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Bramhapuri Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°37′N 79°52′E / 20.61°N 79.86°E / 20.61; 79.86
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Bramhapuri
Constituency No. 73 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictChandrapur
LS constituencyGadchiroli-Chimur
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2019

Bramhapuri Assembly constituency (also spelled Brahmapuri) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district, and is part of Gadchiroli–Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency) since the 2009 elections.

Geographical scope

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The constituency comprises Sawali taluka, Sindewahi taluka, parts of Brahmapuri taluka revenue circles of Gangalwadi, Brahmapuri and Brahmapuri Municipal Council.[1]

Members of Legislative assembly

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Year Member Party
1962 Govinda Meshram Indian National Congress
1967 Baliram Gurpude
1972
1978 Baburao Bhendarkar Indian National Congress (I)
1980 Suresh Khanorkar Independent politician
1985 Indian Congress
1990 Namdeo Donadkar Shiv Sena
1995 Suresh Khanorkar Janata Dal
1999 Uddhavrao Shingade Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Atul Deshkar
2009
2014 Vijay Wadettiwar Indian National Congress
2019

Election results

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1962 Assembly election

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  • Govinda Bijaji Meshram (INC): 23,114 votes[2]
  • Namdeorao Vishnuji Nagdovate (REP): 12,419 votes

2004 Assembly election

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  • Atul Devidas Deshkar (BJP): 52,953 votes[3]
  • Misar Damodhar Shravan (NCP): 38,777 votes

2009 Assembly election

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2014 Assembly election

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  • Vijay Wadettiwar (Congress): 70,373 votes[5]
  • Atul Devidas Deshkar (BJP): 56,763 votes

2019

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2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bramhapuri[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vijay Wadettiwar 96,726
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
INC gain from Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2008-11-26. p. 258. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in.
  3. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2004". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2009". www.elections.in.
  5. ^ "Live Brahmapuri (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  6. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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