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Wani Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°03′N 78°58′E / 20.05°N 78.96°E / 20.05; 78.96
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Wani
Constituency No. 76 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictYavatmal
LS constituencyChandrapur
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyShiv Sena (UBT)
Elected year2024

Wani Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district.[1]

It is a part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Chandrapur district along with five other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, viz. Rajura (SC), Chandrapur (SC), Ballarpur and Warora from Chandrapur district and Arni (ST) from Yavatmal district.

The remaining constituencies from Yavatmal district, Ralegaon (ST), Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad are part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency while Umarkhed is part of Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1952 Dr. Deorao Yeshwantrao Gohokar Indian National Congress
1957 Shridharrao Nathobaji Jawade Indian National Congress
1962 Vithalrao Yeshwantrao Gohokar Indian National Congress
1967
1972 Sitaram Dada Nandekar Independent politician
1978[3] Bapurao Harbaji Panghate Indian National Congress
1980
1985 Namdeorao Narayanrao Kale Communist Party of India
1990 Wamanrao Bapurao Kasawar Indian National Congress
1995
1999
2004 Vishwas Ramchandra Nandekar Shiv Sena
2009 Wamanrao Bapurao Kasawar[4] Indian National Congress
2014[5] Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[6]
2024 Sanjay Nilkanthrao Derkar Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

Election results

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2024

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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Wani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SS(UBT) Sanjay Derkar 94,618 42.91
BJP Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar 79,058 35.85
MNS Raju Madhukarrao Umbarkar 21,977 9.97
Independent Sanjay Ramchandra Khade 7,540 3.42
CPI Anil Ghanshyam Hepat 3,875 1.76
NOTA None of the Above 1,335 0.61
Majority 15,560
Turnout 2,20,518 76.88%
SS(UBT) gain from BJP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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