Basmath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Basmath Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: बसमत विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]

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Overview

Basmath (constituency number 92) is one of the three Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Hingoli district. It covers the entire Basmath tehsil and part of Aundha tehsil of this district.[2]

Basmath is part of Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kalamnuri and Hingoli in Hingoli district and Umarkhed, Kinwat and Hadgaon in Nanded district.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Basmath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar 81,357 45.62
Shiv Sena Jaiprakash Mundada 78,513 44.03
Independent Ujjwalatai Tambhale 9,059 5.08
Majority 2,844
Turnout 1,78,323
NCP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 259. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 277. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 

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