Saoli Assembly constituency

Saoli
Saoli
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Lok Sabha constituency	Chandrapur
Established	1962
Abolished	2008

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Saoli Assembly constituency was one of the 288 assembly constituencies of Maharashtra, a western state of India. Saoli was also part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1952	Marotrao Kannamwar	Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1963^	Wamanrao Gaddamwar
1967	Wamanrao Gaddamwar
1972	Yashodhara B. Bajaj
1978	Deorao Bhandekar	Indian National Congress
1980	Mahadeo Tajane
1985	Wamanrao Gaddamwar	Indian National Congress
1990	Shobha Fadnavis	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1999
2004
2008 onwards : Constituency defunct

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shobha Fadnavis	48,004	31.99%	14.35
	INC	Deorao Bhayyaji Bhandekar	43,094	28.72%	New
	BSP	Munghate Rameshchandra Jeewan	23,587	15.72%	14.53
	Independent	Ahirkar Vinod Gajanan	15,611	10.40%	New
	Independent	Pendam Diwakar Gulab	5,601	3.73%	New
	GGP	Bapuji Ganpat Madavi	4,965	3.31%	0.40
	BBM	Charandas Sambhaji Nikhade	3,559	2.37%	New
Margin of victory			4,910	3.27%	19.65
Turnout			1,50,057	66.43%	4.29
Total valid votes			1,50,039
Registered electors			2,25,887		13.61
	BJP hold		Swing	14.35

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shobha Fadnavis	62,773	46.34%	0.77
	RPI	Khobragade Mrunalini Girish	31,718	23.41%	New
	NCP	Mahadore Rambhau Asaram	30,268	22.34%	New
	GGP	Madavi Vijay Surajsingh	5,024	3.71%	New
	CPI	Amrutkar Ganpat Govindrao	2,862	2.11%	New
	BSP	Meshram Mukunda Alias Mukkadar Dewaji	1,612	1.19%	6.75
Margin of victory			31,055	22.93%	6.53
Turnout			1,40,612	70.72%	10.12
Total valid votes			1,35,462
Registered electors			1,98,819		2.68
	BJP hold		Swing	0.77

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shobha Fadnavis	71,343	45.57%	2.63
	INC	Gaddamwar Waman Vistari	45,677	29.18%	2.33
	BSP	Nagpure Sakharam Kolhuji	12,430	7.94%	6.75
	Independent	Mahadore Sanjay Maroti	9,002	5.75%	New
	BBM	Fand Babanrao Gajananrao	8,272	5.28%	New
	Independent	Anand Pramod Nilkanth	2,215	1.41%	New
	Independent	Khobragade Lularam Zungaji	2,183	1.39%	New
Margin of victory			25,666	16.39%	4.96
Turnout			1,60,300	82.78%	36.37
Total valid votes			1,56,553
Registered electors			1,93,639		25.92
	BJP hold		Swing	2.63

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shobha Fadnavis	49,924	42.95%	9.14
	INC	Gaddamwar Waman Vistari	36,630	31.51%	14.44
	BRP	Anand Pramod Nilkanthrao	14,365	12.36%	New
	Independent	Prakash Murlidharrao Patil (Marakwar)	5,771	4.96%	New
	Independent	Rajane Mahadeorao Laxmanrao	3,726	3.21%	New
	BSP	Nagpure Guruji Sakharam Kolhuji	1,379	1.19%	New
	JD	Singam Wmanrao Balkrishan	1,150	0.99%	New
Margin of victory			13,294	11.44%	0.71
Turnout			1,18,312	45.26%	18.33
Total valid votes			1,16,248
Registered electors			2,61,379		106.05
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.00

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gaddamwar Waman Vistari	36,611	45.95%	*New*
	BJP	Shobha Fadnavis	26,933	33.80%	14.81
	RPI(K)	Yadaorao Tukaramji Gedam	7,364	9.24%	6.72
	Independent	Ingale Jayashri Ajay	4,436	5.57%	New
	Independent	Eknath Salve	1,920	2.41%	New
	Independent	Undaruji Bhanannaji Kundawar	701	0.88%	New
	Independent	Kundawar Kawaluji Undaruji	575	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			9,678	12.15%	0.74
Turnout			81,694	64.40%	0.59
Total valid votes			79,674
Registered electors			1,26,851		13.72
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	15.22

