Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency
| Bhandara | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Maharashtra state in western India. With the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist. A new constituency, Bhandara-Gondiya came into existence in place of it.
Assembly segments
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:[1]
- Tumsar
- Bhandara
- Tirora
- Gondiya
- Goregaon (now defunct)
- pauni
Members of Lok Sabha
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tularam Chandrabhan Sakhare | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Chaturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani | ||
| 1954^ | Ashok Ranjitram Mehta | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1955^ | Ansuyabai Borkar | ||
| 1957 | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Balkrishna Wasnik | ||
| 1962 | Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis | ||
| 1967 | Ashok Ranjitram Mehta | ||
| 1971 | Vishwmbhardas Dube | ||
| 1977 | Laxmanrao Mankar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Keshavrao Pardhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Khushal Bopche | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1991 | Praful Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Chunnilal Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Shishupal Patle | ||
2008 onwards : See Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency
| |||
^ by-poll
See also
- Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency ( 2009 elections of 15th Lok Sabha onwards)
- Gondia Lok Sabha constituency ( 1962 election to 3rd Lok Sabha)
Notes
- ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 586–7. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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