Yavatmal Assembly constituency, formerly known as Yeotmal, is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
| Yavatmal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Yavatmal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Yavatmal-Washim |
| Established | 1951 [1] |
| Total electors | 371,435 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MVA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
It is a part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Washim district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC) and Karanja from Washim district and Ralegaon (ST), Digras and Pusad from Yavatmal district.
The remaining constituencies from Yavatmal district, Wani and Arni are part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency while Umarkhed is part of Nanded Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tarachand Shermal Surana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ramchandra Jagoba Kadu alias Babasaheb Gharfalkar | ||
| 1962 | Jambuwantrao Dhote | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1964^ | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Narsingrao Ramchandra Kadu Gharfalkar | ||
| 1978 | Jambuwantrao Dhote | Independent | |
| 1980 | Trambak Deshmukh Parvekar alias Abasaheb Parvekar | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980^ | Vijayatai Jambhuwantrao Dhote | ||
| 1985 | Sadashivrao Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Jawahar Deshmukh Parvekar alias Annasaheb Parvekar | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Rajabhau Thakre | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Kirti Gandhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Madan Yerawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013^ | Nandini Deshmukh Parvekar | ||
| 2014 | Madan Yerawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Balasaheb Mangulkar | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
editAssembly Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balasaheb Mangulkar | 117,504 | 49.32% | ||
| BJP | Madan Yerawar | 106,123 | 44.55% | ||
| VBA | Dr. Niraj Waghmare | 5,432 | 2.28% | ||
| BSP | Bhai Aman | 2,425 | 1.02% | ||
| PHJSP | Chaudhary Bipin Anil | 2,139 | 0.90% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 838 | 0.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,381 | 4.78% | |||
| Turnout | 239,068 | 64.36% | |||
| Total valid votes | 238,230 | ||||
| Registered electors | 371,435 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Yerawar | 80,425 | 37.59% | ||
| INC | Balasaheb Mangulkar | 78,172 | 36.54% | ||
| Independent | Santosh Marotrao Dhawale | 38,345 | 17.92% | New | |
| VBA | Yogesh Shivram Deshmukh Parwekar | 7,930 | 3.71% | New | |
| PHJSP | Bipin Anil Chaudhari | 3,757 | 1.76% | New | |
| BSP | Sandip Anant Devkate | 1,848 | 0.86% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,785 | 0.83% | ||
| Vidarbha Rajya Aghadi | Amol Laxmanrao Borkhade, Advocate | 1,316 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,253 | 1.05% | |||
| Turnout | 215,723 | 56.04% | |||
| Total valid votes | 213,932 | ||||
| Registered electors | 384,935 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 53,671 | 26.53% | ||
| SS | Santosh Marotrao Dhavale | 52,444 | 25.93% | New | |
| BSP | Mo. Tarique Mo. Sami | 34,498 | 17.06% | New | |
| INC | Rahul Manikrao Thakare | 33,152 | 16.39% | ||
| NCP | Sandeep Rameshchandra Bajoriya | 17,909 | 8.85% | New | |
| MNS | Rajane Bhanudas Bapuraoji | 2,373 | 1.17% | New | |
| Independent | Pradip Marotrao Wadafale | 1,708 | 0.84% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,227 | 0.61% | |||
| Turnout | 203,202 | 58.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 202,270 | ||||
| Registered electors | 347,558 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandini Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar | 62,509 | 53.19% | ||
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 47,278 | 40.23% | ||
| Independent | H. D. Meshram | 3,129 | 2.66% | New | |
| PRP | U. B. Kamble | 1,210 | 1.03% | New | |
| Independent | Dhale Manish | 989 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,231 | 12.96% | |||
| Turnout | 117,521 | 36.53% | |||
| Total valid votes | 117,521 | ||||
| Registered electors | 321,737 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nilesh Shivram Deshmukh Parvekar | 56,370 | 34.69% | ||
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 36,495 | 22.46% | ||
