Dindori Lok Sabha Constituency
Dindori Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is in Nashik district. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted 12 July 2002. The first held elections were in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Harischandra Devram Chavan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bhaskar Bhagare of the NCP(SP) is elected as Member of Parliament in 2024. Now he represents Dindori Loksabha Constituency by defeating BJP Candidate Bharati Pawar.
Assembly segments
Presently, Dindori Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Nandgaon | Nashik | Suhas Kande | SHS | BJP | ||
| 117 | Kalwan (ST) | Nitin Pawar | NCP | NCP(SP) | |||
| 118 | Chandwad | Rahul Aher | BJP | BJP | |||
| 119 | Yevla | Chhagan Bhujbal | NCP | NCP(SP) | |||
| 121 | Niphad | Diliprao Bankar | NCP | NCP(SP) | |||
| 122 | Dindori (ST) | Narhari Zirwal | NCP | NCP(SP) | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Harishchandra Chavan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Bharati Pawar | ||
| 2024 | Bhaskar Bhagare | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP(SP) | Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare | 577,339 | 46.53 | New | |
| BJP | Bharati Pawar | 4,64,140 | 37.40 |  12.48
| |
| Independent | Babu Sadu Bhagare | 1,03,632 | 8.35 | N/A | |
| VBA | Dhomse Malati Rahul | 37,103 | 2.99 | 2.18
| |
| Independent | Jagtap Dipak Ganpat | 15,681 | 1.26 | N/A | |
| BSP | Tulshiram Chiman Khotare | 9,654 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,246 | 0.66 | 0.17
| |
| Majority | 1,13,199 | 9.12 | 8.35
| ||
| Turnout | 12,40,910 | 66.95 |  1.24
| ||
| NCP(SP) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharati Pawar | 567,470 | 49.88 | ||
| NCP | Dhanraj Mahale | 3,68,691 | 32.41 | ||
| CPI(M) | Jiva Pandu Gavit | 1,09,570 | 9.63 | ||
| VBA | Bapu Barde | 58,847 | 5.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,446 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 1,98,779 | 17.47 | |||
| Turnout | 11,38,702 | 65.71 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harischandra Devram Chavan | 542,784 | 55.95 | +14.69 | |
| NCP | Bharati Pawar | 2,95,165 | 30.42 | -5.36 | |
| CPI(M) | Hemant Motiram Waghere | 72,599 | 7.48 | -7.98 | |
| BSP | Mali Sharad Sahebrao | 17,724 | 1.83 | -0.80 | |
| Independent | Gaikwad Abhijeet Kalyanrao | 10,267 | 1.06 | N/A | |
| BBM | Prabhat Chindhu Sonawane | 10,578 | 0.57 | -0.42 | |
| Independent | Ajitdada Bhika Pawar | 5,177 | 0.53 | N/A | |
| AAP | Dnyaneshwar Damu Mali | 4,067 | 0.42 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kailas Sakharam More | 3,900 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| BMP | Bharat Kisan Mate | 2,024 | 0.21 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,897 | 1.12 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 2,47,619 | 25.53 | +20.05 | ||
| Turnout | 9,70,182 | 63.40 | +15.83 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +10.03 | |||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harischandra Devram Chavan | 281,254 | 41.26 | N/A | |
| NCP | Narhari Sitaram Zirwal | 2,43,907 | 35.78 | N/A | |
| CPI(M) | Jeeva Pandu Gavit | 1,05,352 | 15.46 | N/A | |
| BSP | Gangurde Dipak Shankar | 17,902 | 2.63 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shankar Deoram Gangurde | 11,372 | 1.67 | N/A | |
| Independent | Gangurde Balu Kisan | 6,957 | 1.02 | N/A | |
| BBM | Pawar Sampat Waman | 6,717 | 0.99 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhika Harsing Barde | 4,649 | 0.68 | N/A | |
| Independent | Vijay Namdeo Pawar | 3,513 | 0.52 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 37,347 | 5.48 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,81,623 | 47.57 | N/A | ||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||