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Tajane Mahadeo Laxmanrao	21,729	30.73%	5.89
	INC(U)	Mashakhetri Baburao Patil	13,664	19.32%	New
	BJP	Yenurkar Gulabrao Madhaorao	13,432	18.99%	New
	RPI(K)	Gedam Yadaorao Tukaramji	11,290	15.97%	New
	JP	Nana Nagpure	8,072	11.41%	19.28
	Independent	Yadaorao Keuji Wadhai	2,528	3.57%	New
Margin of victory			8,065	11.40%	5.48
Turnout			72,878	65.33%	11.26
Total valid votes			70,715
Registered electors			1,11,547		7.11
	INC(I) hold		Swing	5.89

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Bhandekar Deorao Bhayyaji	28,466	36.62%	*New*
	JP	Dada Deshkar Vakil	23,862	30.69%	New
	INC	Dhole Narendrea Vishwanath	12,003	15.44%	39.59
	Independent	Yadaorao Tukaramji Gedam	5,539	7.12%	New
	Independent	T. K. Kosankar	4,832	6.22%	New
	Independent	Mistri Asharaf Ali Mahammad Ali	1,685	2.17%	New
	Independent	Chowdhari Rushideo Narayan	1,356	1.74%	New
Margin of victory			4,604	5.92%	24.43
Turnout			80,492	77.29%	3.49
Total valid votes			77,743
Registered electors			1,04,143		8.80
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	18.41

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. Bhagirath Bajaj	37,482	55.03%	0.11
	ABJS	Balayipant Deshkar	16,809	24.68%	4.44
	INC(O)	Ramchandra Ballewar	5,340	7.84%	New
	RPI	Raghobaji Gomaji Gongle	4,969	7.30%	New
	Independent	Talande Vithalrao Kanhuji	1,877	2.76%	New
	Independent	Atram Maroti Donu	947	1.39%	New
	Independent	Kaduskar Dewaji	688	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			20,673	30.35%	4.54
Turnout			70,845	74.01%	6.87
Total valid votes			68,112
Registered electors			95,723		10.86
	INC hold		Swing	0.11

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	W. V. Goddamvar	30,485	54.92%	*New*
	ABJS	T. B. Deskar	16,160	29.11%	New
	Independent	S. G. Kachinkar	6,897	12.43%	New
	Independent	Damodhar Laxman Kale	1,475	2.66%	New
	Independent	G. R. Almast	488	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			14,325	25.81%
Turnout			60,995	70.64%
Total valid votes			55,505
Registered electors			86,343
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly By-election 1964

1964 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Saoli^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	INC	W. V. Goddamvar	31,081
	PSP	V. A. Patil	12,378	New
Margin of victory			18,703
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	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Marotrao Kannamwar	23,696	50.78%	13.43
	Independent	Damodhar Laxman Kale	22,968	49.22%	New
Margin of victory			728	1.56%	44.97
Turnout			53,151	75.57%	1.72
Total valid votes			46,664
Registered electors			70,330		10.15
	INC hold		Swing	13.43

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Saoli^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Marotrao Kannamwar	27,907	64.21%	*New*
	SCF	Umbre Kawadu Vithu (Sc)	7,682	17.67%	New
	Independent	Kale Damodhar Laxmanrao	4,310	9.92%	New
	PSP	Dekate Purushottam Mansaram	3,564	8.20%	New
Margin of victory			20,225	46.53%
Turnout			43,463	68.07%
Total valid votes			43,463
Registered electors			63,849
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ Elections Traceall
↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
↑ "Fadnavis 4th CM from Vidarbha". timesofindia. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

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[1] Elections Traceall

[2] "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

[3] "Fadnavis 4th CM from Vidarbha". timesofindia. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.

[12] "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[14] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

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