Yavatmal Assembly constituency

Yavatmal
Constituency No. 78 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Lok Sabha constituency	Yavatmal-Washim
Established	1951
Total electors	371,435
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Anil alias Balasaheb Shankarrao Mangulkar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Yavatmal Assembly constituency, formerly known as Yeotmal, is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

It is a part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Washim district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC) and Karanja from Washim district and Ralegaon (ST), Digras and Pusad from Yavatmal district.

The remaining constituencies from Yavatmal district, Wani and Arni are part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency while Umarkhed is part of Nanded Lok Sabha constituency. ^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member [2]	Party
1952	Tarachand Surana		Indian National Congress
1957	Ramchandra Jagoba Kadu alias Babasaheb Gharfalkar
1962	Jambuwantrao Dhote		All India Forward Bloc
1964^
1967
1972	Narsingrao Ramchandra Kadu Gharfalkar
1978	Jambuwantrao Dhote		Independent
1980	Trambak Deshmukh Parvekar alias Abasaheb Parvekar		Indian National Congress (I)
1980^	Vijayatai Jambhuwantrao Dhote
1985	Sadashivrao Thakre		Indian National Congress
1990	Jawahar Deshmukh Parvekar alias Annasaheb Parvekar		Janata Dal
1995	Rajabhau Thakre		Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	Kirti Gandhi		Indian National Congress
2004	Madan Yerawar		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar		Indian National Congress
2013^	Nandini Deshmukh Parvekar
2014	Madan Yerawar		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024	Balasaheb Mangulkar		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Balasaheb Mangulkar	117,504	49.32%	12.78
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	106,123	44.55%	6.95
	VBA	Dr. Niraj Waghmare	5,432	2.28%	1.43
	BSP	Bhai Aman	2,425	1.02%	0.15
	PHJSP	Chaudhary Bipin Anil	2,139	0.90%	0.86
	NOTA	None of the Above	838	0.35%	0.48
Margin of victory			11,381	4.78%	3.72
Turnout			239,068	64.36%	8.32
Total valid votes			238,230
Registered electors			371,435		3.51
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	11.73

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	80,425	37.59%	11.06
	INC	Balasaheb Mangulkar	78,172	36.54%	20.15
	Independent	Santosh Marotrao Dhawale	38,345	17.92%	New
	VBA	Yogesh Shivram Deshmukh Parwekar	7,930	3.71%	New
	PHJSP	Bipin Anil Chaudhari	3,757	1.76%	New
	BSP	Sandip Anant Devkate	1,848	0.86%	16.19
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,785	0.83%	0.48
	Vidarbha Rajya Aghadi	Amol Laxmanrao Borkhade, Advocate	1,316	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			2,253	1.05%	0.45
Turnout			215,723	56.04%	2.16
Total valid votes			213,932
Registered electors			384,935		10.75
	BJP hold		Swing	11.06

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	53,671	26.53%	13.70
	SS	Santosh Marotrao Dhavale	52,444	25.93%	New
	BSP	Mo.Tarique Mo.Sami	34,498	17.06%	New
	INC	Thakare Rahul Manikrao	33,152	16.39%	36.80
	NCP	Sandip Rameshchandra Bajoriya	17,909	8.85%	New
	MNS	Rajane Bhanudas Bapuraoji	2,373	1.17%	New
	Independent	Pradip Marotrao Wadafale	1,708	0.84%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	720	0.36%	New
Margin of victory			1,227	0.61%	12.35
Turnout			203,202	58.47%	21.67
Total valid votes			202,270
Registered electors			347,558		8.03
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	26.66

Assembly By-election 2013

2013 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election  : Yavatmal ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. P. Nandini Nilesh (E)	62,509	53.19%	18.50
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	47,278	40.23%	17.77
	Independent	H.D. Meshram	3,129	2.66%	New
	PRP	U. B. Kamble	1,210	1.03%	New
	Independent	Dhale Manish	989	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			15,231	12.96%	0.73
Turnout			117,521	36.53%	14.87
Total valid votes			117,521
Registered electors			321,737		1.76
	INC hold		Swing	18.50

