Kamthi Assembly constituency

Kamthi
Constituency No. 58 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nagpur
Lok Sabha constituency	Ramtek
Established	1962
Total electors	502,099
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Incumbent Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Kamthi Assembly constituency, (formerly Kamptee) also spelled Kamathi or Kamptee, is one of the twelve constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Nagpur district.^[1]^[2]

It has been a part of Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC) from Nagpur district since 2008.^[3] It used to be part of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency until 2008.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1952	Bajrangji Lahanu Kadu Thekedar	Indian National Congress
1962	Anantram Dayal Choudhari
1967	S. Khan A. Kgan Pathan
1972	S. Khan A. Kgan Pathan
1978	Bhosle Tajsingrao Rajelaxmanrao	Indian National Congress
1980	Deotale Sureshbabu Baliramji	Indian National Congress
1985	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	Indian National Congress
1990	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	Indian National Congress
1995	Radke Deorao Santoshrao	Independent politician
1999	Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare	Republican Party of India
2004	Chandrashekhar Bawankule	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009
2014
2019	Tekchand Sawarkar
2024	Chandrashekhar Bawankule

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandrashekhar Bawankule	174,979	54.42	8.43
	INC	Suresh Yadavrao Bhoyar	1,34,033	41.69	0.02
	BSP	Er. Vikrant Surendra Meshram	4,502	1.40	1.56
	VBA	Praful Anandrao Manke	2,779	0.86	3.26
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,168	0.36	0.55
Margin of victory			40,946	12.74	8.41
Turnout			3,22,678	64.27	5.66
Total valid votes			3,21,510
Registered electors			5,02,099		14.06
	BJP hold		Swing	8.43

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tekchand Sawarkar	118,182	45.99	8.65
	INC	Suresh Yadavrao Bhoyar	1,07,066	41.67	4.27
	VBA	Rajesh Bapurao Kakade	10,601	4.13	New
	AIMIM	Shakeebur Rahman Atiqur Rahman	8,345	3.25	New
	BSP	Praful Anandrao Manke	7,612	2.96	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,347	0.91	0.36
Margin of victory			11,116	4.33	12.92
Turnout			2,59,462	58.94	3.06
Total valid votes			2,56,965
Registered electors			4,40,221		16.59
	BJP hold		Swing	8.65

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandrashekhar Bawankule	126,755	54.64	5.28
	INC	Rajendra Bhausaheb Mulak	86,753	37.40	4.18
	SS	Tapeshwar Pundlik Vaidya	12,791	5.51	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,962	1.28	New
Margin of victory			40,002	17.24	1.10
Turnout			2,35,038	62.25	2.64
Total valid votes			2,31,973
Registered electors			3,77,591		15.25
	BJP hold		Swing	5.28

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandrashekhar Bawankule	95,080	49.36	14.50
	INC	Gawande Sunita Ramesh	63,987	33.22	New
	Bahujan Republican Ekta Manch	Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare	24,236	12.58	New
	BSP	Suryawanshi Manik Namdeo	4,098	2.13	7.31
	Independent	Raju Hindustani	2,282	1.18	New
	Independent	Manwatkar Pramod Haridas	1,239	0.64	New
Margin of victory			31,093	16.14	11.55
Turnout			1,92,776	58.84	7.24
Total valid votes			1,92,620
Registered electors			3,27,629		34.36
	BJP hold		Swing	14.50

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandrashekhar Bawankule	56,128	34.86	1.84
	RPI	Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare	48,734	30.27	7.08
	Independent	Shahane Purushottam Panjabrao	27,192	16.89	New
	BSP	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	15,203	9.44	8.19
	Independent	Mohammad Aslam Azimuddin	7,544	4.69	New
	Independent	Raju Hindustani	2,202	1.37	New
	SP	Chawre Mayatai	1,688	1.05	New
Margin of victory			7,394	4.59	0.26
Turnout			1,61,021	66.04	5.98
Total valid votes			1,61,016
Registered electors			2,43,836		20.59
	BJP gain from RPI		Swing	2.49

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RPI	Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare	45,350	37.35	*New*
	BJP	Akare Manohar Bajirao	40,094	33.02	New
	NCP	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	18,088	14.90	New
	Independent	Radke Deorao Santoshrao	15,458	12.73	New
	BSP	Mohammed Shafi Mohammed Ismail	1,519	1.25	New
Margin of victory			5,256	4.33	11.20
Turnout			1,26,653	62.64	12.43
Total valid votes			1,21,433
Registered electors			2,02,199		0.16
	RPI gain from Independent		Swing	3.35

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Radke Deorao Santoshrao	59,738	40.69	*New*
	INC	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	36,937	25.16	7.98
	JD	Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare	30,062	20.48	11.28
	SS	Hatwar Radhyeshyam Fakiraji	8,114	5.53	8.14
	BBM	Balbudhe Hari Balwanta	3,733	2.54	New
	Independent	Vaidya Manikrao Dayaramji	2,425	1.65	New
	Independent	Mudholkar Laxman Gajanan	936	0.64	New
Margin of victory			22,801	15.53	14.96
Turnout			1,50,107	74.12	10.92
Total valid votes			1,46,807
Registered electors			2,02,522		19.03
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	7.55

