Chikhali Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Buldhana district.
Overview It is a part of the Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod),
The seventh Malkapur from the Buldhana district is a part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency from neighbouring Jalgaon district.
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 23 Chikhli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Undri, Amdapur, Eklara, Hatni, Kolara, Chikhli and Chikhli (MC), 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Raipur, Dhad and Mhasla Bk of the Buldhana district.
Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre of the Indian National Congress represents the constituency in the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Chikhli constituency is considered as bastion of Congress Party as Rahul Bondre won it in tough "Modi wave".
Shweta Vidyadhar Mahale of Bharatiya Janata Party won in this constituency in 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Election with many votes than sitting MLA of Indian National Congress and destroyed 15 Years Bastion.
Members of the Legislative Assembly YearMemberParty 1957 Namdeorao Punjaji Pawar 1962 Santoshrao Narayan Patil 1967 T. B. Khedekar 1972 Bharat Rajabhau Bondre 1978 Janardan Dattuappa Bondre 1980 Bharat Rajabhau Bondre 1985 1990 1995 Rekha Purushottam Khedekar 1999 2004 2009 Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre 2014 2019 Shweta Mahale 2024
Election results Assembly Election 2024
Assembly Election 2019
Assembly Election 2014
Assembly Election 2009
Assembly Election 2004
Assembly Election 1999
Assembly Election 1995
Assembly Election 1990
Assembly Election 1985
Assembly Election 1980
Assembly Election 1978
Assembly Election 1972
Assembly Election 1967
Assembly Election 1962
Assembly Election 1957
See also Chikhli, Maharashtra
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