Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency explained

Bhandara–Gondiya
Type:LS
State:Maharashtra
Established:1952
Assembly Cons:Tumsar
Bhandara
Sakoli
Arjuni Morgaon
Tirora
Gondia
Latest Election Year:2024
Reservation:None
Electors:18,27,188 (2024)[1]
Mp:Prashant Yadaorao Padole
Party:Indian National Congress
Preceded By:Sunil Baburao Mendhe

Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002 and Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist. Three of its assembly segments are in Bhandara district, while the other three are in Gondia district.(Member of parliament) resigned recently (2014-2017).

Assembly segments

Presently, Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments with constituency number and reservations (if any) are:[2]

NameDistrictMemberParty
60TumsarBhandaraRaju Karemore
61Bhandara (SC)Narendra BhondekarInd
62SakoliNana Patole
63Arjuni-Morgaon (SC)GondiyaManohar Chandrikapure
64TiroraVijay Rahangdale
65GondiaVinod AgrawalInd

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
2009Nationalist Congress Party
2014Nana PatoleBharatiya Janata Party
2018^Madhukar KukdeNationalist Congress Party
2019Sunil MendheBharatiya Janata Party
2024Prashant Yadaorao Padole
^ by poll

Election results

General elections 2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies . Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php . 25 February 2009 . dmy .