Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)

Akola
Akola
Lok Sabha Constituency
	Sanjay Dhotre, present MP of Akola
Incumbent	Sanjay Dhotre
Parliamentary Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2019
Constituency Details
Established	1952–present
Reservation	None
State	Maharashtra
Total Electors	18,65,109
Former MP	Prakash Ambedkar
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (12 times)
Assembly Constituencies	Akot; Balapur; Akola West; Akola East; Murtizapur; Risod

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Akola Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India.

Assembly segments[edit]

Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation in 2008, Akola Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments (with their constituency numbers and reservation status) are:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	MLA
28	Akot	None	Akola	Prakash Bharasakle	BJP
29	Balapur	None	Akola	Nitin Tale	SHS
30	Akola West	None	Akola	Govardhan Sharma	BJP
31	Akola East	SC	Akola	Randhir Savarkar	BJP
32	Murtizapur	SC	Akola	Harish Pimple	BJP
33	Risod	None	Washim	Amit Zanak	INC

Members of Parliament[edit]

1951: Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar, Indian National Congress
1951: Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar, Indian National Congress (as Buldana Akola ( Constituency no 23 of then Madhya Pradesh - electing two seats ) ) ^[2]
1957: Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar, Indian National Congress
1957: Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar, Indian National Congress (as Buldana Akola ( Constituency no 45 of then Bombay State - electing two seats ) ) ^[3]
1960: T S Patil, Indian National Congress (Bye-elections due to resignation of Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar)^[4]
1962: Mohammad Mohibbul Haq, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 29 of Maharashtra State ) ) ^[5]
1967: K.M. Asghar Husain, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 18 of Maharashtra State ) )^[6]
1971: K.M. Asghar Husain, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 18 of Maharashtra State ) )^[7]
1972: Vasant Purushottam Sathe, Indian National Congress (bye-elections due to death of K M A Husain) ^[8]
1977: Vasant Sathe, Indian National Congress (as Akola( Constituency no 19 of Maharashtra State ) )^[9]
1980: Vairale Madhusudan, Indian National Congress
1984: Vairale Madhusudan, Indian National Congress
1989: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1991: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1996: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1998: Prakash Ambedkar, Republican Party of India
1999: Prakash Ambedkar, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasabha
2004: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party
2009: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party
2014: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party
2019: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

General Elections 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Akola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre	5,54,579	49.53	+2.89
	[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi\|Template:Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi/meta/shortname]]	Prakash Ambedkar	2,78,848	24.91	+0.51
	INC	Hidayatullah Barakatullah Patel	2,54,370	22.72	-3.17
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,866	0.79	+0.16
Majority			2,75,596	24.62
Turnout			11,20,185	60.06
	BJP hold		Swing

General Elections 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Akola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre	4,56,472	46.64
	INC	Hidayatulla Barkatulla Patel	2,53,356	25.89
	[[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha\|Template:Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha/meta/shortname]]	Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar	2,38,776	24.40
	AAP	Ajay Panjabrao Hingankar	8,076	0.83
	BSP	Bhai B. C. Kamble	7,858	0.80
	NOTA	None of the Above	6,206	0.63
Majority			2,03,116	20.75
Turnout			9,78,630	58.51
	BJP hold		Swing

General elections 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Akola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Sanjay Dhotre	2,87,526	38.91
	[[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha\|Template:Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha/meta/shortname]]	Prakash Ambedkar	2,22,678	30.13
	INC	Babasaheb Dhabekar	1,82,776	24.73
Majority			64,848	8.78
Turnout			7,38,955	49.91
	BJP hold		Swing

References[edit]

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

External links[edit]

Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra

Coordinates: 20°42′32.09″N 76°59′47.73″E / 20.7089139°N 76.9965917°E / 20.7089139; 76.9965917

[1] "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010.

[2] "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[3] "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[4] "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[5] "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[6] "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[7] "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[8] "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

[9] "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

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Cities and towns	Akola Akot Balapur Barshitakli Murtajapur Patur Telhara
Monuments	Akola Fort Balapur Fort Narnala Fort
Transport	NH 6 NH 161 NH 161A NH 161E NH 361C NH 548C Akola Junction Murtajapur Junction railway station Akola Airport
Lok Sabha constituencies	Akola
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Akot Akola East Akola West Balapur Murtizapur
Education	Akola Education Society, Akola Government Medical College (Akola) Holy Cross Convent School, Akola Shivaji Engineering College, Akola Mount Carmel High School (Akola) List of schools in Akola Nishu Nursery and Kothari Convent Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Shri R.L.T. College of Science Prabhat Kids School Usman Azad Urdu High School Akola
Industry	Paras Thermal Power Station
People from Akola	K.M. Asghar Husain Patrick Barr Anwar Agewan Shivdeep Lande Satish Agrawal Murtizapur Keshav Meshram Ranjit Patil Prakash Pohare Govardhan Mangilal Sharma Ravikumar Thakur