Chandwad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chandwad-Deola Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: चांदवड-देवळा विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.^[1]

Overview

Chandwad is part of the Dindori Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Yevla (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Nandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Kalvan (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Niphad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Dindori (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1985: Jaychand Deepchand Kasliwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Jaychand Deepchand Kasliwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995: Jaychand Deepchand Kasliwal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Shirishkumar Kotwal, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2004: Uttam Ganpat Bhalegaon, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Shirishkumar Kotwal, Independent^[2]
• 2014: Dr Rahul Daulatrao Aher, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2004: Chandwad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NCP	Uttam Ganpat Bhalegaon	50,954	38.48	-20.26
	Shiv Sena	Shirishkumar Kotwal	42,485	32.08	-5.72
	Independent	Ratnakar Dnyandeo Pawar	31,522	23.80
Majority			8,468	6.40
Turnout			132,431	70.63	+4.60
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009: Chandwad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Shirishkumar Kotwal	57,655	36.47
	NCP	Uttam Ganpat Bhalegaon	39,345	24.80	-13.59
	BJP	Arun Dadaji Aher	36,261	22.94	-9.14
Majority			18,310	11.58
Turnout			158,083	67.93	-2.70
	Independent gain from NCP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Chandwad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Dr Rahul Daulatrao Aher	54,946	29.89	+6.95
	INC	Shirishkumar Kotwal	43,785	23.82	+23.82
	Independent	Dr.Atmaram Popat Kumbharde	29,409	16.00
Majority			11,161	6.07
Turnout			183,828	72.57	+4.64
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

See also

• Chandwad
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
2. "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2010.