Chandrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Chandrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.[1]
| Chandrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Chandrapur |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Major settlements | •Chandrapur |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Chandrapur |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Independent |
| MLA | Kishore Jorgewar |
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| Last election | 2019 |
| Ex MLA | Nana Shamkule |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (6 times) |
Geographical scopeEdit
The constituency comprises parts of Chandrapur taluka viz. Ghugus revenue circle and Chandrapur Municipal Corporation.[1]
Members of Legislative assemblyEdit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ramchandra Paikaji Potdukhe | Independent | |
| 1967 | Eknath Salwe | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Eknath Salwe | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Wankhede Shyam Gopalrao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Wankhede Shyam Gopalrao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Kishor Jorgewar | Independent | |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2008-11-26. p. 258. Retrieved 2015-08-03.