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Assembly constituency 61 · Maharashtra · SC

Bhandara is assembly constituency number 61 in Maharashtra, in Bhandara district, and one of the segments of the Bhandara Gondiya Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Bhondekar Narendra Bhojraj of the Shiv Sena won with 48.8% of the vote, 38,367 votes ahead of Puja Ganesh (balu) Thavakar (INC).

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Bhandara · 2024AC 61
  1. 01
    Bhondekar Narendra Bhojraj
    Shiv Sena
    1,27,884
    48.82%
  2. 02
    Puja Ganesh (balu) Thavakar
    INC
    89,517
    34.17%
  3. 03
    Narendra Shankarrao Pahade
    Independent
    24,196
    9.24%
  4. 04
    Balak Ekanath Gajbhiye
    BSP
    5,041
    1.92%
  5. 05
    Arun Jadho Gondane
    VBA
    3,148
    1.20%
  6. 14 other candidates · 9,831 votesNOTA · 2,354 (0.90%)

Margin 38,367 votes · 14.65% of valid votes

3,79,252
Registered electors
2024 election
69.1%
Turnout
+5.9 pts vs 2019
38,367
Victory margin
14.6% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 19 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,61,971 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bhandara 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhondekar Narendra BhojrajMale · 45 yrs · SCShiv Sena1,27,884
48.82%
2Puja Ganesh (balu) ThavakarFemale · 32 yrs · SCINC89,517
34.17%
3Narendra Shankarrao PahadeMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent24,196
9.24%
4Balak Ekanath GajbhiyeMale · 37 yrs · SCBSP5,041
1.92%
5Arun Jadho GondaneMale · 64 yrs · SCVBA3,148
1.20%
6Premsagar Nilkanth GanvirMale · 59 yrs · SCIndependent3,060
1.17%
—NOTANOTA2,354
0.90%
7Devangana Vijay GadhaveFemale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent1,984
0.76%
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8Dr. Ashwini Landge (gajbhiye)Female · 48 yrs · SCMNS925
0.35%
9Mayur Dada JanbandhuMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent652
0.25%
10Nishant Ratan SukhadeveMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent651
0.25%
11Motghare Suresh BajiraoMale · 70 yrs · SCBARESP441
0.17%
12Dr. Bandu Baburao MeshramMale · 61 yrs · SCPPID395
0.15%
13Manohar Shioprasad KharoleMale · 49 yrs · SCIndependent344
0.13%
14Dipak Tarachand GajbhiyeMale · 63 yrs · SCIndependent327
0.12%
15Kapil Sadalal BhondekarMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent325
0.12%
16Rangari Mukesh RupchandMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent224
0.09%
17Atul Ashok LonareMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent193
0.07%
18Bhaosagar Suresh MarotiMale · 70 yrs · SCLKSWRJP176
0.07%
19Visarjan Sajjan ChausareMale · 46 yrs · SCBHYUJEP134
0.05%
Past results

The seat changed hands: IND won in 2019, SHS in 2024.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024Shiv Sena 48.8%INC 34.2%BJP 33.3%BSP 1.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2019Narendra Bhojraj BhondekarIndependent · 43.4% · margin 23,677Turnout63.2%
2024Bhondekar Narendra BhojrajShiv Sena · 48.8% · margin 38,367Turnout69.1%
2014Avsare Ramchandra PunajiBJP · 35.7% · margin 36,832Turnout68.8%
2009Bhondekar Narendra BhojrajShiv Sena · 52.6% · margin 51,554Turnout65.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Bhandara result 2019

Bhandara 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Narendra Bhojraj BhondekarIndependent1,01,717
43.44%
2Arvind Manohar BhaladhareBJP78,040
33.33%
3Jaideep Jogendra KawadeINC19,105
8.16%
4Prashant Balak RamtekeIndependent9,878
4.22%
5Visarjan (vinod) Sajjan Chausare (sevak)VBA8,963
3.83%
6Dilip Bhajandas MotghareBSP6,566
2.80%
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—NOTANOTA2,494
1.07%
7Sadanand Januji KocheIndependent1,633
0.70%
8Nitin Pundlik TumaneIndependent1,609
0.69%
9Chandrashekhar Parasram SukhadeveIndependent1,528
0.65%
10Subhash Bisan BhiogadeBMUP735
0.31%
11Bhaosagar Suresh MarotiIndependent580
0.25%
12Chavan Ranjeet BabulalIndependent528
0.23%
13Borkar Laxmikant SatyawanHJP451
0.19%
14Er. Ajay RangariIndependent321
0.14%