| Independent | Shrikant Alis Balasaheb Madhavrao Chaudhari | 26,352 | 16.22% | New | |
| Independent | Chandrakant Ramraoji Gade Patil | 18,650 | 11.48% | New | |
| BSP | Rajendra Shriramji Mahadole | 9,303 | 5.72% | ||
| Independent | Pratima Jagdish Datar | 2,532 | 1.56% | New | |
| CPI | Madhukar Tulshiram Surpatne | 2,250 | 1.38% | New | |
| Independent | Gulhane Nitin Dnyaneshwar | 2,089 | 1.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,875 | 12.23% | |||
| Turnout | 162,512 | 51.40% | |||
| Total valid votes | 162,508 | ||||
| Registered electors | 316,167 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 49,234 | 35.76% | ||
| INC | Kirti Gandhi | 42,875 | 31.14% | ||
| BSP | Arun Pandharinath Raut | 20,574 | 14.94% | New | |
| Independent | Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakre | 7,951 | 5.77% | New | |
| Vidarbha Janata Congress | Bhau Jambuwantrao Dhote | 7,139 | 5.18% | New | |
| SP | Arif Raheman A. Rahim | 1,911 | 1.39% | New | |
| BBM | Balu Ramrao Gawande | 914 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,359 | 4.62% | |||
| Turnout | 137,787 | 56.96% | |||
| Total valid votes | 137,686 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,899 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kirti Gandhi | 51,343 | 45.90% | ||
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 41,011 | 36.66% | ||
| NCP | Ashok Ramchandra Kadu Gharphalkar | 18,728 | 16.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,332 | 9.24% | |||
| Turnout | 115,356 | 58.67% | |||
| Total valid votes | 111,865 | ||||
| Registered electors | 196,606 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1996
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 33,627 | 31.05% | ||
| INC | Balasaheb Mangulkar | 22,776 | 21.03% | ||
| JD | Annasaheb Alias Bhimsing Ramchandrasingh Solanke | 14,611 | 13.49% | ||
| Independent | Himmat Pande Patil | 13,042 | 12.04% | New | |
| Independent | Shrikant Alias Balasaheb Chaudhari | 8,162 | 7.54% | New | |
| Independent | Nanabhau Yembadwar | 5,305 | 4.90% | New | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) | Anil Anna Gote | 4,501 | 4.16% | New | |
| BSP | Balasaheb Gawande | 3,911 | 3.61% | New | |
| Independent | Asif Khan | 1,916 | 1.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,851 | 10.02% | |||
| Turnout | 109,409 | 56.57% | |||
| Total valid votes | 108,303 | ||||
| Registered electors | 193,418 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1995
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakre | 50,384 | 36.13% | New | |
| INC | Annasaheb Deshmukh Parwekar | 32,637 | 23.41% | ||
| JD | Annasaheb Alias Bhimsing Ramchandra Solanke | 25,725 | 18.45% | ||
| BBM | Telang Chandan Raghobaji | 12,909 | 9.26% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Nandurkar Prakash Bhaskarrao | 7,713 | 5.53% | New | |
| AIFB | Bhore Devidas Shamrao | 2,591 | 1.86% | New | |
| Independent | Ingole Sandhya Wasantrao | 1,101 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Gade Holeshwar Tulshiramji | 970 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,747 | 12.73% | |||
| Turnout | 141,536 | 69.83% | |||
| Total valid votes | 139,440 | ||||
| Registered electors | 202,695 | ||||
| BJP gain from JD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Jawahar Trimbakrao Deshmukh | 30,271 | 31.85% | New | |
| Independent | Gade Holeshwarrao Tulshiramji | 23,632 | 24.86% | New | |
| INC | Dhote Vijaytai W/o Jambuwantrao | 21,633 | 22.76% | ||
| Independent | Balasaheb Alias Shrikant Chaudhary | 9,252 | 9.73% | New | |
| SS | Moharkar Chandrashekhar Madhusudan | 5,935 | 6.24% | New | |
| BSP | Gawande Balu Ramrao | 1,057 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | Shantilal Ambadas Jaju | 848 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Chachane Mahadeo Narayanarao | 583 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,639 | 6.98% | |||
| Turnout | 96,121 | 59.57% | |||
| Total valid votes | 95,057 | ||||
| Registered electors | 161,350 | ||||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sadashivrao Bapuji Thakre | 38,416 | 64.70% | New | |
| IC(S) | Balshaheb Ghuikhedkar | 10,081 | 16.98% | New | |
| RPI | Kazi Jalaloddin Razzakmiya | 5,246 | 8.83% | New | |
| AIFB | Bore Devidas Shamraoji | 3,330 | 5.61% | New | |
| Independent | Chachane Mahadeorao Narayanrao | 607 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | Thakre Prabhakar Dadaji | 599 | 1.01% | New | |
| Independent | Chhangani Badrinarayan Gopilal | 545 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,335 | 47.72% | |||
