Mehkar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Buldhana district. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.
| Mehkar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Buldhana |
| LS constituency | Buldhana |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SS(UBT) |
| Alliance | MVA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
editIt is a part of Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod).
The seventh Malkapur Assembly constituency from Buldhana district is a part of Raver Lok Sabha constituency from neighbouring Jalgaon district.[1]
This city based on the bank of the Painganga. Painganga source through Satmala Agintha Dongar.
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 25 Mehkar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Mehkar Tehsil, 2. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Sultanpur, Titavi and Lonar, Lonar (MC) of Buldhana district.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Annasaheb Deshmukh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Sitaram Lodhe | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Keshav Subodh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Kisanrao Sangle | ||
| 1985 | Keshav Subodh | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1995 | Prataprao Jadhav | Shiv Sena | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Sanjay Raimulkar | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Siddharth Kharat | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS(UBT) | Dr. Siddharth Kharat | 104242 | 48.68 | ||
| SHS | Sanjay Raimulkar | 99423 | 46.43 | ||
| VBA | Dr Rutuja Rushank Chavan | 2054 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent | Prof.Bhaskar Govinda Ingle | 1331 | 0.62 | ||
| MNS | Bhaiyyasaheb Patil | 1202 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 4819 | ||||
| Turnout | 214128 | ||||
| SS(UBT) gain from | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Mehkar". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.