Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bhokar
Existence	1951 - present
Reservation	none
Current MLA	Ashok Shankarrao Chavan
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected Year	2019
State	Maharashtra
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (10 times)

Bhokar Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Nanded district.^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election		Member	Party
Hyderabad State
	1952	Digamber Rao Bindu	Indian National Congress
Maharasthra State
	1967	Shankarrao Chavan	Indian National Congress
	1972	Shankarrao Chavan	Indian National Congress
	1978	Shankarrao Chavan	Independent
	1980	Balajirao Gopalrao Gorthekar Deshmukh	Indian National Congress (I)
	1985	Balajirao Gopalrao Gorthekar Deshmukh	Indian National Congress
	1990	Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar	Indian National Congress
	1995	Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar	Indian National Congress
	1999	Balajirao Gopalrao Gorthekar Deshmukh	Independent
	2004	Bapusaheb Gorthekar	Nationalist Congress Party
	2009	Ashok Chavan	Indian National Congress
	2014	Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan	Indian National Congress
	2019	Ashok Chavan	Indian National Congress

Before 2009 Assembly election Ashok Chavan takes charge as Chief Minister of Maharashtra in November 2008.

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Bhokar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashok Shankarrao Chavan	1,20,849	79.65
	Independent	Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar	13,346	8.80
	SHS	Bhimrao Kshirsagar	6,405	4.22
	BSP	Bapurao Gajbhare	6,279	4.14
	NOTA	None of the above	13		NA
Majority			1,07,503	70.85
Turnout			1,51,724
	INC hold		Swing

After Assembly election-2009, MLA of Bhokar Mr.Ashok Chavan becomes Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

General Election, 2014: Bhokar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan	1,00,781	54.43	25.22
	BJP	Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar	53,224	28.74	19.94
	SHS	Baban Barse	12,760	6.89	2.67
	NCP	Dharmraj Deshmukh	7,809	4.22
	NOTA	None of the above	1,368	0.74	0.74
Majority			47,557	25.69
Turnout			1,85,150	70.26
	INC hold		Swing

General Election 2019: Bhokar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ashok Chavan	1,40,559	67.78	13.35
	BJP	Shrinivas Gorathekar	43,114	20.79	7.95
	[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi\|Template:Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi/meta/shortname]]	Namdevrao Nagorao Ayalwad	17,813	8.59	8.59
	NOTA	None of the above	1,297	0.70	0.04
	BSP	Ratnakar Taru	1,240	0.6
Majority			97,445	46.99	21.3
Turnout			2,07,382	74.83	4.57
	INC hold		Swing

Former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan won this seat with a record margin.

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.