Pandharpur Assembly constituency

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Pandharpur
Constituency No. 252 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSolapur
Lok Sabha constituencySolapur
Established1957
Total electors374,225
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Pandharpur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Solapur district.[1] It is a segment of Solapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Two families, Paricharak and Bhalke, have been prominent in local politics since last 3-4 decades. Sudhakar Paricharak was elected five times, from 1985 to 2004. In 2009, NCP fielded Vijaysinh Mohite Patil but he lost to Bharat Bhalke. Then in 2014, Bhalake, by now in Congress, defeated Shailendra Paricharak. In 2019, Bhalke defeated Sudhakar Paricharak who had contested as BJP candidate. In August 2020, Sudhakar Paricharak died during Corona epidemic at the age of 84. In November 2020, sitting MLA Bhalke also died after contracting the novel coronavirus at the age of 60.

Geographical scope[edit | edit source]

The constituency comprises Mangalvedha taluka, revenue circles Kasegaon and Pandharpur of Pandharpur taluka and Pandharpur Municipal Council.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Member[2] Party
1957 Raghunath Namdeo Raul Praja Socialist Party
1962 Audumbar Patil Indian National Congress
1967
1972
1978
1980 Pandurang Dingare Indian National Congress
1985 Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak Indian National Congress
1990
1995
1999 Nationalist Congress Party
2004
2009 Bharat Bhalke Swabhimani Paksha
2014 Indian National Congress
2019 Nationalist Congress Party
2021^ Samadhan Autade Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Samadhan Mahadev Autade 125,163 47.82% Decrease0.46
INC Bhagirathdada Bharat Bhalke 116,733 44.60% New
Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar Anil Subhash Sawant 10,217 3.90% New
MNS Dilip Kashinath Dhotre 2,568 0.98% New
NOTA None of the Above 638 0.24% Decrease0.02
Margin of victory 8,430 3.22% Increase1.57
Turnout 262,362 70.11% Increase3.54
Total valid votes 261,724
Registered electors 374,225 Increase9.60
BJP hold Swing Decrease0.46

Assembly By-election 2021[edit | edit source]

2021 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Pandharpur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Samadhan Mahadev Autade 109,450 48.28% Increase16.29
NCP Bhagirathdada Bharat Bhalke 105,717 46.63% Increase9.05
Independent Sidheshwar Baban Autade 2,955 1.30% New
BVA Shaila Dhananjay Godase 1,607 0.71% New
NOTA None of the Above 599 0.26% Decrease0.00
Margin of victory 3,733 1.65% Decrease3.95
Turnout 224,090 65.63% Decrease5.11
Total valid votes 226,707
Registered electors 341,435 Increase2.19
BJP gain from NCP Swing Increase10.70

Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Bharat Tukaram Bhalake 89,787 37.58% Increase36.23
BJP Paricharak Sudhakar Ramchandra 76,426 31.99% New
Independent Samadhan Mahadeo Autade 54,124 22.65% New
INC Shivajirao Bajirao Kalunge 7,232 3.03% Decrease37.19
Independent Santosh Mahadev Mane 3,938 1.65% New
VBA Dattatraya Tatya Khadatare 1,862 0.78% New
NOTA None of the Above 639 0.27% Decrease0.09
Margin of victory 13,361 5.59% Increase1.69
Turnout 239,691 71.74% Decrease3.89
Total valid votes 238,919
Registered electors 334,120 Increase10.30
NCP gain from INC Swing Decrease2.64

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bharat Tukaram Bhalake 91,863 40.22% New
SWP Paricharak Shailendra Alias Prashant Prabhakar 82,950 36.32% Decrease19.92
SHS Samadhan Mahadeo Autade 40,910 17.91% Increase16.15
NCP Chandrakant Prabhakar Bagal 3,075 1.35% Decrease35.10
NOTA None of the Above 819 0.36% New
Margin of victory 8,913 3.90% Decrease15.90
Turnout 229,492 75.76% Increase6.65
Total valid votes 228,394
Registered electors 302,914 Increase10.34
INC gain from Swabhimani Paksha Swing Decrease16.02

Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWP Bharat Tukaram Bhalake 106,141 56.24% New
NCP Vijaysinh Shankarrao Mohite-Patil 68,778 36.44% Decrease5.66
SHS Yetala Narayan Bhagat 3,330 1.76% Decrease19.88
MNS Dilip Kashinath Dhotre 1,998 1.06% New
Independent Patil Somnath Alias Raju Manohar 1,877 0.99% New
Independent Abhangrao Hemant Bhagwat 1,873 0.99% New
JSS Thengil Suryakant Dnyanoba 1,619 0.86% New
Margin of victory 37,363 19.80% Increase7.78
Turnout 188,878 68.80% Decrease10.95
Total valid votes 188,725
Registered electors 274,527 Increase8.95
Swabhimani Paksha gain from NCP Swing Increase14.14

