Amgaon Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India

Amgaon
Constituency No. 66 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondia
LS constituency	Gadchiroli-Chimur
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sahasram Maruti Korote
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2019

Amgaon Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India.

Overview

Amgaon is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Gondia district.^[1] and comprises the entire Deori, Salekasa and Amgaon tehsils of the district. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^[1]

Amgaon is part of the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Armori, Gadchiroli and Aheri in the Gadchiroli district and Brahmapuri and Chimur in the Chandrapur district.^[1] Before 2009, it used to be part of the now defunct Bhandara (Lok Sabha constituency).

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1962	Narayan Mohani Bahekar	Praja Socialist Party
1967	Laxmanrao Mankar	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972	Swarupchand Ajmera	Indian National Congress
1978	Mahadeo Shivankar	Janata Party
1980		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985		Bharatiya Janata Party
1990	Bharatbhau Narayan Bahekar	Indian National Congress
1995	Mahadeo Shivankar	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	Mahadeo Shivankar
2004	Nagpure Bhersinh Dukluji
2009	Ramratanbapu Bharatbhapu Raut	Indian National Congress
2014	Sanjay Hanwantrao Puram	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Sahasram Maruti Korote	Indian National Congress

Election Results

1962 Assembly Election

Narayan Mohani Bahekar (PSP) : 9,631 votes^[2]
Laxman Bisan Mankar (JS) : 5,260 votes

1967 Assembly Election

L. B. Mankar (BJS) : 13,844 votes^[3]
N. M. Bahekar (SSP) : 13,218

1972 Assembly Election

Swarupchand Ajmera (INC) : 31,000 votes^[4]
Laxman Rao Bisanji Mankar (BJS) : 20,418

1978 Assembly Election

Shiwankar, Mahadeorao Sukaji (JNP) : 35,727 votes
Bhaktawarti, Dayaram Dashrath (INC(I)) : 29,197 votes

1980 Assembly Election

Mahadeorao Sukaji Shivankar (BJP) : 38,522 votes^[5]
Jain Kewalchand Kanhaiyalal (Indira Congress) : 33,859

1985 Assembly Election

Mahadeorao Sukaji Shionkar (BJP) : 51,114 votes^[6]
Jain Swaroopchand Jethmal (INC) : 36,897

1990 Assembly Election

Bahekar, Bharatbhau Narayanbhau (INC) : 41,134 votes
Nagpure Bhersingh Dukalu (BJP) : 28,991

1999 Assembly Election

Shivankar, Mahadeorao Sukaji (BJP) : 65,705 votes^[7]
Raut Ramratanbapu Bharatrajbapu (INC) : 63140

2014 Assembly Election

Puram Sanjay Hanwantrao (BJP) : 62,590 votes
Ramrtanbapu Bhartrajbapu Raut (INC) : 44295

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Amgaon^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	INC	Sahasram Maruti Korote	88,265
	BJP	Sanjay Hanmantrao Puram	80,845
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
	INC gain from		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1962". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1967". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1980". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1985". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1999". www.elections.in.
^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.