Karanja Assembly constituency

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Karanja
Constituency No. 35 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictWashim
Lok Sabha constituencyYavatmal-Washim
Established1978
Total electors316,493
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2024

Karanja Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three which are located in Washim district. On 23 February 2024, Karanja Assembly constituency seat got Vacant as the Death of sitting MLA Rajendra Patni.

It is a part of the Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency) with the adjoining Yavatmal district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC), Ralegaon (ST), Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad.[1]

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 35 Karanja Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Karanja Tehsil, 2. Manora Tehsil of the district.[2]

Members of Legislative assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Member[3] Party
1978 Arvind Deshmukh All India Forward Bloc
1980 Ramkrishna Rathi Indian National Congress
1985 Anantrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
1990 Gulabrao Gawande Shiv Sena
1995 Babasaheb Dhabekar Independent
1999 Indian National Congress
2004 Rajendra Patni Shiv Sena
2009 Prakash Dahake Nationalist Congress Party
2014 Rajendra Patni Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Sai Prakash Dahake

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sai Prakash Dahake 85,005 40.79% Increase1.26
Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar Patni Gyayak Rajendra 49,932 23.96% New
AIMIM Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi Punjani 31,042 14.90% New
VBA Dhabekar Sunil Kesheorao 24,412 11.71% Increase4.96
Samnak Janta Party Yayati Manoharrao Naik 7,962 3.82% New
NOTA None of the above 753 0.36% Decrease0.26
Margin of victory 35,073 16.83% Increase4.56
Turnout 209,154 66.08% Increase4.25
Total valid votes 208,401
Registered electors 316,493 Increase4.92
BJP hold Swing Increase1.26

Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajendra Sukhanand Patni 73,205 39.53% Increase15.04
NCP Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 50,481 27.26% Increase15.73
BSP Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi Punjani 41,907 22.63% Increase21.19
VBA Dr. Ram Sheshrao Chavhan 12,493 6.75% New
MNS Dr. Subhash Pandurang Rathod 2,160 1.17% Decrease15.11
Independent Digambar Narendra Chavhan 1,816 0.98% New
NOTA None of the above 1,142 0.62% Increase0.25
Margin of victory 22,724 12.27% Increase10.00
Turnout 186,523 61.83% Decrease1.72
Total valid votes 185,200
Registered electors 301,654 Increase4.48
BJP hold Swing Increase15.04

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajendra Sukhanand Patni 44,751 24.49% New
BBM Punjani Mo. Yusuf 40,604 22.23% Increase7.02
MNS Ranjit Shersing Jadhav 29,751 16.28% New
Independent Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 27,043 14.80% New
NCP Subhash Pandhrinath Thakare 21,066 11.53% Decrease27.24
SHS Kawar Sudhirkumar Vitthalrao 6,277 3.44% Decrease16.54
INC Jyotitai Anil Ganeshpure 3,010 1.65% New
BSP Garve Usman Piru 2,624 1.44% Increase0.17
NOTA None of the above 668 0.37% New
Margin of victory 4,147 2.27% Decrease16.52
Turnout 183,474 63.55% Decrease1.13
Total valid votes 182,695
Registered electors 288,706 Increase15.51
BJP gain from NCP Swing Decrease14.28

Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 62,658 38.77% New
SHS Rajendra Sukhanand Patni 32,283 19.98% Decrease10.03
Independent Subhash Pandhrinath Thakare 30,681 18.98% New
BBM Dr. Rathod Subhash Pandurang 24,590 15.21% Decrease14.77
Independent Ramesh Pandurang Nakhale 2,191 1.36% New
Independent Sawake Ramkrushana Pundlikrao 2,126 1.32% New
BSP Mahakal Laxmikant Bhagwantrao 2,049 1.27% Decrease9.37
Margin of victory 30,375 18.79% Increase18.75
Turnout 161,651 64.68% Decrease2.52
Total valid votes 161,617
Registered electors 249,933 Increase37.34
NCP gain from SHS Swing Increase8.76

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Rajendra Sukhanand Patni 36,695 30.01% Increase17.28
BBM Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 36,648 29.98% Increase23.37
INC Babasaheb Dhabekar 29,091 23.79% Decrease17.74
BSP Chaware Radhatai Anil 13,009 10.64% New
Peoples Republican Party Usman Piru Garwe 4,252 3.48% New
Independent Amadabadkar Gajanan Kashinath 2,562 2.10% New
Margin of victory 47 0.04% Decrease3.11
Turnout 122,285 67.20% Increase5.42
Total valid votes 122,257
Registered electors 181,984 Increase15.87
SHS gain from INC Swing Decrease11.52

