Gadchiroli–Chimur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Gadchiroli–Chimur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Marotrao Kowase of the Indian National Congress. As of the 2014 elections, it is represented by Ashok Nete of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Gadchiroli–Chimur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Amgaon (ST) | Gondiya | Sahasram Maroti Korote | INC | INC | ||
| 67 | Armori (ST) | Gadchiroli | Krishna Damaji Gajbe | BJP | INC | ||
| 68 | Gadchiroli (ST) | Deorao Madguji Holi | BJP | INC | |||
| 69 | Aheri (ST) | Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Aatram | NCP | INC | |||
| 73 | Bramhapuri | Chandrapur | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | INC | INC | ||
| 74 | Chimur | Bunty Bhangdiya | BJP | INC | |||
Armori and Chimur assembly segments were earlier in part of the former Chimur constituency, while Gadchiroli assembly segment was earlier in the former Chandrapur constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2009 :See Chimur
| |||
| 2009 | Marotrao Kowase | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Ashok Nete | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Namdeo Kirsan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Namdeo Kirsan | 617,792 | 52.97 |  14.25
| |
| BJP | Ashok Nete | 4,76,096 | 40.82 |  4.68
| |
| BSP | Gonnade Yogesh Namdeorao | 19,055 | 1.63 | 0.83
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,577 | 1.42 | 0.73
| |
| VBA | Hitesh Madavi | 15,922 | 1.37 | 8.38
| |
| Majority | 1,41,696 | 12.15 | 5.37
| ||
| Turnout | 11,66,360 | 72.12 | 0.21
| ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Nete | 519,968 | 45.50 | 6.68
| |
| INC | Dr. Namdeo Dalluji Usendi | 4,42,442 | 38.72 | 9.60
| |
| VBA | Ramesh Gajabe | 1,11,468 | 9.75 | New | |
| BSP | Harichandra Nagoji Mangam | 28,104 | 2.46 | 4.05
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 24,599 | 2.15 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 77,526 | 6.78 | 16.28
| ||
| Turnout | 11,42,698 | 72.33 | 2.29
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Nete | 535,982 | 52.18 | 17.16
| |
| INC | Dr. Namdeo Dalluji Usendi | 2,99,112 | 29.12 | 9.31
| |
| BSP | Ramrao Govinda Nannaware | 66,906 | 6.51 | 9.70
| |
| AAP | Gajbe Ramesh Kumar Baburaoji | 45,458 | 4.43 | New | |
| CPI | Namdeo Anandrao Kannake | 22,512 | 2.19 | 0.56
| |
| AITC | Satish Gokuldas Pendam | 8,156 | 0.79 | N/A | |
| API | Deorao Monba Nannaware | 6,606 | 0.64 | New | |
| Independent | Dandekar Baburao Laxman | 6,470 | 0.63 | N/A | |
| SP | Vinod Ankush Nannaware | 4,287 | 0.42 | N/A | |
| BMP | Diwakar Pendam | 3,730 | 0.36 | New | |
| RPI | Prabhakar Mahaguji Dadmal | 3,422 | 0.33 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 24,488 | 2.38 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 2,36,870 | 23.06 | 19.65
| ||
| Turnout | 10,28,462 | 70.04 | 4.90
| ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Marotrao Kowase | 321,756 | 38.43 | ||
| BJP | Ashok Nete | 2,93,176 | 35.02 | ||
| BSP | Raje Satyawanrao Atram | 1,35,756 | 16.21 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Tukaram Madavi | 25,857 | 3.09 | ||
| CPI | Namdeo Anandrao Kannake | 23,001 | 2.75 | ||
| Independent | Jambhule Narayan Dinabhaji | 8,916 | 1.06 | ||
| GGP | Vijay Surajsing Madavi | 7,953 | 0.95 | ||
| BBM | Pendam Diwakar Gulab | 7,240 | 0.86 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,580 | 3.41 | |||
| Turnout | 8,37,247 | 65.14 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- Chimur Lok Sabha constituency ( 1967 to 2004 elections for 4th to 14th Lok Sabha )
- Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli district
- Chandrapur district
- Gondiya district
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
- ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
- ^ "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Delimitation Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. p. 23. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Bhatt, Arunkumar (30 March 2004). "Police draw up blueprint to tackle naxal threat". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha 2024 Election Results: Gadchiroli - Chimur". Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Maharashtra – Gadchiroli–Chimur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.