Yavatmal Assembly constituency
| Yavatmal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Yavatmal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Yavatmal-Washim |
| Established | 1951 [1] |
| Total electors | 371,435 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Yavatmal Assembly constituency, formerly known as Yeotmal, is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
It is a part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Washim district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim (SC) and Karanja from Washim district and Ralegaon (ST), Digras and Pusad from Yavatmal district.
The remaining constituencies from Yavatmal district, Wani and Arni are part of Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency while Umarkhed is part of Nanded Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tarachand Surana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ramchandra Jagoba Kadu alias Babasaheb Gharfalkar | ||
| 1962 | Jambuwantrao Dhote | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1964^ | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Narsingrao Ramchandra Kadu Gharfalkar | ||
| 1978 | Jambuwantrao Dhote | Independent | |
| 1980 | Trambak Deshmukh Parvekar alias Abasaheb Parvekar | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980^ | Vijayatai Jambhuwantrao Dhote | ||
| 1985 | Sadashivrao Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Jawahar Deshmukh Parvekar alias Annasaheb Parvekar | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Rajabhau Thakre | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Kirti Gandhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Madan Yerawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013^ | Nandini Deshmukh Parvekar | ||
| 2014 | Madan Yerawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Balasaheb Mangulkar | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balasaheb Mangulkar | 117,504 | 49.32% |  12.78
| |
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 106,123 | 44.55% | 6.95
| |
| VBA | Dr. Niraj Waghmare | 5,432 | 2.28% |  1.43
| |
| BSP | Bhai Aman | 2,425 | 1.02% | 0.15
| |
| PHJSP | Chaudhary Bipin Anil | 2,139 | 0.90% | 0.86
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 838 | 0.35% | 0.48
| |
| Margin of victory | 11,381 | 4.78% | 3.72
| ||
| Turnout | 239,068 | 64.36% | 8.32
| ||
| Total valid votes | 238,230 | ||||
| Registered electors | 371,435 | 3.51
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.73
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 80,425 | 37.59% | 11.06
| |
| INC | Balasaheb Mangulkar | 78,172 | 36.54% | 20.15
| |
| Independent | Santosh Marotrao Dhawale | 38,345 | 17.92% | New | |
| VBA | Yogesh Shivram Deshmukh Parwekar | 7,930 | 3.71% | New | |
| PHJSP | Bipin Anil Chaudhari | 3,757 | 1.76% | New | |
| BSP | Sandip Anant Devkate | 1,848 | 0.86% | 16.19
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,785 | 0.83% | 0.48
| |
| Vidarbha Rajya Aghadi | Amol Laxmanrao Borkhade, Advocate | 1,316 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,253 | 1.05% | 0.45
| ||
| Turnout | 215,723 | 56.04% | 2.16
| ||
| Total valid votes | 213,932 | ||||
| Registered electors | 384,935 | 10.75
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.06
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 53,671 | 26.53% | 13.70
| |
| SS | Santosh Marotrao Dhavale | 52,444 | 25.93% | New | |
| BSP | Mo.Tarique Mo.Sami | 34,498 | 17.06% | New | |
| INC | Thakare Rahul Manikrao | 33,152 | 16.39% | 36.80
| |
| NCP | Sandip Rameshchandra Bajoriya | 17,909 | 8.85% | New | |
| MNS | Rajane Bhanudas Bapuraoji | 2,373 | 1.17% | New | |
| Independent | Pradip Marotrao Wadafale | 1,708 | 0.84% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 720 | 0.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,227 | 0.61% | 12.35
| ||
| Turnout | 203,202 | 58.47% | 21.67
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| Total valid votes | 202,270 | ||||
| Registered electors | 347,558 | 8.03
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 26.66
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Assembly By-election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. P. Nandini Nilesh (E) | 62,509 | 53.19% | 18.50
| |
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 47,278 | 40.23% | 17.77
| |
| Independent | H.D. Meshram | 3,129 | 2.66% | New | |
| PRP | U. B. Kamble | 1,210 | 1.03% | New | |
| Independent | Dhale Manish | 989 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,231 | 12.96% | 0.73
| ||
| Turnout | 117,521 | 36.53% | 14.87
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| Total valid votes | 117,521 | ||||