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Babasaheb Dhabekar 37,980 41.53% Increase14.50
NCP Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 35,099 38.38% New
SHS Bhaurao Hiraji Raut 11,644 12.73% Increase9.01
BBM Sd. Mohsin Haji Sd. Taleb 6,047 6.61% New
Margin of victory 2,881 3.15% Decrease5.82
Turnout 97,030 61.78% Decrease12.85
Total valid votes 91,446
Registered electors 157,062 Increase6.32
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase5.53

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Babasaheb Dhabekar 39,025 36.00% New
INC Prakash Uttamrao Dahake 29,304 27.03% Decrease1.92
BBM Ingale Shrawan Shekoji 20,871 19.25% New
Independent Amdabadkar Gajanan Kashinath 5,490 5.06% New
SHS Ghule Rajendra Madhukarrao 4,031 3.72% Decrease37.15
JD Malani Thakurdas Sukhedoji 3,839 3.54% New
Independent Arvind Kamlakar Deshmukh 1,555 1.43% New
Independent Usman Piru Garwe 1,149 1.06% New
Margin of victory 9,721 8.97% Decrease2.94
Turnout 110,254 74.63% Increase8.93
Total valid votes 108,414
Registered electors 147,727 Increase11.01
Independent gain from SHS Swing Decrease4.87

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Gawande Gulabrao Ramrao 35,297 40.87% New
INC Babasaheb Dhabekar 25,007 28.95% Decrease10.23
BRP Rode Arjun Bhikuram 15,358 17.78% New
PWPI Kankirad Shridhar Shaligram 7,653 8.86% Decrease22.13
Margin of victory 10,290 11.91% Increase3.72
Turnout 87,422 65.70% Increase2.45
Total valid votes 86,366
Registered electors 133,071 Increase27.73
SHS gain from INC Swing Increase1.69

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Anantrao Vithhalrao Deshmukh 25,376 39.18% New
PWPI Bang Manohar Motilalji 20,071 30.99% Decrease1.44
Independent K. P. Meshram 12,786 19.74% New
Independent Mubarakkha Tamijkha 1,955 3.02% New
Independent Chandumal Pursumal 1,619 2.50% New
RPI Tayde Vijaikumar Babanji 1,579 2.44% Decrease16.20
Independent Ismale Haji Jusub 404 0.62% New
Margin of victory 5,305 8.19% Decrease0.96
Turnout 65,895 63.25% Increase8.52
Total valid votes 64,768
Registered electors 104,182 Increase5.40
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease2.40

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Rathi Ramkrushna Gangaramji 22,045 41.58% New
PWPI Bang Manohar Motilalji 17,193 32.43% Increase12.10
RPI Ambore Ramdas Narayan 9,880 18.64% New
JP Ajit Faruqui Ajimoddin Faruqui 3,208 6.05% New
Independent Rachwani Chandumal Parsumal 687 1.30% New
Margin of victory 4,852 9.15% Decrease26.53
Turnout 54,097 54.73% Decrease21.80
Total valid votes 53,013
Registered electors 98,840 Increase6.64
INC(I) gain from AIFB Swing Decrease14.42

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Arvind Kamlakar Deshmukh 38,584 56.00% New
PWPI Korpe Wamanrao Ramkrushna Alias Dr. Annasaheb Korpe 14,006 20.33% New
INC Tidke Subasrao Bhagwantrao 12,026 17.46% Decrease45.25
Independent Bothara Laxmichand Rupchand 2,686 3.90% New
Independent Dhendule Rameshwar Prabhati 924 1.34% New
Independent Praghane Abhiman Baliram 604 0.88% New
Margin of victory 24,578 35.68% Decrease10.90
Turnout 70,936 76.53% Increase12.87
Total valid votes 68,894
Registered electors 92,685 Increase126.27
AIFB gain from INC Swing Decrease6.71

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election : Karanja [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vithalsinha Jaisinha Thakur 16,351 62.71% New
Independent Mahadu Uka Borkar 4,205 16.13% New
Independent Birendra Krishnaji Sone 2,597 9.96% New
SKP Shalikrao Narayan Kankirad 1,505 5.77% New
Socialist Party (India, 1948) Hemchandra Ratansa Vaidya 1,418 5.44% New
Margin of victory 12,146 46.58%
Turnout 26,076 63.66%
Total valid votes 26,076
Registered electors 40,963
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Karanja Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 June 2016.

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