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nilesh Shivram Deshmukh Parvekar	56,370	34.69%	3.55
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	36,495	22.46%	13.30
	Independent	Shrikant Alis Balasaheb Madhavrao Chaudhari	26,352	16.22%	New
	Independent	Chandrakant Ramraoji Gade Patil	18,650	11.48%	New
	BSP	Rajendra Shriramji Mahadole	9,303	5.72%	9.22
	Independent	Pratima Jagdish Datar	2,532	1.56%	New
	CPI	Madhukar Tulshiram Surpatne	2,250	1.38%	New
Margin of victory			19,875	12.23%	7.61
Turnout			162,512	51.40%	5.52
Total valid votes			162,508
Registered electors			316,167		30.70
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.07

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	49,234	35.76%	0.90
	INC	Kirti Gandhi	42,875	31.14%	14.76
	BSP	Arun Pandharinath Raut	20,574	14.94%	New
	Independent	Rajabhau Thakare	7,951	5.77%	New
	Vidharbha Janata Congres	Dhote Jambuwantrao	7,139	5.18%	New
	Independent	Ramchandra Tukaram Masram	1,991	1.45%	New
	SP	Arif Raheman A Rahim	1,911	1.39%	New
Margin of victory			6,359	4.62%	4.62
Turnout			137,787	56.96%	0.02
Total valid votes			137,686
Registered electors			241,899		23.04
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.14

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kirti Gandhi	51,343	45.90%	24.87
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	41,011	36.66%	5.61
	NCP	Gharphalkar Ashok Ramchandra	18,728	16.74%	New
Margin of victory			10,332	9.24%	0.78
Turnout			115,356	58.67%	0.90
Total valid votes			111,865
Registered electors			196,606		1.65
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	14.85

Assembly By-election 1996

1996 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election  : Yavatmal ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Madan Madhukar Yerawar	33,627	31.05%	5.08
	INC	Anil Shankarrao Mangulkar	22,776	21.03%	2.38
	JD	Annasabeh Alias Bhimsing Ramchandrasingh Solanke	14,611	13.49%	4.96
	Independent	Himmat Pande Patil	13,042	12.04%	New
	Independent	Shrikant Alias Baloo Chaudhari	8,162	7.54%	New
	Independent	Yembahwar Nanabhau Barayanrao	5,305	4.90%	New
	Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra)	Anil Anna Gote	4,501	4.16%	New
Margin of victory			10,851	10.02%	2.71
Turnout			109,409	56.57%	12.80
Total valid votes			108,303
Registered electors			193,418		4.58
	BJP hold		Swing	5.08

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakre	50,384	36.13%	New
	INC	Annasaheb Deshmukh Parwekar	32,637	23.41%	0.65
	JD	Annasaheb Alias Bhimsing Ramchandra Solanke	25,725	18.45%	13.40
	BBM	Telang Chandan Raghobaji	12,909	9.26%	New
	Independent	Dr. Nandurkar Prakash Bhaskarrao	7,713	5.53%	New
	AIFB	Bhore Devidas Shamrao	2,591	1.86%	New
	Independent	Ingole Sandhya Wasantrao	1,101	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			17,747	12.73%	5.74
Turnout			141,536	69.83%	9.88
Total valid votes			139,440
Registered electors			202,695		25.62
	BJP gain from JD		Swing	4.29

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Jawahar Trimbakrao Deshmukh	30,271	31.85%	New
	Independent	Gade Holeshwarrao Tulshiramji	23,632	24.86%	New
	INC	Dhote Vijaytai W/O Jambuwantrao	21,633	22.76%	41.94
	Independent	Balu Alias Shrikant Chaudhary	9,252	9.73%	New
	SS	Moharkar Chandrashekhar Madhusudan	5,935	6.24%	New
	BSP	Gawande Balu Ramrao	1,057	1.11%	New
	Independent	Shantilal Ambadas Jaju	848	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			6,639	6.98%	40.73
Turnout			96,121	59.57%	11.08
Total valid votes			95,057
Registered electors			161,350		29.97
	JD gain from INC		Swing	32.85

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sadashivrao Bapuji Thakre	38,416	64.70%	New
	IC(S)	Balshaheb Ghuikhedkar	10,081	16.98%	New
	RPI	Kazi Jalaloddin Razzakmiya	5,246	8.83%	New
	AIFB	Bore Devidas Shamraoji	3,330	5.61%	New
	Independent	Chachane Mahadeorao Narayanrao	607	1.02%	New
	Independent	Thakre Prabhakar Dadaji	599	1.01%	New
	Independent	Chhangani Badrinarayan Gopilal	545	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			28,335	47.72%	5.49
Turnout			60,179	48.47%	2.18
Total valid votes			59,379
Registered electors			124,148		12.69
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	6.62

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Trambak Dattatrya Deshmukh Alias Abasaheb	35,868	71.32%	New
	Independent	Bhore Devidas Shamrao	9,106	18.11%	New
	BJP	Sitaram Rangappa Kaushik	3,185	6.33%	New
	[[Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh|Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh]]	Tiwari Rajkishor Matasaran	563	1.12%	New
	Independent	Umashankar Babulal Dixit	530	1.05%	New
	Independent	Shantaram Laxmanrao Veti	501	1.00%	New
	Independent	Atram Shioram Kacharu	491	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			26,762	53.21%	0.20
Turnout			51,191	46.46%	27.77
Total valid votes			50,293
Registered electors			110,172		7.32
	INC(I) gain from Independent		Swing	2.46

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote	55,608	73.78%	New
	JP	Gilani Walimohammed Noormohammed	15,654	20.77%	New
	INC	Kapse Vasantrao Kesheorao	2,114	2.80%	38.51
	Independent	Deshmukh Gulab Ganpat	1,830	2.43%	New
Margin of victory			39,954	53.01%	39.01
Turnout			76,663	74.68%	5.00
Total valid votes			75,370
Registered electors			102,658		9.24
	Independent gain from AIFB		Swing	18.46

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIFB	Gharfalkar K N Ramchandra	35,567	55.32%	New
	INC	G V Rao Balkrishna	26,564	41.32%	9.52
	ABJS	Deo Prabhakar Pundlik	1,291	2.01%	1.41
	Independent	Amjadali Umranali	388	0.60%	New
	INC(O)	Uttarwar C Ramkant	362	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			9,003	14.00%	13.24
Turnout			65,764	69.98%	3.18
Total valid votes			64,296
Registered electors			93,979		12.29
	AIFB gain from Independent		Swing	3.72

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote	35,374	59.03%	New
	INC	A. Mamdani	19,051	31.79%	New
	RPI	P. D. Dable	3,449	5.76%	New
	ABJS	P. P. Deo	2,048	3.42%	New
Margin of victory			16,323	27.24%
Turnout			62,878	75.13%
Total valid votes			59,922
Registered electors			83,690
	Independent hold		Swing

Assembly By-election 1965

1965 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election  : Yavatmal ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote	25,609		New
	INC	N. V. Tatad	16,728
	Independent	B. G. Uike	421		New
	Independent	M. P. Malunde	386		New
	Independent	R. S. Gedam	242		New
Margin of victory			8,881
	Independent hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Yavatmal ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote	19,137	43.71%	New
	INC	Chhabutai Uttamrao Dahake	18,128	41.41%	24.22
	Independent	Baburao Kashinath Yerawar	4,793	10.95%	New
	ABJS	Narayan Sadashiv Ranade	1,064	2.43%	New
	Independent	Ramnarayan Ramgopal Chamediya	457	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			13,335	30.46% 28.95	New
Turnout			46,542	71.58%	3.49
Total valid votes			43,777
Registered electors			65,021		16.55
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	21.91

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Yeotmal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kadu Ramchandra Jagoba	23,371	65.63%	8.65
	PSP	Chamedia Ramnarayan Ramgopal	12,241	34.37%	New
Margin of victory			11,130	31.25%	30.95
Turnout			35,612	63.84%	63.34
Total valid votes			35,612
Registered electors			55,787		2.69
	INC hold		Swing	65.06

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Yeotmal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tarachand Shermal Surana	15,304	56.97%	New
	SP	Nandkumar Balram Agarwal	7,227	26.91%	New
	ABJS	Purushottam Vithal Deshmukh	2,919	10.87%	New
	SKP	Rajabhau Bapuji Jamle	1,411	5.25%	New
Margin of victory			8,077	30.07%	0.30
Turnout			26,861	49.45%	0.49
Total valid votes			26,861
Registered electors			54,325
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Yavatmal

Notes

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
2. "Yavatmal Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
3. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
4. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
5. "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
6. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
8. "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.
14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
16. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
17. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

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