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak 84,554 42.11% Decrease10.85
Independent Pandurang Yashwantrao Patil 60,415 30.08% New
SHS Bharat Tukaram Bhalake 43,460 21.64% New
Independent Ramchandra Ganpat Shinde 3,228 1.61% New
BSP Anil Raosaheb Chavan 2,186 1.09% New
Independent Mukund Pandurang Adhatrao 2,043 1.02% New
Independent Abdulrauf Jafar Mulani 1,507 0.75% New
Margin of victory 24,139 12.02% Increase2.28
Turnout 200,904 79.73% Increase4.63
Total valid votes 200,815
Registered electors 251,981 Increase19.89
NCP hold Swing Decrease10.85

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak 83,559 52.96% New
Independent Kale Vasantrao Shrimant 68,196 43.22% New
INC Bagal Bajrang Sambhaji 6,023 3.82% Decrease43.56
Margin of victory 15,363 9.74% Increase6.09
Turnout 167,208 79.56% Decrease9.19
Total valid votes 157,778
Registered electors 210,179 Increase4.77
NCP gain from INC Swing Increase5.58

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak 80,084 47.38% Decrease29.56
Independent Patil Rajaram Audumbar 73,914 43.73% New
SHS Bhosale Dattatraya Baburao 12,893 7.63% Decrease0.30
Margin of victory 6,170 3.65% Decrease64.91
Turnout 172,229 85.85% Increase20.39
Total valid votes 169,035
Registered electors 200,618 Increase10.02
INC hold Swing Decrease29.56

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak 89,597 76.94% Increase21.44
JD Patil Prakash Bhivaji 9,751 8.37% New
SHS Mane Jayawant Mohan 9,228 7.92% New
Independent Dombe Balasaheb Shivling 6,720 5.77% New
Margin of victory 79,846 68.56% Increase56.11
Turnout 118,476 64.97% Decrease12.02
Total valid votes 116,455
Registered electors 182,353 Increase26.26
INC hold Swing Increase21.44

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak 60,817 55.50% New
IC(S) Yeshawantrao Gopalrao Patil 47,173 43.05% New
Independent Mulani Mubarak Ibrahim 843 0.77% New
Margin of victory 13,644 12.45% Increase8.34
Turnout 111,449 77.17% Increase12.15
Total valid votes 109,586
Registered electors 144,425 Increase18.15
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Increase3.89

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Dingare Pandurang Bhanudas 40,198 51.60% Increase49.79
INC(U) Patil Audumbar Kondiba 36,999 47.50% New
Margin of victory 3,199 4.11% Decrease0.52
Turnout 79,641 65.15% Decrease10.05
Total valid votes 77,900
Registered electors 122,242 Increase13.90
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Increase2.08

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Audumber Kondiba Patil 39,205 49.52% Decrease14.46
JP Paricharak Sudhakar Ramchandra 35,543 44.89% New
PWPI Sagar Sarjerao Kondiba 1,536 1.94% New
INC(I) Bagal Bajarang Sambhaji 1,434 1.81% New
Independent Dombe Bal Shivling 764 0.96% New
Independent Bhosale Digamber Maruti 690 0.87% New
Margin of victory 3,662 4.63% Decrease31.62
Turnout 81,344 75.80% Increase17.13
Total valid votes 79,172
Registered electors 107,320 Increase13.02
INC hold Swing Decrease14.46

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Audumber Kondiba Patil 34,412 63.98% Increase11.58
Independent Dombe Balu Shivling 14,915 27.73% New
RPI Nanvare Mahadeo Keru 2,350 4.37% New
RPI(K) S. Sidhanath Nivarti 1,955 3.63% New
Margin of victory 19,497 36.25% Increase12.88
Turnout 55,610 58.57% Decrease1.09
Total valid votes 53,785
Registered electors 94,953 Increase9.07
INC hold Swing Increase11.58

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Audumber Kondiba Patil 26,336 52.40% Decrease6.94
Independent J. G. More 14,591 29.03% New
Independent R. V. Gurjar 9,329 18.56% New
Margin of victory 11,745 23.37% Decrease8.08
Turnout 55,568 63.83% Decrease3.40
Total valid votes 50,256
Registered electors 87,055 Increase11.80
INC hold Swing Decrease6.94

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Audumber Kondiba Patil 28,246 59.34% Increase18.14
Independent Jayawant Ghanashyam More 13,275 27.89% New
ABHM Vasant Babaji Badeve 2,710 5.69% New
ABJS Bhalchandra Dattatraya Nadgauda 2,114 4.44% New
Independent Shaikh Imam Mohammed 1,114 2.34% New
Margin of victory 14,971 31.45% Increase23.40
Turnout 50,580 64.96% Decrease0.71
Total valid votes 47,599
Registered electors 77,867 Increase20.05
INC gain from Praja Socialist Party Swing Increase10.09

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Pandharpur[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Raul Raghunath Namdeo 19,755 49.25% New
INC Gurjar Raghunath Vishnu 16,526 41.20% New
Independent Patil Annarao Ramchandra 3,830 9.55% New
Margin of victory 3,229 8.05% New
Turnout 40,111 61.84% New
Total valid votes 40,111
Registered electors 64,861 New
Praja Socialist Party gain from Independent Swing

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pandharpur Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Pandharpur". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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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