Loha is assembly constituency number 88 in Maharashtra, in Nanded district, and one of the segments of the Latur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar of the Nationalist Congress Party won with 31.6% of the vote, 10,973 votes ahead of Eknathdada Pawar (SHSUBT).
- 01Prataprao Patil ChikhalikarNCP72,75031.65%
- 02Eknathdada PawarSS(UBT)61,77726.87%
- 03Chandrasen Ishwarrao Patil (surnar)JALOP29,19412.70%
- 04Prof. Manohar Babarao DhondeIndependent20,6438.98%
- 05Shivkumar Narayanrao NarangaleVBA20,3028.83%
- 9 other candidates · 24,143 votesNOTA · 1,082 (0.47%)
Margin 10,973 votes · 4.77% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,29,891 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prataprao Patil ChikhalikarMale · 63 yrs | NCP | 72,750 | 31.65% |
| 2 | Eknathdada PawarMale · 55 yrs | SS(UBT) | 61,777 | 26.87% |
| 3 | Chandrasen Ishwarrao Patil (surnar)Male · 41 yrs | JALOP | 29,194 | 12.70% |
| 4 | Prof. Manohar Babarao DhondeMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 20,643 | 8.98% |
| 5 | Shivkumar Narayanrao NarangaleMale · 47 yrs | VBA | 20,302 | 8.83% |
| 6 | Ashabai Shyamsunder ShindeFemale · 62 yrs | PWPI | 19,786 | 8.61% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,082 | 0.47% |
| 7 | Eknath Dada PawarMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 871 | 0.38% |
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| 8 | Balaji Ramprasad ChukalwadMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 835 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Subhash Bhagwan KolheMale · 35 yrs | SBBGP | 580 | 0.25% |
| 10 | Pandit Sudam WaghmareMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 567 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Sambhaji Govind PawaleMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 427 | 0.19% |
| 12 | Ashatai Shyamsundar ShindeFemale · 41 yrs | Independent | 403 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Suresh Prakashrao MoreMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 352 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Bhagnure Prakash DigambarMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 322 | 0.14% |
The seat changed hands: PWPI won in 2019, NCP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Loha result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyamsundar Shinde | PWPI | 1,01,668 | 52.76% |
| 2 | Shivkumar Narayanrao Narangale | VBA | 37,306 | 19.36% |
| 3 | Dhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao | Shiv Sena | 30,965 | 16.07% |
| 4 | Dilip Shankaranna Dhondge | NCP | 14,517 | 7.53% |
| 5 | Subhash Bhagwan Kolhe | SBBGP | 2,559 | 1.33% |
| 6 | Pandurang Tolaba Wanne | Independent | 1,700 | 0.88% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,249 | 0.65% |
| 7 | Hanmant Raghunath Wadwale | BSP | 1,118 | 0.58% |
| 8 | Bharat Babarao Kopnar | Independent | 634 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Rukminbai Shankarrao Gite | JD(S) | 518 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Rangnath Bapurao Gajale | Independent | 461 | 0.24% |
Loha result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chikhalikar Prataprao Govindrao | Shiv Sena | 92,435 | 46.97% |
| 2 | Dhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao | BJP | 46,949 | 23.86% |
| 3 | Shankaranna Dhondge | NCP | 29,294 | 14.89% |
| 4 | Chavan Rohidas Khobraji | MNS | 6,568 | 3.34% |
| 5 | Shyam Bapurao Telang | INC | 5,312 | 2.70% |
| 6 | Prof. Dhonde Manohar Babarao | Independent | 4,878 | 2.48% |
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| 7 | Satwa Arjun Sonkamble | BSP | 3,488 | 1.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,295 | 1.17% |
| 8 | Avinash Vishwanath Bhosikar | JSS | 1,320 | 0.67% |
| 9 | Adv. A. S. Waghmare Bachotikar | Independent | 568 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Borole Vyankatrao Kishanrao | Independent | 549 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Shivaji Waghmare | Independent | 529 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Adv. Maroti Govind Sonkamble | Independent | 515 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Dnyaneshwar Shinde Harbalkar | Independent | 467 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Pathan Mahemud Haydar | JD(S) | 459 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Bharat Babarao Kopnar | Independent | 453 | 0.23% |
| 16 | Gaikwad Rajratna Bhimrao | RBS | 415 | 0.21% |
| 17 | Pandurang Tolba Wanne | Independent | 306 | 0.16% |
Loha result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhondge Shankarrao Ganeshrao | NCP | 81,539 | 47.17% |
| 2 | Chikhalikar Prataprao Govindrao | LB | 72,175 | 41.75% |
| 3 | Dhonde Manohar Babarao | Shiv Sena | 7,087 | 4.10% |
| 4 | Umrekar Shahaji Sambhaji | Independent | 1,999 | 1.16% |
| 5 | Kamble Roopkumar Narayanrao | Independent | 1,807 | 1.05% |
| 6 | Narangale Shivkumar Narayanrao | MNS | 1,765 | 1.02% |
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| 7 | Gaikwad Narendra Babarao | BSP | 1,696 | 0.98% |
| 8 | Barole Venakatrao Kishanrao | Independent | 1,507 | 0.87% |
| 9 | Rathod Sunita Ramrao | Independent | 1,396 | 0.81% |
| 10 | Adampure Balaji Govinda | Independent | 1,106 | 0.64% |
| 11 | Hambilkar Vitthal Punda | BBM | 452 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Navaghare Anand Pandurang | RKSP | 348 | 0.20% |
Loha 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 Nanded district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Loha is one of the assembly segments of Latur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Latur candidates.
- Dr. Kalge Shivaji BandappaINC82,326 45.9%
- Sudhakar Tukaram ShrangareBJP79,531 44.4%
- Narsingrao UdgirkarVBA9,353 5.2%
- Atithi Khanderao SuryvanshiSSS1,094 0.6%
- Alte Vishwanath MahadevBSP966 0.5%
In the assembly election NCP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,795 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Loha.
Who won the Loha assembly seat in 2024?
Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won Loha in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 72,750 votes, which was 31.65% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Loha?
The margin was 10,973 votes (4.77% of valid votes). The runner-up was Eknathdada Pawar of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) with 61,777 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Loha in 2024?
Turnout was 76.07%: 2,30,179 of 3,02,580 registered electors voted, across 338 polling stations. That is 5.8 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Loha part of?
Loha is an assembly segment of the Latur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Kalge Shivaji Bandappa got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Loha a reserved constituency?
No. Loha is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Loha?
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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