Rahuri is assembly constituency number 223 in Maharashtra, in Ahmadnagar district, and one of the segments of the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.7% of the vote, 34,487 votes ahead of Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure (NCPSP). A bye-election on 23 Apr 2026 was won by Akshay Shivajirao Kardile (BJP), the current MLA.
- 01Kardile Shivaji BhanudasBJP1,35,85955.73%
- 02Prajakt Prasadrao TanpureNCP(SP)1,01,37241.58%
- 03Dr. Jalinder GhigeIndependent1,2400.51%
- 04Anil Bhikaji JadhavVBA1,2360.51%
- 05Dnyaneshwar Dattatray GadeMNS7790.32%
- 8 other candidates · 2,021 votesNOTA · 1,264 (0.52%)
Margin 34,487 votes · 14.15% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,43,771 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kardile Shivaji BhanudasMale · 66 yrs | BJP | 1,35,859 | 55.73% |
| 2 | Prajakt Prasadrao TanpureMale · 48 yrs | NCP(SP) | 1,01,372 | 41.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,264 | 0.52% |
| 3 | Dr. Jalinder GhigeMale · 41 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,240 | 0.51% |
| 4 | Anil Bhikaji JadhavMale · 43 yrs · ST | VBA | 1,236 | 0.51% |
| 5 | Dnyaneshwar Dattatray GadeMale · 50 yrs | MNS | 779 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Mhase Sahebrao PatilbaMale · 61 yrs | MHSP | 600 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Dipak Vitthal BardeMale · 38 yrs · ST | Independent | 527 | 0.22% |
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| 8 | Imran Nabi DeshmukhMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 232 | 0.10% |
| 9 | Sikandar Baban InamdarMale · 44 yrs | ASPKR | 208 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Pradip Prabhakar MakasareMale · 35 yrs · SC | RPI(A) | 142 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Jayesh Sahebrao MaliMale · 42 yrs · ST | YLGRP | 135 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Altaf Ibrahim ShaikhMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 89 | 0.04% |
| 13 | Arun Bhagchand TanpureMale · 52 yrs | Independent | 88 | 0.04% |
The seat changed hands: NCP won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rahuri bye-election, 23 Apr 2026
Turnout 55.8% · 1,86,816 of 3,34,597 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshay Shivajirao Kardile | BJP | 1,40,093 | 75.00% |
| 2 | Mokate Govind Khandu | NCP(SP) | 27,506 | 14.73% |
| 3 | Raosaheb Sadaram Kheware | Independent | 7,299 | 3.91% |
| 4 | Cholake Santosh Eknath | VBA | 5,690 | 3.05% |
| 5 | Hapase Mahesh Keshav | Independent | 2,051 | 1.10% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,632 | 0.87% |
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| 6 | Suryabhan Alias Suresh Dattatray Lambe | Independent | 1,368 | 0.73% |
| 7 | Adv. Atharv Sahebrao Mhase | Independent | 1,148 | 0.61% |
Rahuri result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure | NCP | 1,09,234 | 54.31% |
| 2 | Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas | BJP | 85,908 | 42.72% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,892 | 0.94% |
| 3 | Lambe Suresh Alias Suryabhan Dattatray | Independent | 1,552 | 0.77% |
| 4 | Kardile Rajendra Dadasaheb | Independent | 874 | 0.43% |
| 5 | Tanpure Raosaheb Radhuji | Independent | 565 | 0.28% |
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| 6 | Vinayak Revnanath Korde | Independent | 546 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Chandrakant Alias Sanjay Prabhakar Sansare | Independent | 545 | 0.27% |
Rahuri result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas | BJP | 91,454 | 47.09% |
| 2 | Dr. Usha Prasad Tanpure | Shiv Sena | 65,778 | 33.87% |
| 3 | Gade Shivajiraje Rambhau | NCP | 24,143 | 12.43% |
| 4 | Amol Bhausaheb Jadhav | INC | 4,075 | 2.10% |
| 5 | Mokate Govind Khandu | Independent | 2,593 | 1.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,318 | 0.68% |
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| 6 | Namdev Bandu Pawar | Independent | 1,070 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Lambe Suryabhan Dattatray | BSP | 956 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Krishnagar Manohar Jejurkar | Independent | 895 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Sudhakar Laxman Avhad | Independent | 585 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Adv. Palve Ashok Karabhari | Independent | 486 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Lambe Devendra Sitaram | BMUP | 431 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Jayesh Sahebrao Mali | Independent | 428 | 0.22% |
Rahuri result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas | BJP | 57,380 | 33.55% |
| 2 | Prasad Baburao Tanpure | NCP | 49,047 | 28.68% |
| 3 | Gade Shivaji Rambhau | SWP | 42,141 | 24.64% |
| 4 | Subhash Dattatraya Patil | Independent | 14,484 | 8.47% |
| 5 | Dnyaneshwar Dattatraya Gade | MNS | 2,474 | 1.45% |
| 6 | Salve Subhash Bansi | Independent | 1,358 | 0.79% |
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| 7 | Ohal Anil Manohar | BSP | 1,138 | 0.67% |
| 8 | Shivaji Vitthal Kadu | Independent | 852 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Wakchaore Sunil Babasaheb | Independent | 623 | 0.36% |
| 10 | Dukre Namdeo Karbhari | Independent | 518 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Gangadhar Bhimaji Ramphale | Independent | 394 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Kurhe Shivaji Vishwanath | Independent | 352 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Karale Maruti Mohniraj | Independent | 283 | 0.17% |
Rahuri 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 Ahmadnagar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rahuri is one of the assembly segments of Ahmednagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Ahmednagar candidates.
- Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna VikhepatilBJP1,06,903 49.1%
- Nilesh Dnyandev LankeNCP(SP)94,967 43.6%
- Alekar Gorakh DashrathIndependent7,375 3.4%
- Deelip Kondiba KhedkarVBA1,577 0.7%
- Amol Vilas PachundkarIndependent938 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 11,936 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rahuri.
Who won the Rahuri assembly seat in 2024?
Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rahuri in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election with 1,35,859 votes, which was 55.73% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rahuri?
The margin was 34,487 votes (14.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar with 1,01,372 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rahuri in 2024?
Turnout was 75.08%: 2,44,140 of 3,25,166 registered electors voted, across 308 polling stations. That is 6.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rahuri part of?
Rahuri is an assembly segment of the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Rahuri had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 23 Apr 2026, Akshay Shivajirao Kardile (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 1,12,587 votes.
Is Rahuri a reserved constituency?
No. Rahuri is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rahuri?
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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