| Turnout | 60,179 | 48.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,379 | ||||
| Registered electors | 124,148 | ||||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1980
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Trambak Dattatrya Deshmukh Alias Abasaheb | 35,868 | 71.32% | New | |
| Independent | Bhore Devidas Shamrao | 9,106 | 18.11% | New | |
| BJP | Sitaram Rangappa Kaushik | 3,185 | 6.33% | New | |
| [[Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh|Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh]] | Tiwari Rajkishor Matasaran | 563 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Umashankar Babulal Dixit | 530 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Shantaram Laxmanrao Veti | 501 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Atram Shioram Kacharu | 491 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,762 | 53.21% | |||
| Turnout | 51,191 | 46.46% | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,293 | ||||
| Registered electors | 110,172 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 55,608 | 73.78% | New | |
| JP | Gilani Walimohammed Noormohammed | 15,654 | 20.77% | New | |
| INC | Kapse Vasantrao Kesheorao | 2,114 | 2.80% | ||
| Independent | Deshmukh Gulab Ganpat | 1,830 | 2.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,954 | 53.01% | |||
| Turnout | 76,663 | 74.68% | |||
| Total valid votes | 75,370 | ||||
| Registered electors | 102,658 | ||||
| Independent gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Gharfalkar K. N. Ramchandra | 35,567 | 55.32% | New | |
| INC | G. V. Rao Balkrishna | 26,564 | 41.32% | ||
| ABJS | Deo Prabhakar Pundlik | 1,291 | 2.01% | ||
| Independent | Amjadali Umranali | 388 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,003 | 14.00% | |||
| Turnout | 65,764 | 69.98% | |||
| Total valid votes | 64,296 | ||||
| Registered electors | 93,979 | ||||
| AIFB gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 35,374 | 59.03% | New | |
| INC | A. Mamdani | 19,051 | 31.79% | ||
| RPI | P. D. Dable | 3,449 | 5.76% | New | |
| ABJS | P. P. Deo | 2,048 | 3.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,323 | 27.24% | |||
| Turnout | 62,878 | 75.13% | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,922 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,690 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1965
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 25,609 | 59.03% | New | |
| INC | N. V. Tatad | 16,728 | 38.56% | ||
| Independent | B. G. Uike | 421 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | M. P. Malunde | 386 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,881 | 20.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,386 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 19,137 | 43.71% | New | |
| INC | Chhabutai Uttamrao Dahake | 18,128 | 41.41% | ||
| Independent | Baburao Kashinath Yerawar | 4,793 | 10.95% | New | |
| ABJS | Narayan Sadashiv Ranade | 1,064 | 2.43% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnarayan Ramgopal Chamediya | 457 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,009 | 2.30% | |||
| Turnout | 46,542 | 71.58% | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,777 | ||||
| Registered electors | 65,021 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1957
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kadu Ramchandra Jagoba | 23,371 | 65.63% | ||
| PSP | Chamedia Ramnarayan Ramgopal | 12,241 | 34.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,130 | 31.25% | |||
| Turnout | 35,612 | 63.84% | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,612 | ||||
| Registered electors | 55,787 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tarachand Shermal Surana | 15,304 | 56.97% | New | |
| Socialist | Nandkumar Balram Agarwal | 7,227 | 26.91% | New | |
| ABJS | Purushottam Vithal Deshmukh | 2,919 | 10.87% | New | |
| SKP | Rajabhau Bapuji Jamle | 1,411 | 5.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,077 | 30.07% | |||
| Turnout | 26,861 | 49.45% | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,861 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,325 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ "DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". pp. 52–124. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ↑ "Yavatmal Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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