Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)

Wardha Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: वर्धा लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Amravati and Wardha districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Wardha Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:^[1]

Constituency number	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Name
36	None	Dhamangaon Railway
43	None	Morshi
44	None	Arvi
45	None	Deoli
46	None	Hinganghat
47	None	Wardha

Members of Parliament

• 1951: Narayan Daramnarayan Agarwal, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 16 of then Madhya Pradesh ) ) ^[2]
• 1957: Kamalnayan Bajaj, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 51 of then Bombay State ) ) ^[3]
• 1962: Kamalnayan Bajaj, Indian National Congress ( from Wardha ( Constituency no 36 of Maharashtra State ) ) ^[4]
• 1967: Kamalnayan Bajaj, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 25 of Maharashtra State ) )^[5]
• 1971: Jagjivanrao Ganpatrao Kadam, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 25 of Maharashtra State ) )^[6]
• 1977: Santoshrao Gode, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 27 of Maharashtra State ) )^[7]
• 1980: Vasant Sathe, Indian National Congress
• 1984: Vasant Sathe, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Vasant Sathe, Indian National Congress
• 1991: Ramchandra Ghangare, Communist Party of India
• 1996: Vijay Mude, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1998: Datta Meghe, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Prabha Rau, Indian National Congress
• 2004: Suresh Waghmare, Bharatiya Janata Party (from Wardha ( Constituency no 27 of Maharashtra State ) )^[8]
• 2009: Datta Meghe, Indian National Congress (from Wardha ( Constituency no 8 of Maharashtra State ) )^[9]
• 2014: Ramdas Tadas, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General elections, 2014

General Election, 2014: Wardha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ramdas Tadas	537518	53.04
	INC	Sagar Meghe	321735	31.75
	BSP	Chetan Pendam	90866	8.97
Majority			215783
Turnout			1013445
	BJP gain from INC

General election, 2009

General Election, 2009: Wardha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Datta Meghe	3,52,853	45.88
	BJP	Suresh Waghmare	2,56,935	33.40
	BSP	Bipin Kangale	1,31,643	17.11
Majority			95,918
Turnout			7,69,132
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Wardha district
• Amravati district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website.
2. "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 43. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
3. "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 33. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
4. "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 69. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
5. "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 70. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
6. "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 71. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
7. "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
8. "Election Analysis 1977-1984, Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
9. "Notification of Election Commission of India, 18th May 2009" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 29. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

External links

• Previous Lok Sabha Members by Constituency Lok Sabha website