Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)

Akola Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: अकोला लोक सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India.

Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation in 2008, Akola Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments (with their constituency numbers and reservation status) are:^[1]

Constituency number	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Name
28	None	Akot
29	None	Balapur
30	None	Akola West
31	SC	Akola East
32	SC	Murtizapur
33	None	Risod

Members of Parliament

1951: Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar, Indian National Congress
1951: Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar, Indian National Congress (as Buldana Akola ( Constituency no 23 of then Madhya Pradesh - electing two seats ) ) ^[2]

1957: Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar, Indian National Congress
1957: Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar, Indian National Congress (as Buldana Akola ( Constituency no 45 of then Bombay State - electing two seats ) ) ^[3]

1960: T S Patil, Indian National Congress (Bye-elections due to resignation)^[4]

1962: Mohammad Mohibbul Haq, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 29 of Maharashtra State ) ) ^[5]

1967: K.M. Asghar Husain, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 18 of Maharashtra State ) )^[6]

1971: K.M. Asghar Husain, Indian National Congress (as Akola ( Constituency no 18 of Maharashtra State ) )^[7]

1972: Vasant Purushottam Sathe, Indian National Congress (bye-elections due to death of K M A Husain) ^[8]

1977: Vasant Sathe, Indian National Congress (as Akola( Constituency no 19 of Maharashtra State ) )^[9]

1980: Vairale Madhusudan, Indian National Congress
1984: Vairale Madhusudan, Indian National Congress
1989: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1991: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1996: Pandurang Fundkar, Bhartiya Janata Party
1998: Prakash Ambedkar, Republican Party of India
1999: Prakash Ambedkar, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasabha
2004: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party (as Akola( Constituency no 19 of Maharashtra State ) )^[10]

2009: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party (as Akola ( Constituency no 6 of Maharashtra State ) )^[11]
2014: Sanjay Dhotre, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Akola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sanjay Dhotre	2,87,526	38.91
	BBM	Prakash Ambedkar	2,22,678	30.13
	INC	Babasaheb Dhabekar	1,82,776	24.73
Majority			64,848
Turnout			7,38,955
	BJP hold		Swing

General Elections 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Akola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BBM	Prakash Ambedkar	238776
	BJP	Sanjay Dhotre	456472	46.65
	INC	Hidayat Patel	253356
	AAP	Ajay Panjabrao Hinglekar	8076
Majority
Turnout			978491
	BJP hold		Swing

References

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website.
↑ "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "Election Analysis 1977-1984, Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "Notification of Election Commission of India, 18th May 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-12.

External links

Previous Lok Sabha Members by Constituency Lok Sabha website

Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra

Present (48)	Nandurbar Dhule Jalgaon Raver Buldhana Akola Amravati Wardha Ramtek Nagpur Bhandara-Gondiya Gadchiroli-Chimur Chandrapur Yavatmal-Washim Hingoli Nanded Parbhani Jalna Aurangabad Dindori Nashik Palghar Bhiwandi Kalyan Thane Mumbai North Mumbai North West Mumbai North East Mumbai North Central Mumbai South Central Mumbai South Raigad Maval Pune Baramati Shirur Ahmednagar Shirdi Beed Osmanabad Latur Solapur Madha Sangli Satara Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Kolhapur Hatkanangle

Abolished	Bhandara Chimur Dahanu Erandol Gondia (1967) Ichalkaranji Karad Khamgaon (1976) Khed Kolaba Kopargaon Malegaon Pandharpur Rajapur Ratnagiri Washim Yavatmal

Akola district topics

Cities and towns	Akola Akot Balapur Barshitakli Murtajapur Patur Telhara

Monuments	Akola Fort

Transport	NH 6

Lok Sabha constituencies	Akola

Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Akot Akola East Akola West Balapur Murtizapur

Coordinates: 20°42′32.09″N 76°59′47.73″E / 20.7089139°N 76.9965917°E / 20.7089139; 76.9965917