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	34,715	33.14	37.11
	Independent	Radke Deorao Santoshrao	34,116	32.57	New
	SS	Hatwar Radhesham Fakira	14,319	13.67	New
	JD	Pathan Nasirullah Pir Mohammad	9,634	9.20	New
	RPI	Chimankar Murlidhar Sitaram	6,818	6.51	13.36
	BSP	Wali Mohammad Nur Mohammad	2,706	2.58	New
Margin of victory			599	0.57	49.81
Turnout			1,06,493	62.59	12.57
Total valid votes			1,04,746
Registered electors			1,70,137		30.96
	INC hold		Swing	37.11

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao	44,718	70.26	*New*
	RPI	Ramtake Sampat Mukaji	12,648	19.87	New
	BJP	Kashinathji Ganpatrao Patil	4,940	7.76	5.06
	Independent	Ashok Tukaram Meshram	892	1.40	New
Margin of victory			32,070	50.38	4.10
Turnout			64,335	49.52	14.79
Total valid votes			63,650
Registered electors			1,29,911		6.98
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	7.62

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Deotale Sureshbabu Baliramji	26,018	62.64	8.97
	INC(U)	Dr. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi	6,791	16.35	New
	BJP	Hydari Jainul Abedin	5,324	12.82	New
	Independent	Hedaoo Yeshwant Chaitusao	1,953	4.70	New
	JP	Varma Prakashchand Goverdhandas	1,204	2.90	New
Margin of victory			19,227	46.29	13.39
Turnout			42,165	34.72	33.83
Total valid votes			41,539
Registered electors			1,21,436		6.62
	INC(I) hold		Swing	8.97

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Bhosle Tajsingrao Rajelaxmanrao	41,581	53.66	*New*
	RPI(K)	Rai Rajni Kaushal Prasad	16,090	20.76	1.43
	RPI	Kumbhare Narayanrao Haribhau	7,386	9.53	1.64
	CPI	Deshkar Manohar Madhaorao	6,319	8.15	New
	Independent	Bagdi Manganlal Radhakishan	4,522	5.84	New
	Independent	Varhade Vithalrao Ganpatrao	552	0.71	New
	Independent	Hingnekar Arvind Morubhau	533	0.69	New
Margin of victory			25,491	32.90	1.10
Turnout			79,081	69.43	19.10
Total valid votes			77,488
Registered electors			1,13,895		13.67
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	2.53

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Khan A. Kgan Pathan	25,075	51.14	9.64
	RPI(K)	Ramdas Vithoba Meshram	9,481	19.33	New
	Independent	Mohammed Rafique Ldu	7,044	14.36	New
	RPI	Someshchander N. Vighhri	5,476	11.17	16.88
	Independent	Jamilahmed Noormohmad	1,353	2.76	New
Margin of victory			15,594	31.80	18.35
Turnout			50,778	50.68	9.51
Total valid votes			49,036
Registered electors			1,00,197		9.71
	INC hold		Swing	9.64

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Khan A. Kgan Pathan	22,154	41.50	0.88
	RPI	N. H. Kumbhare	14,972	28.05	3.65
	Independent	J. J. Kale	6,926	12.97	New
	ABJS	M. B. Vyas	5,150	9.65	2.5
	PSP	M. S. Yelne	3,046	5.71	New
	Independent	B. A. Jaiswal	1,135	2.13	New
Margin of victory			7,182	13.45	2.77
Turnout			57,663	63.14	6.00
Total valid votes			53,383
Registered electors			91,327		24.51
	INC hold		Swing	0.88

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anantram Dayal Choudhari	20,036	42.38	12.75
	RPI	Bhalchandra Haribhau Sontakhe	14,986	31.70	New
	Independent	Balkrishna Nagoji Vaidya	5,996	12.68	New
	ABJS	Hiralal Yelayya Pipar	3,378	7.15	0.23
	Independent	Sitaram Bhakruji Mendhe	1,849	3.91	New
	Independent	Bakaram Vithal	1,030	2.18	New
Margin of victory			5,050	10.68	15.07
Turnout			50,713	69.14	13.77
Total valid votes			47,275
Registered electors			73,352		76.30
	INC hold		Swing	12.75

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kamthi^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bajrangji Lahanu Kadu Thekedar	11,625	55.14	*New*
	SCF	Nisarali Abdul Kayum	6,195	29.38	New
	ABJS	Eendsham Jasdesndan Wahie	1,556	7.38	New
	Independent	Morubhau Mahadeo Hingankar	516	2.45	New
	Independent	Santoshrao Mahadeorao Daware	450	2.13	New
	Independent	Haridas Kashinath Chandorkar	379	1.80	New
	Independent	Kama Rajeshwar Bapaiya	363	1.72	New
Margin of victory			5,430	25.75
Turnout			21,084	50.68
Total valid votes			21,084
Registered electors			41,606
	INC win (new seat)

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