Pandharpur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Solapur district.[1] It is a segment of Solapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Pandharpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 252 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur |
| LS constituency | Solapur |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Two families, Paricharak and Bhalke, have been prominent in local politics since last 3-4 decades. Sudhakar Paricharak was elected five times, from 1985 to 2004. In 2009, NCP fielded Vijaysinh Mohite Patil but he lost to Bharat Bhalke. Then in 2014, Bhalake, by now in Congress, defeated Shailendra Paricharak. In 2019, Bhalke defeated Sudhakar Paricharak who had contested as BJP candidate. In August 2020, Sudhakar Paricharak died during Corona epidemic at the age of 84. In November 2020, sitting MLA Bhalke also died after contracting the novel coronavirus at the age of 60.
Geographical scope
editThe constituency comprises Mangalvedha taluka, revenue circles Kasegaon and Pandharpur of Pandharpur taluka and Pandharpur Municipal Council.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Raghunath Namdeo Raul | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Audumbar Kondiba Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1980 | Pandurang Bhanudas Dingare | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Bharat Bhalke | Swabhimani Paksha | |
| 2014 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2019 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 2021^ | Samadhan Autade | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
edit2021 Bypoll
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Samadhan Mahadev Autade | 109,450 | 48.15 | +16.25 | |
| NCP | Bhagirath Bharat Bhalke | 1,05,717 | 46.51 | +9.03 | |
| IND | Sidheshwar Baban Autade | 2,955 | 1.3 | ||
| BVA | Shaila Dhananjay Godase | 1,607 | 0.71 | ||
| VBA | Birappa Madhukar Mote | 1,196 | 0.53 | ||
| SWP | Sachin Arun Shinde-Patil | 1,027 | 0.45 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 599 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 3,733 | 1.64 | -3.95 | ||
| Turnout | 2,27,421 | 66.61 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
2019 result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Bharat Bhalke | 89,787 | 37.48 | ||
| BJP | Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak | 76,426 | 31.90 | ||
| IND | Samadhan Mahadeo Autade | 54,124 | 22.59 | ||
| INC | Kalunge Shivajirao Bajirao | 7,232 | 3.02 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 639 | 0.27 | ||
| Majority | 13,361 | 5.59 | |||
| Turnout | 2,39,558 | 71.7 | |||
| NCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014 result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bharat Bhalke | 91,863 | 40.08 | ||
| SWP | Paricharak Shailendra(Prashant) Prabhakar | 82,950 | 36.19 | ||
| SHS | Autade Samadhan Mahadev | 40,910 | 17.85 | ||
| NCP | Chandrakant Prabhakar Bagal | 3,075 | 1.34 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 819 | 0.36 | ||
| Majority | 8,913 | 3.90 | |||
| Turnout | 2,29,213 | 75.67 | |||
| INC gain from SWP | Swing | ||||
2009 result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWP | Bharat Bhalke | 1,06,141 | 56.24 | ||
| NCP | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil | 68,778 | 36.44 | ||
| SHS | Bhagat Yetala Narayan | 3,330 | 1.76 | ||
| MNS | Dhotre Dilip Kashinath | 1,998 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 37,363 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,88,725 | 68.75 | |||
| SWP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
1962 Vidhan Sabha Elections
edit- Audumber Kondiba Patil (INC) : 28,246 votes [2]
- Jayawant Ghanashyam More (IND) : 13275
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1962". Elections.in. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.