Umarga Assembly constituency

Umarga
Constituency No. 240 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Lok Sabha constituency	Osmanabad
Established	1962
Total electors	316,046
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pravin Swami
Party	SS(UBT)
Alliance	INDIA
Elected year	2024

Umarga Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. ^[1]

Overview

Umarga (constituency number 240) is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Osmanabad district. It covers the entire Lohara and Umarga tehsils of this district. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. ^[2] The number of electors in 2009 was 266,557 (male 140,491, female 126,066). ^[3]

Umarga is part of Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely Paranda, Tuljapur and Osmanabad in Osmanabad district, Barshi in the Solapur district and Ausa in Latur district. ^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1962	Vijaysingh Shivram		Peasants and Workers Party
1967	Bhaskarrao Chalukya		Indian National Congress
1972
1978
1980	Rajaram Patil		Indian National Congress (U)
1985	Kazi Abdul Khalek Kadar		Indian National Congress
1990
1995	Ravindra Gaikwad		Shiv Sena
1999	Basavraj Patil		Indian National Congress
2004	Ravindra Gaikwad		Shiv Sena
2009	Dnyanraj Chougule
2014
2019
2024	Pravin Swami		Shiv Sena (UBT)

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS(UBT)	Pravin Virbhadrayya Swami	96,206	48.97%	New
	SS	Dnyanraj Dhondiram Chougule	92,241	46.96%	4.75
	VBA	Ram Saida Gaikwad	4,087	2.08%	2.37
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,330	0.68%	0.17
Margin of victory			3,965	2.02%	13.23
Turnout			197,773	62.58%	5.74
Total valid votes			196,443
Registered electors			316,046		6.12
	SS(UBT) gain from SS		Swing	2.73

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Dnyanraj Dhondiram Chougule	86,773	51.70%	11.41
	INC	Bhalerao Dattu Rohidas	61,187	36.46%	8.81
	MNS	Jalindar Shravan Kokane	7,835	4.67%	3.77
	VBA	Ramakant Laxman Gaikwad	7,476	4.45%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,425	0.85%	0.10
	BSP	Gaikwad Tanaji Vaijanath	1,199	0.71%	0.32
Margin of victory			25,586	15.24%	2.61
Turnout			169,274	56.84%	0.31
Total valid votes			167,837
Registered electors			297,829		5.20
	SS hold		Swing	11.41

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Dnyanraj Dhondiram Chougule	65,178	40.29%	4.50
	INC	Kisan Nagnath Kamble	44,736	27.65%	10.60
	BJP	Shinde Kailas Chintamanrao	30,521	18.86%	New
	NCP	Dr. Gaikwad Sanjay Atmaram	15,569	9.62%	New
	BSP	Datta Laxman Gaikwad	1,675	1.04%	0.08
	MNS	Prof. Vijay Maruti Kshirsagar	1,459	0.90%	7.92
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,211	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			20,442	12.63%	6.10
Turnout			163,304	57.68%	2.17
Total valid votes			161,789
Registered electors			283,117		6.21
	SS hold		Swing	4.50

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Dnyanraj Dhondiram Chougule	70,806	44.79%	1.42
	INC	Dr. Gaikwad Baburao Pandurang	60,474	38.25%	3.39
	MNS	Mhanttyya Kalyya Swami	13,954	8.83%	New
	BBM	Gaikwad Ram Saida	2,062	1.30%	New
	Independent	Prof. Dattatrya Krishnaji Kamble	1,823	1.15%	New
	BSP	Prof. Dr. Umesh Shambhaji Murumkar	1,759	1.11%	0.30
	RPI(A)	Popatrao Khanderao Sonkamble	1,720	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			10,332	6.54%	4.82
Turnout			158,151	59.33%	11.17
Total valid votes			158,097
Registered electors			266,557		26.49
	SS hold		Swing	1.42

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Ravindra Gaikwad	64,401	43.36%	7.33
	INC	Basavraj Madhavrao Patil	61,848	41.64%	5.23
	Independent	Keshav Alias Baba Rajarambapu Patil	13,279	8.94%	New
	Independent	Ram Saida Gaikwad	3,160	2.13%	New
	BSP	Kamble Chandrakant Rajaram	2,094	1.41%	New
	Hindustan Janta Party	Babu Vithoba Chavan	1,488	1.00%	0.59
	Independent	Gaikwad Umaji Pandurang	912	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			2,553	1.72%	9.13
Turnout			148,532	70.49%	1.43
Total valid votes			148,520
Registered electors			210,728		21.26
	SS gain from INC		Swing	3.51

