Dindori (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dindori

Existence	2008–present
Current MP	Harischandra Devram Chavan
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2014
State	Maharashtra
Total Electors	1,530,139[1]
Most Successful Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times)
Assembly Constituencies	Nandgaon, Kalvan (ST), Chandwad, Yevla, Niphad, and Dindori (ST).[2]

Dindori Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: दिंडोरी लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. 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.^[3] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Harischandra Devram Chavan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As of the 2014 elections, Chavan represents this constituency.

Assembly segments

Presently, Dindori Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:^[2]

1. Nandgaon
2. Kalvan (ST)
3. Chandwad
4. Yevla
5. Niphad
6. Dindori (ST)

Members of Parliament

Key

  BJP  

Election		Member	Party
	2009	Harishchandra Chavan	Bharatiya Janata Party
	2014	Harishchandra Chavan	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General elections 2009

Indian general elections, 2009: Dindori^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Harischandra Devram Chavan	281,254	41.26	N/A
	NCP	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal	243,907	35.78	N/A
	CPI(M)	Jeeva Pandu Gavit	105,352	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			681,623	47.57	N/A
	BJP win (new seat)

General elections 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Dindori^[1][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Harischandra Devram Chavan	542,784	55.95	+14.69
	NCP	Bharati Pravin Pawar	295,165	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	5,578	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			247,619	25.53	+20.05
Turnout			970,182	63.40	+15.83
	BJP hold		Swing

See also

• Malegaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Nashik district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

1. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
2. "Delimitation Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
3. "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008.
4. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
5. "Maharashtra - Dindori". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.