Nagpur West Assembly constituency explained

Nagpur West
Constituency No:	56
Type:	SLA
State:	Maharashtra
Latest Election Year:	2019
Loksabha Cons:	Nagpur
District:	Nagpur
Established:	1957
Reservation:	None
Party:	Indian National Congress

Nagpur West Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Overview

Nagpur West (constituency number 56) is one of the 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Nagpur district.^[1] It is one of the wealthiest constituencies in Nagpur. Areas where the rich and famous of Nagpur live, like Civil Lines, Byramji Town and Ramdaspeth fall in this constituency.

It is a part of the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely, Nagpur South West, Nagpur South, Nagpur East, Nagpur Central and Nagpur North (SC).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1957	A. B. Bardhan
1962	Sushila Balraj
1967
1972
1978	Bhaurao Govindrao Mulak Alias Bhausaheb Mulak
1980	Gev. Mancharsha Avari
1985
1990	Vinod Gudadhe Patil
1995
1999	Devendra Fadnavis
2004
2009^[2]	Sudhakar Deshmukh
2014^[3]
2019	Vikas Thakre

Election results

1957

• A. B. Bardhan (Independent): 26,616 votes
• Shambharkar Punjabrao Hukam (SC) SCF: 25,878 votes
• Borkar Anusayabai (SC) INC: 24,073 votes
• Gawande Wamanrao Govindrao (INC): 24,012 votes
• Awari Manchearsha Rusramji (PSP): 11,822 votes

1962

• Sushilatai Balraj (INC): 12,859 votes^[4]
• A. B. Bardhan (CPI): 12,701 votes
• Govind Gopal Bambulkar (Independent): 11,059 votes
• Sumatitai Suklikar (Jana Sangh): 6,385 votes

1967

• Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,694 votes^[5]
• Sumati B. Suklikar (BJS): 16,793 votes

1972

• Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,410 votes^[6]
• Sumati Balkrishna Suklikar (BJS): 20,896 votes

1978

• Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao (INC-I): 45,625 votes^[7]
• Sumatibai Suklikar (Janata Party): 33,531 votes
• Sushila Balraj (Congress-Socialist): 5,072 votes (third place)

2004

• Devendra Gangadhar Fadnvis (BJP): 113,143 votes^[8]
• Deshmukh Ranjeetbabu (INC): 95,533 votes

2019

See also

• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. 18 March 2010. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009 . . 25 April 2023.
3. Web site: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 . . 7 May 2023.
4. Web site: Separate Vidarbha Issue a game changer in 1962 polls. thelivenagpur.com. 2020-06-18.
5. Web site: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1967. elections.in. 2020-06-18.
6. Web site: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972. elections.in. 2020-06-18.
7. Web site: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results. resultuniversity.com. 2020-06-25.
8. Web site: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 2004. elections.in. 2020-06-18.