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Basavraj Madhavrao Patil	56,245	46.87%	4.32
	SS	Ravindra Gaikwad	43,232	36.03%	15.52
	NCP	Patil Keshav Rajarambapu	17,989	14.99%	New
	Independent	Gaikwad Shivshankar Krishnaji	903	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			13,013	10.84%	1.84
Turnout			127,279	73.24%	7.78
Total valid votes			119,996
Registered electors			173,785		0.70
	INC gain from SS		Swing	4.68

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Ravindra Gaikwad	68,343	51.55%	New
	INC	Basavraj Madhavrao Patil	56,410	42.55%	5.38
	BBM	Buwa Navnath Vishvanath	4,739	3.57%	New
	JD	Bhanudas Tukaram Dhotre	987	0.74%	1.50
Margin of victory			11,933	9.00%	0.19
Turnout			135,525	78.53%	16.18
Total valid votes			132,580
Registered electors			172,577		7.22
	SS gain from INC		Swing	14.38

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kazi Abdul Khalek A. Kadar	36,277	37.17%	12.99
	Independent	Patil Balbhim Bhaurao	27,310	27.98%	New
	BJP	Ravindra Vishvanathrao Gaikawad	23,102	23.67%	New
	Independent	Rathod Manikrao Hanmantrao	2,947	3.02%	New
	JD	Sheshrao Madhavrao Mohite	2,190	2.24%	New
	Independent	Narayan Ganapati Hakke	1,942	1.99%	New
	Independent	Ronge Sadashivnagorao	1,519	1.56%	New
Margin of victory			8,967	9.19%	6.62
Turnout			99,552	61.85%	3.78
Total valid votes			97,605
Registered electors			160,956		27.08
	INC hold		Swing	12.99

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kazi Abdul Khalek A. Kadar	40,925	50.16%	New
	IC(S)	Birajdar Bhalchandra Ramrao	38,834	47.59%	New
	Independent	Mohan Kamble	1,033	1.27%	New
	Independent	Kamble Dnyandeo Bhivaji	805	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			2,091	2.56%	11.79
Turnout			82,983	65.52%	1.37
Total valid votes			81,597
Registered electors			126,655		12.40
	INC gain from INC(U)		Swing	4.69

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(U)	Patil Rajaram Premnath	38,968	54.85%	New
	INC(I)	Jagtap (Patil) Dattatraya Narsingrao	28,771	40.49%	New
	BJP	Byale Vishwanath Shranappa	2,644	3.72%	New
	Independent	Pawar Govind Sugrav	666	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			10,197	14.35%	6.73
Turnout			72,409	64.26%	7.28
Total valid votes			71,049
Registered electors			112,684		4.74
	INC(U) gain from INC		Swing	8.16

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chalukya Bhaskarrao Shivram Pant	35,327	46.69%	17.95
	JP	Kasture Vishwanath Baslingappa	29,560	39.07%	New
	Independent	Surwase Annarao Premnath	4,431	5.86%	New
	PWPI	Mane Vinayakrao Balwantrao	3,369	4.45%	24.40
	CPI	Belurkar Hanmant Yashwantrao	2,975	3.93%	New
Margin of victory			5,767	7.62%	28.17
Turnout			77,783	72.30%	11.59
Total valid votes			75,662
Registered electors			107,585		17.17
	INC hold		Swing	17.95

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhaskarrao Chalukya	34,867	64.64%	11.16
	PWPI	Vinaykraao Mane	15,562	28.85%	New
	ABJS	Shantappa Varakale	2,133	3.95%	New
	RPI	Sirsat Digamber Subhana	1,377	2.55%	New
Margin of victory			19,305	35.79%	23.85
Turnout			55,951	60.93%	5.31
Total valid votes			53,939
Registered electors			91,823		14.04
	INC hold		Swing	11.16

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhaskarrao Chalukya	27,581	53.48%	9.83
	CPI	H. Y. Belurkar	21,423	41.54%	New
	Independent	K. M. Sonkamble	2,568	4.98%	New
Margin of victory			6,158	11.94%	9.80
Turnout			55,681	69.15%	5.14
Total valid votes			51,572
Registered electors			80,520		16.03
	INC gain from PWPI		Swing	7.69

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Umarga ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PWPI	Vijaysing Shivram	18,722	45.79%	New
	INC	Tatayarao Madhavrao	17,846	43.65%	New
	Independent	Sayabanna Mallappa	2,925	7.15%	New
	PSP	Baswanappa Ersangappa	1,391	3.40%	New
Margin of victory			876	2.14%
Turnout			43,312	62.41%
Total valid votes			40,884
Registered electors			69,398
	PWPI win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
• Umarga

References

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