Karanja Assembly constituency
| Karanja | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| File:35-Karanja.svg | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Washim |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Yavatmal-Washim |
| Established | 1978 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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 | ||
| 1990 | Gulabrao Gawande | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Babasaheb Dhabekar | Independent politician | |
| 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]2024
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sai Prakash Dahake | 85,005 | 40.64 | ||
| NCP-SP | Gyayak Rajendra Patni | 49,932 | 23.87 | ||
| AIMIM | Mohammad Yusuf Punjani | 31,042 | 14.84 | ||
| VBA | Sunil Kesheorao Dhabekar | 24,412 | 11.67 | ||
| Samnak Janta Party | Yayati Manoharrao Naik | 7,962 | 3.81 | ||
| Majority | 35,073 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,09,154 | ||||
| BJP gain from NCP-SP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajendra Patni | 73,205 | 39.29 | ||
| NCP | Sai Prakash Dahake | 50,481 | 27.09 | ||
| BSP | Mohammad Yusuf Punjani | 41,907 | 22.49 | ||
| VBA | Ram Sheshrao Chavhan | 12,419 | 6.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | 22,724 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,6,342 | 61.77 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajendra Patni | 44,751 | 24.41 | ||
| BBM | Mohammad Yusuf Punjani | 40,604 | 22.14 | ||
| MNS | Ranjit Jadhav | 29,751 | 16.23 | ||
| Independent | Prakash Dahake | 27,043 | 14.75 | ||
| NCP | Subhash Thakare | 21,066 | 11.49 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,147 | 2.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,83,363 | 63.51 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
See also
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