Murtizapur Assembly constituency

Murtizapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the five which are located in the Akola district. It is reserved for a Scheduled Caste candidate.

Murtizapur
Constituency No. 32 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAkola
LS constituencyAkola
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

It is a part of the Akola (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Akot, Balapur, Akola West, and Akola East and Risod from the Washim district.[1]

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 32 Murtizapur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Murtizapur Tehsil, 2. Barshitakli Tehsil, and 3. Akola Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Kurankhed. of the district.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1952Shamrao DhotreIndian National Congress
1957Kusum Korpe
1962
1967Pratibha Tidke
1972
1978Dhyandeorao ThakreIndian National Congress
1980Suresh Kanot
1985Suhas TidkeIndian National Congress
1990Makhram PawarIndependent politician
1995Motiram LahaneBharatiya Janata Party
1999Sanjay Dhotre
2004Tukaram BirkadNationalist Congress Party
2009Harish PimpleBharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019

Election results

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murtizapur[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPHarish Pimple
NOTANone of the Above
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain fromSwing

2009

  • Harish Marotiappa Pimpale (BJP) : 50,333 votes
  • Palaspagar Baldev Sukhaev (BBM) : 34975

1967

  • P.B. Tidake (INC) : 27,593 votes [4]
  • S.P. Pachade (IND) : 13,774

See also

References

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