Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency

Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: रामटेक लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. The constituency does not exist during India general elections of 1951 for 1st Lok Sabha. It was created for Indian general election, 1957 for 2nd Lok Sabha, with abolisation of Amravati West constituency in the neighbouring Amravati district.

1 Assembly segments
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 Notes

Assembly segments

Presently, Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Number of electorates (2009)
48	Katol	None	Nagpur	245,811
49	Savner	None	Nagpur	248,489
50	Hingna	None	Nagpur	275,584
51	Umred	SC	Nagpur	277,378
58	Kamthi	None	Nagpur	327,629
59	Ramtek	None	Nagpur	237,560
Total:				1,612,451

Members of Parliament

1951: Did not exist ( See Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) )

1957: Krishnarao Gulabrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 47 of then Bombay State ) ) ^[2]

1962: Madhaolrao Bhagwantrao Patil, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 31 of Maharashtra State ) ) ^[3]

1967: A G Sonar, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 20 of Maharashtra State ) )^[4]

1971: Amrit Ganpat Sonar, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 20 of Maharashtra State ) )^[5]

1977: Barve Jatiram Chitaram, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 22 of Maharashtra State ) )^[6]

1980: Barve Jatiram Chitaram, Congress(I)
1984: P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian National Congress
1989: P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian National Congress
1991: Tejsinghrao Bhonsle, Indian National Congress
1996: Dattatray Raghobaji Meghe, Indian National Congress
1998: Rani Chitralekha T Bhosale, Indian National Congress
1999: Subodh Mohite, Shiv Sena
2004: Subodh Baburao Mohite, Shiv Sena (from Ramtek ( Constituency no 22 of Maharashtra State ) )^[7]

2007: Prakash Jadhav, Shiv Sena (Bye elections due to resignation of Subodh Mohite) ^[8]

2009: Mukul Wasnik, Indian National Congress (from Ramtek (SC) ( Constituency no 9 of Maharashtra State ) )^[9]

Election results

General Elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Ramtek
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Subodh Mohite	2,76,598	48.08	+4.86
	Congress	Dr. Shrikant Jichkar	2,62,550	46.39
	BSP	Prof. Chandansingh Rotele	56,423	19.45
Majority			14,098	3.26
Turnout			7,67,650	42.24	+4.77
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	+1.69

Bye-election 2007

Bye Election, April 2007: Ramtek
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Prakash Jadhav	2,31,241	42.02	+4.86
	Congress	Subodh Mohite	1,98,669	34.10
	Independent	Ranjit Deshmukh	79,638	14.47
Majority			32,572	5.05
Turnout			5,50,284	30.48	+6.84
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	+7.92

General Elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Ramtek
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	Mukul Wasnik	3,11,614	40.74
	Shiv Sena	Krupal Tumane	2,94,913	38.56
	BSP	Prakashbhau Tembhurne	62,238	8.13
Majority			16,701
Turnout			7,64,712
	Congress gain from Shiv Sena		Swing

Notes

^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php.
^ "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. p. 33. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. p. 69. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. p. 70. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. p. 71. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
^ "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. p. 81. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "Election Analysis 1977-1984, Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S13/partycomp22.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ "Election Results of Bye-elections". Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Byeaprilmay2007/22-Ramtek.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
^ "Notification of Election Commission of India, 18th May 2009". Election Commission of India. p. 29. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/press/ECI_15th_Lok_Sabha.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

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