Karanja is assembly constituency number 35 in Maharashtra, in Washim * district, and one of the segments of the Yavatmal- Washim Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sai Prakash Dahake of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 40.6% of the vote, 35,073 votes ahead of Patni Gyayak Rajendra (NCPSP).
- 01Sai Prakash DahakeBJP85,00540.64%
- 02Patni Gyayak RajendraNCP(SP)49,93223.87%
- 03Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi PunjaniAIMIM31,04214.84%
- 04Dhabekar Sunil KesheoraoVBA24,41211.67%
- 05Yayati Manoharrao NaikSMNKJP7,9623.81%
- 22 other candidates · 10,048 votesNOTA · 753 (0.36%)
Margin 35,073 votes · 16.77% of valid votes
All 27 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,09,154 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sai Prakash DahakeFemale · 60 yrs | BJP | 85,005 | 40.64% |
| 2 | Patni Gyayak RajendraMale · 27 yrs | NCP(SP) | 49,932 | 23.87% |
| 3 | Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi PunjaniMale · 49 yrs | AIMIM | 31,042 | 14.84% |
| 4 | Dhabekar Sunil KesheoraoMale · 61 yrs | VBA | 24,412 | 11.67% |
| 5 | Yayati Manoharrao NaikMale · 44 yrs | SMNKJP | 7,962 | 3.81% |
| 6 | Nilesh Pralhad RathodMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 1,173 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Dr. Varsha Gopinath RathodFemale · 50 yrs | Independent | 1,087 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Rajkumar Narayan BhujadleMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 825 | 0.39% |
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| 9 | Pukhraj Ghansham GhanmodeMale · 64 yrs · SC | Independent | 824 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Kishor Vitthal PawarMale · 38 yrs · SC | PPID | 812 | 0.39% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 753 | 0.36% |
| 11 | Pramod Shreeram ThakareMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 717 | 0.34% |
| 12 | Gajanan Ramji PawarMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 635 | 0.30% |
| 13 | Prakash Kashiram AthavaleMale · 39 yrs · SC | BSP | 536 | 0.26% |
| 14 | Pradipkumar Gulabsing ChavhanMale · 65 yrs | JALOP | 455 | 0.22% |
| 15 | Ramesh Pandurang NakhaleMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 375 | 0.18% |
| 16 | Manish Ranjan PawarMale · 37 yrs | BTJSP | 371 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Siddharth Vishwanath DewareMale · 65 yrs · SC | Independent | 327 | 0.16% |
| 18 | Vinod Panjabrao NandagawaliMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 233 | 0.11% |
| 19 | Hansaraj Shrawan ShendeMale · 63 yrs · SC | Independent | 218 | 0.10% |
| 20 | Devsari Uttam ChavanMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 212 | 0.10% |
| 21 | Prakash Ramrao IngleMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 207 | 0.10% |
| 22 | Bapusaheb Krupaji SableMale · 69 yrs · ST | PWPI | 206 | 0.10% |
| 23 | Ramkrushna Rameshwar DhayeMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 185 | 0.09% |
| 24 | Sawake Ramakrushna PundlikraoMale · 49 yrs | BHYUJEP | 181 | 0.09% |
| 25 | Amdabadkar Gajanan KashinathMale · 70 yrs | Independent | 177 | 0.08% |
| 26 | Santosh Haribhau DurgeMale · 35 yrs | RSPS | 148 | 0.07% |
| 27 | Vijay Bajirao WankhadeMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 144 | 0.07% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Karanja result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patni Rajendra Sukhanand | BJP | 73,205 | 39.29% |
| 2 | Dahake Prakash Uttamrao | NCP | 50,481 | 27.09% |
| 3 | Mo. Yusuf Mo. Shafi Punjani | BSP | 41,907 | 22.49% |
| 4 | Dr. Ram Sheshrao Chavhan | VBA | 12,493 | 6.70% |
| 5 | Dr. Subhash Pandurang Rathod | MNS | 2,160 | 1.16% |
| 6 | Digambar Narendra Chavhan | Independent | 1,816 | 0.97% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,142 | 0.61% |
| 7 | Annasaheb Uttam Rodge | Independent | 566 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Vinod Panjabrao Nandagavali | Independent | 495 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Adesh Rambhau Gawai | BMUP | 412 | 0.22% |
| 10 | Manish Damodar Modak | PHJSP | 408 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Karim Sattar Sheikh | RUC | 369 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Co. Ramkrushna Pundlikrao Sawake | CPI(M) | 278 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Manik Mahadevrao Pawade | SBBGP | 264 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Purushottam Nagoji Thombe | RPIR | 189 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Murlidhar Lalsing Pawar | VINPA | 157 | 0.08% |
