| Karanja | |
| Constituency No: | 35 |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Maharashtra |
| Latest Election Year: | 2019 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Yavatmal-Washim |
| District: | Washim |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Party: | None |
Karanja Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three which are located in Washim district. On 23 February 2024, Karanja Assembly constituency seat got Vacant as the Death of sitting MLA Rajendra Patni.
It is a part of the Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency) with the adjoining Yavatmal district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC), Ralegaon (ST), Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 35 Karanja Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Karanja Tehsil, 2. Manora Tehsil of the district.[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Arvind Deshmukh[3] | ||
| 1980 | Ramkrishna Rathi | ||
| 1985 | Anantrao Deshmukh | ||
| 1990 | Gulabrao Gawande | ||
| 1995 | Babasaheb Dhabekar | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Rajendra Patni[4] | ||
| 2009 | Prakash Dahake[5] | ||
| 2014[6] | Rajendra Patni | ||
| 2019[7] | |||