Bhokardan Assembly constituency

Bhokardan Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.^[1]

Bhokardan
Constituency No. 103 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Aurangabad
District	Jalna
Lok Sabha constituency	Jalna
Total electors	3,06,696
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Santosh Danve
Party	BJP
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Chandrakant Danve, NCP

Overview

Bhokardan is one of the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jalna lok sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Jalna and Badnapur in Jalna district and Sillod, Phulambri and Paithan in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.^[1] It covers the entire Jafarabad tehsil and part of Bhokardan tehsil.^[2]

Bhokardan Vidhan Sabha constituency Delimitation History

Following areas are included in Bhokardan Vidhan Sabha constituency during delimitation every time.

S.No	Delimitation implemented Year	Assembly constituencies Included
1	2008	1. Jafferabad Tehsil, 2. Bhokardan Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Dhawada, Pimpalgaon (Renukai), Sipora Bazar, Bhokardan and Bhokardan (MC).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member[3]	Party
1962	Bhaurao Gawande		Peasants and Workers Party
1967	B. J. Kale		Indian National Congress
1972	Bhaurao Gawande
1978	Vithalrao Sapkal		Janata Party
1980	Ragnath Patil		Indian National Congress
1985	Santoshrao Daspute		Indian National Congress
1990	Raosaheb Danve		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1999	Vithalrao Sapkal
2003^	Chandrakant Danve		Nationalist Congress Party
2004
2009
2014	Santosh Danve		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

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Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Santosh Danve	128,480	51.18	−3.47
	NCP-SP	Chandrakant Danve	1,05,301	41.95	+2.28
	Independent	Keshav Anandrao Janjal	3699	1.47	+1.47
	Independent	Vaishali Suresh Dabhade	2370	0.94	+0.94
	VBA	Dipak Bhimrao Borhade	2031	0.81	−3.02
	Independent	Keshav Ramkisan Dethe	1544	0.62	+0.62
	NOTA	None of the Above	727	0.29	−0.46
Majority			23,179	9.26	−5.72
Turnout			2,51,035	77.36	+6.63
	BJP gain from NCP-SP		Swing

Assembly elections, 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Santosh Danve	118,539	54.65	+19.54
	NCP	Chandrakant Danve	86,049	39.67	+7.96
	VBA	Borhade Dipak Bhimarao	8,298	3.83	+3.83
	NOTA	None of The Above	1,629	0.75	−0.28
	BSP	Nivrutti Vishwnath Bansode	1,193	0.55	−1.78
	BTP(M)	Raju Ashok Gawali	699	0.32	+0.32
	Independent	Mujahid Abdul Bari Siddiqui	518	0.24	+0.24
Majority			32,490	14.98	+11.58
Turnout			2,16,925	70.73	−4.32
	BJP gain from NCP		Swing

Assembly elections, 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Santosh Danve	69,597	35.11	−5.25
	NCP	Chandrakant Danve	62,847	31.71	−9.65
	SS	Ramesh Patilba Gavhad	36,298	18.50	+18.50
	INC	Suresh Damodhar Gavali	5,286	2.67	+2.67
Majority			6,750	3.40	+2.40
Turnout			198,210	75.05	+2.24
	BJP gain from NCP		Swing

Assembly elections, 2009

2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Bhokardan^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Chandrakant Danve	67,480	41.36	−4.12
	BJP	Nirmala Raosaheb Danve	65,841	40.36	−3.18
	Independent	Sarjerao Vithoba Shinde	11,163	6.84	+6.84
	MNS	Sandu Santukrao Pungale	6001	3.68	+3.68
Majority			1,639	1.00	−0.94
Turnout			1,63,141	72.81	+0.01
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly elections, 2004

2004 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Bhokardan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Chandrakant Danve	73,611	45.48	+21.52
	BJP	Shivajirao Thote	70,472	43.54	+1.84
Majority			3,139	+1.94
Turnout			161,845	72.80	+8.00
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Bhokardan
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha