have been prominent in local politics since last 3-4 decades. Sudhakar Paricharak was elected five times, from 1985 to 2004. In 2009, NCP fielded Vijaysinh Mohite Patil but he lost to Bharat Bhalke. Then in 2014, Bhalake, by now in Congress, defeated Shailendra Paricharak. In 2019, Bhalke defeated Sudhakar Paricharak who had contested as BJP candidate. In August 2020, Sudhakar Paricharak died during Corona epidemic at the age of 84. In November 2020, sitting MLA Bhalke also died after contracting the novel coronavirus at the age of 60.

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises Mangalvedha taluka, revenue circles Kasegaon and Pandharpur of Pandharpur taluka and Pandharpur Municipal Council. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMember [2] Party
1957 Raghunath Namdeo Raul Praja Socialist Party
1962 Audumbar Patil Indian National Congress
1967
1972
1978
1980 Pandurang Dingare Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Sudhakar Paricharak Indian National Congress
1990
1995
1999 Nationalist Congress Party
2004
2009 Bharat Bhalke Swabhimani Paksha
2014 Indian National Congress
2019 Nationalist Congress Party
2021^ Samadhan Autade Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election Results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Pandharpur [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Samadhan Autade 125,163 47.71
INC Bhagirath Bhalake 116,73344.49
NCP-SP Anil Subhash Sawant10,2173.89
NOTA None of the above 6380.24
Majority8,4303.22
Turnout 262,362
BJP gain from INC Swing

2021 Bypoll

Bye-election, 2021: Pandharpur [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Samadhan Autade 109,450 48.15 +16.25
NCP Bhagirath Bhalake 105,71746.51+9.03
IND Sidheshwar Baban Autade2,9551.30
BVA Shaila Dhananjay Godase1,6070.71
VBA Birappa Madhukar Mote1,1960.53
SWP Sachin Arun Shinde-Patil1,0270.45
NOTA None of the above 5990.26
Majority3,7331.64−3.95
Turnout 227,42166.61
BJP gain from NCP Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Pandharpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP Bharat Bhalke 89,787 37.48
BJP Sudhakar Paricharak76,42631.90
IND Samadhan Autade 54,12422.59
INC Kalunge Shivajirao Bajirao7,2323.02
NOTA None of the above 6390.27
Majority13,3615.59
Turnout 2,39,55871.7
NCP gain from BJP Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Pandharpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Bharat Bhalke 91,863 40.08
SWP Paricharak Shailendra Prabhakar82,95036.19
SS Samadhan Autade 40,91017.85
NCP Chandrakant Prabhakar Bagal3,0751.34
NOTA None of the Above 8190.36
Majority8,9133.90
Turnout 2,29,21375.67
INC gain from SWP Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Pandharpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SWP Bharat Bhalke 106,141 56.24
NCP Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil 68,77836.44
SS Bhagat Yetala Narayan3,3301.76
MNS Dhotre Dilip Kashinath1,9981.06
Majority37,36319.80
Turnout 1,88,72568.75
SWP gain from NCP Swing

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    2. "Pandharpur Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
    3. "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Pandharpur". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
    4. "Maharashtra bypoll | BJP snatches Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly bypoll seat from NCP". The Hindu. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
    5. "NCP loses Pandharpur Assembly seat, BJP says verdict against MVA govt's record". The Indian Express. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

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