Karanja result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patni Rajendra Sukhanand | BJP | 44,751 | 24.41% |
| 2 | Punjani Mo.yusuf | BBM | 40,604 | 22.14% |
| 3 | Ranjit Shersing Jadhav | MNS | 29,751 | 16.23% |
| 4 | Prakash Uttamrao Dahake | Independent | 27,043 | 14.75% |
| 5 | Subhash Pandhrinath Thakare | NCP | 21,066 | 11.49% |
| 6 | Kawar Sudhirkumar Vitthalrao | Shiv Sena | 6,277 | 3.42% |
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| 7 | Jyotitai Anil Ganeshpure | INC | 3,010 | 1.64% |
| 8 | Garve Usman Piru | BSP | 2,624 | 1.43% |
| 9 | Com. Ramkrushna Pundlikrao Sawake | CPI(M) | 1,649 | 0.90% |
| 10 | Gawai Adesh Rambhau | BMUP | 893 | 0.49% |
| 11 | Dhananjay Bhalchandra Joshi | Independent | 745 | 0.41% |
| 12 | Raju Bhaurao Jogdand | PWPI | 733 | 0.40% |
| 13 | Ram Nakhale | Independent | 727 | 0.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 668 | 0.36% |
| 14 | Mohite Dilip Kesheorao | Independent | 545 | 0.30% |
| 15 | Manwar Baban Mahadeorao | Independent | 411 | 0.22% |
| 16 | Amdabadkar Gajanan Kashinath | Independent | 391 | 0.21% |
| 17 | Adv. Bharat Kisanrao Sawale | Independent | 380 | 0.21% |
| 18 | Tushar Vijay Bhagat | Independent | 301 | 0.16% |
| 19 | Ambadas Bhimrao Khadse | AIFB | 292 | 0.16% |
| 20 | Udaychandra Shriram Gulde | Independent | 290 | 0.16% |
| 21 | Jadhav Suresh Ramji | Independent | 212 | 0.12% |
Karanja result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dahake Prakash Uttamrao | NCP | 62,658 | 38.77% |
| 2 | Patni Rajendra Sukhanand | Shiv Sena | 32,283 | 19.98% |
| 3 | Subhash Pandharinath Thakre | Independent | 30,681 | 18.98% |
| 4 | Dr. Rathod Subhash Pandurang | BBM | 24,590 | 15.21% |
| 5 | Ramesh Pandurang Nakhale | Independent | 2,191 | 1.36% |
| 6 | Sawake Ramkrushana Pundlikrao | Independent | 2,126 | 1.32% |
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| 7 | Mahakal Laxmikant Bhagwantrao | BSP | 2,049 | 1.27% |
| 8 | Mohanmad A. Kayub Ali Alies M. A. Kayum | HJP | 876 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Garwe Usman Piru | Independent | 866 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Mandatai Hansaraj Shende | Independent | 718 | 0.44% |
| 11 | Bhujadle Rajkumar Naraynrao | Independent | 396 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Sable Bapurao Karapaji | PWPI | 384 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Amol Sheshrao Chavhan | LJP | 376 | 0.23% |
| 14 | M. Niyaz Sheikh Ansar | MNDP | 363 | 0.22% |
| 15 | Pawar Ramesh Gorsing | Independent | 333 | 0.21% |
| 16 | Azimoddin Mohamad Usman | ABHS | 293 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Pardhi Maroti Narayanrao | Independent | 258 | 0.16% |
| 18 | Parasram Dharmaji Jadhav | Independent | 176 | 0.11% |
Karanja 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 Washim * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Karanja is one of the assembly segments of Yavatmal- Washim. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Yavatmal- Washim candidates.
- Sanjay Uttamrao DeshmukhSS(UBT)94,914 51.1%
- Rajshritai Hemant Patil (mahalle)Shiv Sena73,952 39.8%
- Anil Jayram RathodSMNKJP8,401 4.5%
- Harising (haribhau) Nasaru RathodBSP2,011 1.1%
- Sangita Dinesh ChavhanIndependent992 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SHSUBT led here by 20,962 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Karanja.
Who won the Karanja assembly seat in 2024?
Sai Prakash Dahake of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Karanja in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 85,005 votes, which was 40.64% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Karanja?
The margin was 35,073 votes (16.77% of valid votes). The runner-up was Patni Gyayak Rajendra of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar with 49,932 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Karanja in 2024?
Turnout was 66.12%: 2,09,270 of 3,16,493 registered electors voted, across 361 polling stations. That is 4.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karanja part of?
Karanja is an assembly segment of the Yavatmal- Washim Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Karanja a reserved constituency?
No. Karanja is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Karanja?
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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