Bhandara result 2014

Bhandara 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Avsare Ramchandra PunajiBJP83,408
35.66%
2Gadhave Dewangana VijayBSP46,576
19.91%
3Narendra Bhojraj BhondekarShiv Sena42,766
18.28%
4Wasnik Yuoraj DewajiINC30,655
13.11%
5Fulekar Sachchidanand HiramanNCP15,243
6.52%
6Ukey Hiwraj BhikulalCPI3,290
1.41%
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7Manohar Shioprasad KharoleMNS2,262
0.97%
8Bhawsagar Suresh MarotiIndependent1,708
0.73%
—NOTANOTA1,621
0.69%
9Patil Kamraj SevakramIndependent1,238
0.53%
10Gajbhiye Dipak TarachandIndependent985
0.42%
11Shashikant Shamrao BhoyarIndependent902
0.39%
12Pramod Amarsen SukhadeveAPOI572
0.24%
13Jivantare Sunil IshwarBMUP481
0.21%
14Ishwar Lahanu NandagawaliIndependent479
0.20%
15Kirankumar Charandas BhoyarIndependent432
0.18%
16Satyabhama Alias Sushama Wasudeo WasnikRP(K)407
0.17%
17Chavan Ranjeet BabulalIndependent334
0.14%
18Bhambore Sanjiv MurariIndependent315
0.13%
19Borkar Laxmikant StyawanRPIE241
0.10%

Bhandara result 2009

Bhandara 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhondekar Narendra BhojrajShiv Sena1,03,880
52.58%
2Gadkari Mahendra HusanjiNCP52,326
26.48%
3Moreshwar Ramaji MeshramBSP24,499
12.40%
4Fulekar Sachchidanand HiramanRPI(A)8,173
4.14%
5Nitin Pundalikrao TumaneIndependent2,645
1.34%
6Ramteke Ravindra SantoshIndependent1,717
0.87%
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7Awasare Ramchandra PunaIndependent1,022
0.52%
8Amrut Sawaji Pardhi (khatik)DESEP807
0.41%
9Sou.dewangana W/o Vijay GadhaweIndependent763
0.39%
10Ashok Mukunda SamratIndependent417
0.21%
11Suresh Manohar WaldekarPRCP341
0.17%
12Awasare Ukandrao MahagujiIndependent322
0.16%
13Wasnik Satyabhama Alies Sushama WasudeoRWS284
0.14%
14Bansod Gulab KanhuBPP232
0.12%
15Wasnik Sunil ManiramRP(K)153
0.08%
Map

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Other seats in Bhandara district

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Bhandara is one of the assembly segments of Bhandara Gondiya. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhandara Gondiya candidates.

  • Dr. Prashant Yadaorao PadoleINC1,22,428 50.5%
  • Sunil Baburao MendheBJP99,575 41.0%
  • Sanjay Gajanan KewatVBA7,716 3.2%
  • Kumbhalkar Sanjay BhaiyyBSP6,766 2.8%
  • Sewakbhau Nirdhan WaghayeIndependent1,723 0.7%

In the assembly election SHS won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 22,853 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhandara.

Who won the Bhandara assembly seat in 2024?

Bhondekar Narendra Bhojraj of the Shiv Sena (SHS) won Bhandara in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 1,27,884 votes, which was 48.82% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bhandara?

The margin was 38,367 votes (14.65% of valid votes). The runner-up was Puja Ganesh (balu) Thavakar of the Indian National Congress with 89,517 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bhandara in 2024?

Turnout was 69.11%: 2,62,107 of 3,79,252 registered electors voted, across 435 polling stations. That is 5.9 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhandara part of?

Bhandara is an assembly segment of the Bhandara Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Prashant Yadaorao Padole got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bhandara a reserved constituency?

Yes. Bhandara is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Bhandara?

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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