Melghat is assembly constituency number 41 in Maharashtra, in Amravati district, and one of the segments of the Amravati Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Kevalram Tulshiram Kale of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 65.7% of the vote, 1,06,859 votes ahead of Dr. Hemant Nanda Chimote (INC).
- 01Kevalram Tulshiram KaleBJP1,45,97865.72%
- 02Dr. Hemant Nanda ChimoteINC39,11917.61%
- 03Rajkumar Dayaram PatelPHJSP25,28111.38%
- 04Ramesh Bhagavantrao ToteIndependent2,4451.10%
- 05Motilal Batu ThakreBSP1,5930.72%
- 10 other candidates · 5,251 votesNOTA · 2,462 (1.11%)
Margin 1,06,859 votes · 48.11% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,22,129 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevalram Tulshiram KaleMale · 61 yrs · ST | BJP | 1,45,978 | 65.72% |
| 2 | Dr. Hemant Nanda ChimoteMale · 37 yrs · ST | INC | 39,119 | 17.61% |
| 3 | Rajkumar Dayaram PatelMale · 62 yrs · ST | PHJSP | 25,281 | 11.38% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,462 | 1.11% |
| 4 | Ramesh Bhagavantrao ToteMale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 2,445 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Motilal Batu ThakreMale · 58 yrs · ST | BSP | 1,593 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Jyoti Uttamrao SolankeFemale · 47 yrs · ST | Independent | 794 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Rajesh Kisan DahikarMale · 38 yrs · ST | Independent | 655 | 0.29% |
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| 8 | Hiralal Gannu AkhandeMale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 653 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Shailendra Vijayrao GawandeMale · 36 yrs · ST | NWLP | 640 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Vinod Bhaiyyalal BhilawekarMale · 31 yrs · ST | Independent | 630 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Rajaram Bhuryaji BhilawekarMale · 71 yrs · ST | Independent | 558 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Ramkishor Kaluram Jambu PatelMale · 65 yrs · ST | APoI | 533 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Bhartitaai Ravi BethekarFemale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 343 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Mahendra Kishor PatelMale · 29 yrs · ST | Independent | 232 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Pravin Ramu MavaskarMale · 27 yrs · ST | Independent | 213 | 0.10% |
The seat changed hands: PHJSP won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Melghat result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajkumar Dayaram Patel | PHJSP | 84,569 | 46.48% |
| 2 | Ramesh Mawaskar | BJP | 43,207 | 23.75% |
| 3 | Kewalram Tulshiram Kale | NCP | 35,863 | 19.71% |
| 4 | Darsimbe Mannalal Khubilal | Independent | 8,908 | 4.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,835 | 1.56% |
| 5 | Gangaram Kunjilal Jambekar | Independent | 2,345 | 1.29% |
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| 6 | Dhande Laxman Shikari | BSP | 1,646 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Umesh Shankarrao Jambhe | PPID | 1,560 | 0.86% |
| 8 | Shailendra Vijay Gawande | Independent | 1,008 | 0.55% |
Melghat result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhilawekar Prabhdas Babulal | BJP | 57,002 | 32.44% |
| 2 | Rajkumar Dayaram Patel | NCP | 55,023 | 31.32% |
| 3 | Kevalram Tulsiram Kale | INC | 48,529 | 27.62% |
| 4 | Kisan Jayaram Jamkar | BSP | 4,604 | 2.62% |
| 5 | Motilal Bhaiyyalal Kasdekar | Shiv Sena | 4,334 | 2.47% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,567 | 2.03% |
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| 6 | Vasudeo Santu Dhikar | APOI | 2,641 | 1.50% |
Melghat result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kale Kewalram Tulshiram | INC | 63,619 | 43.51% |
| 2 | Patel Rajkumar Dayaram | BJP | 62,909 | 43.02% |
| 3 | Dr. Ravikumar Ramkisan Patel | Independent | 5,886 | 4.03% |
| 4 | Mawaskar Hiralal Sakharam | JSS | 5,346 | 3.66% |
| 5 | Bethekar Munna Balaji | BSP | 2,614 | 1.79% |
| 6 | More Punaji Subhaji | Independent | 1,919 | 1.31% |
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| 7 | Mawaskar Patlya Langda | Independent | 1,512 | 1.03% |
| 8 | Dhande Chunnilal Ringa | Independent | 1,187 | 0.81% |
| 9 | Kasdekar Prabhakar Babulal | RPI(A) | 676 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Tulsiram Alias Mahadeo Beniram Dhurve | Independent | 563 | 0.39% |
Melghat 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 Amravati district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Melghat is one of the assembly segments of Amravati. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Amravati candidates.
- Navneet Ravi RanaBJP1,01,154 49.3%
- Balwant Baswant WankhadeINC79,559 38.8%
- Dinesh Ganeshdas BubPHJSP10,256 5.0%
- Kishor Bhimrao LabadeIndependent2,158 1.1%
- Sanjaykumar Fattesingh GadgeBSP1,097 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 21,595 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Melghat.
Who won the Melghat assembly seat in 2024?
Kevalram Tulshiram Kale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Melghat in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 1,45,978 votes, which was 65.72% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Melghat?
The margin was 1,06,859 votes (48.11% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Hemant Nanda Chimote of the Indian National Congress with 39,119 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Melghat in 2024?
Turnout was 73.50%: 2,22,225 of 3,02,341 registered electors voted, across 356 polling stations. That is 7.9 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Melghat part of?
Melghat is an assembly segment of the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Navneet Ravi Rana got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Melghat a reserved constituency?
Yes. Melghat is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Melghat?
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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