Sangamner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sangamner

Existence	1962 - present
Reservation	none
Current MLA	Balasaheb Thorat
Party	INC
Elected Year	2019
State	Maharashtra
Most Successful Party	INC   (11 times)

Sangamner Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. ^[1]

Overview

Sangamner (constituency number 217) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ahmednagar district. It comprises part of Rahata tehsil and the entire Sangamner tehsil of the district. ^[2]

Sangamner is part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Akole, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Shrirampur and Nevasa.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1962	B. J. Khatal-Patil	Indian National Congress
	1967	B. J. Khatal-Patil	Indian National Congress
	1972	B. J. Khatal-Patil	Indian National Congress
	1978	Bhausaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	1980	B. J. Khatal-Patil	Indian National Congress
	1985	Balasaheb Thorat	Independent
	1990	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	1995	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	1999	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	2004	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	2009	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress [3]
	2014	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress
	2019	Balasaheb Thorat	Indian National Congress

Election Results

General election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Sangamner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balasaheb Thorat	1,03,564	56.88%	6.26
	SHS	Aher Janar	44,759	24.58%	2.4
	BJP	Rajesh	25,007	13.73%	13.73
	NCP	Abasaheb	2,650	1.46%	1.46
	BSP	Adv. Aher	1,394	0.77%	0.77
	Others	Independent	4,702	2.58%
Majority			58,805	32.3%	3.86
Turnout			1,82,076	71.7%	4.9
	INC hold		Swing

General election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Sangamner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balasaheb Thorat	1,25,380	64.39%	7.51
	SHS	Navale Sahebrao Ramchandra	63,128	32.42%	7.84
	VBA	Bapusaheb Bhagvat Tajane	1,897	0.97%	0.97
	MNS	Sharad Dnyandev Gorde	1,182	0.61%	0.61
	Others	Independent	3,146	1.61%
Majority			62,252	31.97%	0.33
Turnout			1,94,733	72.6%	0.9
	INC hold		Swing

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President, Balasaheb Thorat won this seat for the 8th consecutive term.

See also

• Sangamner
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
3. "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.