Shirdi Assembly constituency

Shirdi is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra in Western India.^[1] It comes under Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency. Shri Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is the 8-time consecutive and undefeated MLA from Shirdi Assembly constituency winning by record margins since 1995.

Shirdi
Constituency No. 218 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Lok Sabha constituency	Shirdi
Established	1956
Total electors	2,62,165
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance	NDA, Maha Yuti
Elected year	2024

Overview

Shirdi (constituency number 218) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ahmednagar district. It comprises part of Rahata tehsil and part of Sangamner tehsil of the district.^[2]

Shirdi is part of Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district, namely Akole, Sangamner, Kopargaon, Shrirampur and Nevasa.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member[3]	Party
1957	Baijrao Kote		Indian National Congress
1962	Karbhari Rohamare
1967	M. A. Gade		Independent
1972	Shankarrao Kolhe
1978	Chandrabhan Ghogare		Indian National Congress
1980	Annasaheb Mhaske		Indian National Congress (I)
1985			Indian National Congress
1990
1995	Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
1997^			Shiv Sena
1999
2004			Indian National Congress
2009
2014
2019			Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

^by-election

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	144,778	64.79
	INC	Prabhavati Janardan Ghogare	74,496	33.34
	Independent	Pipada Rajendra Madanlal	1,510	0.68
Majority			70,282
Turnout			223,471
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	132,316	70.86
	INC	Suresh Jagannath Thorat	45,292	24.26
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,596	0.85
Majority			87,024	46.6
Turnout			1,86,718	70.98
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	121,459	63.11
	SS	Abhay Dattatraya Shelke	46,797	24.31
	BJP	Rajendra Bhausaheb Gondkar	17,283	8.98
Majority			74,662	46.6
Turnout			1,92,464	76.85
	INC hold		Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	80,301	52.72
	SS	Rajendra Madanlal Pipada	66,992	43.99
Majority			13,309
Turnout			1,52,306	71.43
	INC hold		Swing

2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	80,301	52.72
	SS	Rajendra Madanlal Pipada	66,992	43.99
Majority			13,309
Turnout			1,52,306	71.43
	INC hold		Swing

1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	50,799	48.70
	NCP	Raosaheb Nathaji Mhaske	37,399	35.86
	INC	Eknath Bhagchand Gondkar	14,557	13.96
Majority			13,400
Turnout			1,04,301	72.28
	SS gain from INC		Swing

1997 by-election

1997 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil	58,557	56.21
	INC	Deokar Ravindra Marutirao	44,568	42.78
	Independent	Deokar Nivrutti Murlidhar	607	0.57
Majority			13,989
Turnout			1,06,049	73.30
	SS gain from INC		Swing

1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Radhakrishna Vikhe	65,516	60.20
	SS	Dhananjay Shrawan Gadekar	35,055	32.21
	BBM	Rajashree Bhausaheb Vikhe	4,056	3.70
Majority			30,461	27.10
Turnout			1,12,467	76.73
	INC hold		Swing

1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Annasaheb Sarangdhar Mhaske	45,886	52.43
	JD	Eknath Chandrabhan Ghogare	28,089	32.10
	SS	Suhas Vasantrao Vahadne	9,318	10.65
Majority			17,797
Turnout			87,516	61.00
	INC hold		Swing

1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Annasaheb Sarangdhar Mhaske	41,353	52.13
	IC(S)	Raosaheb Nathaji Mhaske	36,069	45.47
Majority			5,284
Turnout			79,326	72.91
	INC hold		Swing

1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Annasaheb Sarangdhar Mhaske	37,193	62.11
	INC(U)	Bhaskarrao Ramkrishana Jadhav	17,552	29.31
Majority			19,641
Turnout			59,883	61.79
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing

1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandrabhan Bhausaheb Ghogare	30,874	50.92
	JP	Annasaheb Sarangdhar Mhaske	20,656	34.07
	INC(I)	Bajirao Tatyaji Kote	6,533	10.77
Majority			10,218
Turnout			60,632	71.02
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	38,745	52.51
	INC	Karbhari Bhimaji Rohamare	33,052	44.80
Majority			10,218
Turnout			73,781	76.12
	Independent hold		Swing

1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. A. Gade	31,482	54.81
	INC	Shankarrao Kale	22,581	39.31
Majority			8,901
Turnout			57,443	74.27
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Shirdi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Karbhari Bhimaji Rohamare	28,679	63.50
	Independent	Mohanrao Abasaheb Gade	16,486	36.50
Majority			12,193
Turnout			45,165	71.71
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Shirdi
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha