Rajura Assembly constituency

Rajura
Constituency No. 70 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Subhash Dhote, present MLA of Rajura
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictChandrapur
LS constituencyChandrapur
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP

Rajura Assembly constituency is one of the six constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in Chandrapur district.[1]

It is a part of the Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Warora Assembly constituency, Ballarpur, Chnadrapur (SC) from Chandrapur district and Wani and Arni from the neighbouring Yavatmal district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1962 Vithalrao Laxmanrao Dhote Indian National Congress
1967 S. B. Jiwtode Guruji Independent politician
1972 Vithalrao Laxmanrao Dhote Indian National Congress
1978 Baburao Janardhan Musale Janata Party
1980 Prabhakarrao Baburao Mamulkar Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Wamanrao Chatap Janata Dal
1995 Independent politician
1999 Sudarshan Bhagwanrao Nimkar Indian National Congress
2004 Wamanrao Chatap Swatantra Bharat Paksha
2009 Subhash Dhote[2] Indian National Congress
2014 Sanjay Dhote[3] Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Subhash Dhote[4] Indian National Congress
2024 Deorao Vithoba Bhongle Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Rajura[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Deorao Vithoba Bhongle 72882
INC Subhash Dhote 69828
SBP Wamanrao Chatap 55090
Majority 3054
Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Rajura[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subhash Dhote
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Rajura". Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

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