Akola East is assembly constituency number 31 in Maharashtra, in Akola district, and one of the segments of the Akola Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.0% of the vote, 50,613 votes ahead of Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao Datkar (SHSUBT).
- 01Randhir Pralhadrao SawarkarBJP1,08,61948.96%
- 02Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao DatkarSS(UBT)58,00626.14%
- 03Dnyaneshwar Shankar SultaneVBA50,68122.84%
- 04Harshal Devanand DamodarBSP6840.31%
- 05Vijay Shrikrushna MalokarIndependent5400.24%
- 6 other candidates · 1,830 votesNOTA · 1,510 (0.68%)
Margin 50,613 votes · 22.81% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,21,870 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randhir Pralhadrao SawarkarMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 1,08,619 | 48.96% |
| 2 | Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao DatkarMale · 51 yrs | SS(UBT) | 58,006 | 26.14% |
| 3 | Dnyaneshwar Shankar SultaneMale · 48 yrs | VBA | 50,681 | 22.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,510 | 0.68% |
| 4 | Harshal Devanand DamodarMale · 27 yrs · SC | BSP | 684 | 0.31% |
| 5 | Vijay Shrikrushna MalokarMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 540 | 0.24% |
| 6 | Jivan Punaji GawandeMale · 55 yrs · SC | PPID | 477 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Ajabrao Ramrao TaleMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 429 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Rahul Bhimrao TayadeMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 326 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Ganesh Gangagir GiriMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 257 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Bhanudas Chokhoba KambleMale · 55 yrs · SC | Independent | 212 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Adv. Athawale Sanjay GopalraoMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 129 | 0.06% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Akola East result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar | BJP | 1,00,475 | 51.97% |
| 2 | Bhade Haridas Pandhari | VBA | 75,752 | 39.18% |
| 3 | Vivek Ramrao Paraskar | INC | 9,533 | 4.93% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,381 | 1.23% |
| 4 | Prafulla Alis Prashant Sahebrao Bharsakal | SBBGP | 833 | 0.43% |
| 5 | Ajabrao Ramrao Tale | Independent | 743 | 0.38% |
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| 6 | Priti Pramod Sadanshiv | RPIS | 709 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Athawale Sanjay Gopalrao | Independent | 628 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Harshal Ashok Shirsat | BMUP | 616 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Sheshrao Bhaurao Khadse | BSP | 485 | 0.25% |
| 10 | Mahendra Ramesh Bhojane | Independent | 432 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Nikhil Malti Bhonde | PPID | 300 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Anil Bapurao Kaple | Independent | 258 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Ashok Bhimrao Koltake | Independent | 194 | 0.10% |
Akola East result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savarkar Randhir Pralhadrao | BJP | 53,678 | 31.84% |
| 2 | Bhade Haridas Pandhari | BBM | 51,238 | 30.39% |
| 3 | Gopikisan Radhakisan Bajoria | Shiv Sena | 35,514 | 21.06% |
| 4 | Korpe Dr.subhashchandra Wamanrao | INC | 9,542 | 5.66% |
| 5 | Dhotre Shirish Vasantrao | NCP | 6,088 | 3.61% |
| 6 | Ingle Pushpatai Mahadeorao | Independent | 1,509 | 0.90% |
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| 7 | Vijay Onkarrao Malokar | Independent | 1,430 | 0.85% |
| 8 | Hanif Rasul Shekh | Independent | 1,408 | 0.84% |
| 9 | Pravin Wasudeorao Jagtap | Independent | 1,041 | 0.62% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 989 | 0.59% |
| 10 | Bhai B.C. Kamble | BSP | 965 | 0.57% |
| 11 | Vinod Pralhadrao Raut | MNS | 706 | 0.42% |
| 12 | Pradhan Sandip Indrajit | APOI | 533 | 0.32% |
| 13 | Sanjay Vasantrao Wankhade | Independent | 489 | 0.29% |
| 14 | Suresh Namdeo More | BMUP | 474 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Falke Suresh Mahadevrao | Independent | 453 | 0.27% |
| 16 | Vishwas Natthuji Sarkate | Independent | 434 | 0.26% |
| 17 | Anil Shaligram Ghawat | Independent | 430 | 0.26% |
| 18 | Prof. Anil Madhukarrao Kale | PWPI | 381 | 0.23% |
| 19 | Gautam Namdeo Kankal | Independent | 341 | 0.20% |
| 20 | Ashok Nagdeve | Independent | 194 | 0.12% |
| 21 | Arun Jamaji Dandi | Independent | 181 | 0.11% |
| 22 | Vinod Dinkarrao Ambuskar | Independent | 169 | 0.10% |
| 23 | Athavale Sanjay Gopalrao | Independent | 163 | 0.10% |
| 24 | Sanghapal Ramdas Shirsat | Independent | 130 | 0.08% |
| 25 | Anil Shankarrao Pahurkar | Independent | 117 | 0.07% |
Akola East result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhade Haridas Pandhari | BBM | 48,438 | 32.72% |
| 2 | Gulabrao Ramrao Gawande | Shiv Sena | 34,194 | 23.10% |
| 3 | Vijay Alias Dadarao Narayanrao Mate (patil) | INC | 29,511 | 19.93% |
| 4 | Vijay Omkarrao Malokar | JSS | 29,065 | 19.63% |
| 5 | Ingle Shankar Kisanrao | BSP | 1,449 | 0.98% |
| 6 | Dongre Sheshrao Rambhau | Independent | 1,082 | 0.73% |
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| 7 | Shankarrao Bendaji Khandare | Independent | 886 | 0.60% |
| 8 | Wasudeorao Khade Guruji | Independent | 565 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Purushottam Keshavrao Wathodkar | Independent | 555 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Dahibhate Ramdas Namdeorao | Independent | 437 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Mohod Vinayak Ambadas | Independent | 400 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Rajesh Ratanlal Warma | Independent | 392 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Shirsat Prakash Laxman | RPI(A) | 357 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Dipak Laxmanrao Sirsat | Independent | 257 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Athawale Sanjay Gopalrao | Independent | 227 | 0.15% |
| 16 | Ingle Niranjan Suryabhan | Independent | 225 | 0.15% |
Akola East outlined in orange among the other Maharashtra seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Akola district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Akola East is one of the assembly segments of Akola. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Akola candidates.
- Anup Sanjay DhotreBJP87,811 43.6%
- Ambedkar Prakash YashwantVBA60,334 30.0%
- Abhay Kashinath PatilINC50,878 25.3%
- Adv Najib ShaikhINL535 0.3%
- Kashinath Vishwanath DhamodeBSP396 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 27,477 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Akola East.
Who won the Akola East assembly seat in 2024?
Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Akola East in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 1,08,619 votes, which was 48.96% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Akola East?
The margin was 50,613 votes (22.81% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao Datkar of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) with 58,006 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Akola East in 2024?
Turnout was 62.38%: 2,21,951 of 3,55,797 registered electors voted, across 351 polling stations. That is 6.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Akola East part of?
Akola East is an assembly segment of the Akola Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anup Sanjay Dhotre got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Akola East a reserved constituency?
No. Akola East is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Akola East?
The Maharashtra assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Maharashtra assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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