Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bhokar Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: भोकर विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Nanded district.^[1]

List of MLA in Bhokar Constituency

1967: Shankarrao Chavan, Indian National Congress
1972: Shankarrao Chavan, Indian National Congress
1978: Shankarrao Chavan, Independent
1980: Balaji Gopalrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress (I)
1985: Balaji Gopalrao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
1990: Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar, Indian National Congress
1995: Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar, Indian National Congress
1999: Balaji Gopalrao Deshmukh, Independent
2004: Srinivas Balajirao Deshmukh, Nationalist Congress Party
2009: Ashok Chavan, Indian National Congress
2014: Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan, Indian National Congress

Election results

General elections 2009

Before 2009 Assembly election Ashok Chavan is Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009:Bhokar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Ashok Shankarrao Chavan	1,20,849	79.65
	Independent	Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar	13,346	8.80
	Shiv Sena	Bhimrao Kshirsagar	6,405	4.22
	BSP	Bapurao Gajbhare	6,279	4.14
	NOTA	None of the above	13		NA
Majority			1,07,503	70.85
Turnout			1,51,724
	INC hold		Swing

After Assembly election-2009, MLA of Bhokar Mr.Ashok Chavan becomes Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

General elections 2014

General Election, 2014: Bhokar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan	1,00,781	54.43	- 25.22
	BJP	Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar	53,224	28.74	+ 19.94
	Shiv Sena	Baban Barse	12,760	6.89	+2.67
	NCP	Dharmrao Deshmukh	7,809	4.22	NA
	PWP	Gavhane Santosh Prabhu	00358	NA	NA
	NOTA	None of the above	1,368	0.74	+0.74
Turnout			1,85,170
	INC hold		Swing

Ameeta Chavan becomes 1st woman MLA of Bhokar by winning 47,557 votes.

Notes

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

Nanded district topics
Cities and towns	Bhokar Deglur Hadgaon Kinwat Mukhed Loha Nanded Ardhapur Biloli Mahur Mudkhed Dharmabad Himayatnagar Naigaon Kandhar Umri
Monuments	Hazur Sahib
Transport	Nanded Airport
Lok Sabha constituencies	Hingoli Latur Nanded
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Kinwat Hadgaon Bhokar Nanded North Nanded South Loha Naigaon Deglur Mukhed

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