| Registered electors | 321,737 | 1.76
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 18.50
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nilesh Shivram Deshmukh Parvekar | 56,370 | 34.69% | 3.55
| |
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 36,495 | 22.46% | 13.30
| |
| Independent | Shrikant Alis Balasaheb Madhavrao Chaudhari | 26,352 | 16.22% | New | |
| Independent | Chandrakant Ramraoji Gade Patil | 18,650 | 11.48% | New | |
| BSP | Rajendra Shriramji Mahadole | 9,303 | 5.72% | 9.22
| |
| Independent | Pratima Jagdish Datar | 2,532 | 1.56% | New | |
| CPI | Madhukar Tulshiram Surpatne | 2,250 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,875 | 12.23% | 7.61
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| Turnout | 162,512 | 51.40% | 5.52
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| Total valid votes | 162,508 | ||||
| Registered electors | 316,167 | 30.70
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.07
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Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 49,234 | 35.76% | 0.90
| |
| INC | Kirti Gandhi | 42,875 | 31.14% | 14.76
| |
| BSP | Arun Pandharinath Raut | 20,574 | 14.94% | New | |
| Independent | Rajabhau Thakare | 7,951 | 5.77% | New | |
| Vidharbha Janata Congres | Dhote Jambuwantrao | 7,139 | 5.18% | New | |
| Independent | Ramchandra Tukaram Masram | 1,991 | 1.45% | New | |
| SP | Arif Raheman A Rahim | 1,911 | 1.39% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,359 | 4.62% | 4.62
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| Turnout | 137,787 | 56.96% | 0.02
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| Total valid votes | 137,686 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,899 | 23.04
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.14
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Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kirti Gandhi | 51,343 | 45.90% | 24.87
| |
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 41,011 | 36.66% | 5.61
| |
| NCP | Gharphalkar Ashok Ramchandra | 18,728 | 16.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,332 | 9.24% | 0.78
| ||
| Turnout | 115,356 | 58.67% | 0.90
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| Total valid votes | 111,865 | ||||
| Registered electors | 196,606 | 1.65
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 14.85
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Assembly By-election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | 33,627 | 31.05% | 5.08
| |
| INC | Anil Shankarrao Mangulkar | 22,776 | 21.03% | 2.38
| |
| JD | Annasabeh Alias Bhimsing Ramchandrasingh Solanke | 14,611 | 13.49% | 4.96
| |
| Independent | Himmat Pande Patil | 13,042 | 12.04% | New | |
| Independent | Shrikant Alias Baloo Chaudhari | 8,162 | 7.54% | New | |
| Independent | Yembahwar Nanabhau Barayanrao | 5,305 | 4.90% | New | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) | Anil Anna Gote | 4,501 | 4.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,851 | 10.02% | 2.71
| ||
| Turnout | 109,409 | 56.57% | 12.80
| ||
| Total valid votes | 108,303 | ||||
| Registered electors | 193,418 | 4.58
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.08
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Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakre | 50,384 | 36.13% | New | |
| INC | Annasaheb Deshmukh Parwekar | 32,637 | 23.41% | 0.65
| |
| JD | Annasaheb Alias Bhimsing Ramchandra Solanke | 25,725 | 18.45% | 13.40
| |
| BBM | Telang Chandan Raghobaji | 12,909 | 9.26% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Nandurkar Prakash Bhaskarrao | 7,713 | 5.53% | New | |
| AIFB | Bhore Devidas Shamrao | 2,591 | 1.86% | New | |
| Independent | Ingole Sandhya Wasantrao | 1,101 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,747 | 12.73% | 5.74
| ||
| Turnout | 141,536 | 69.83% | 9.88
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| Total valid votes | 139,440 | ||||
| Registered electors | 202,695 | 25.62
| |||
| BJP gain from JD | Swing | 4.29
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Jawahar Trimbakrao Deshmukh | 30,271 | 31.85% | New | |
| Independent | Gade Holeshwarrao Tulshiramji | 23,632 | 24.86% | New | |
| INC | Dhote Vijaytai W/O Jambuwantrao | 21,633 | 22.76% | 41.94
| |
| Independent | Balu Alias Shrikant Chaudhary | 9,252 | 9.73% | New | |
| SS | Moharkar Chandrashekhar Madhusudan | 5,935 | 6.24% | New | |
| BSP | Gawande Balu Ramrao | 1,057 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | Shantilal Ambadas Jaju | 848 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,639 | 6.98% | 40.73
| ||
| Turnout | 96,121 | 59.57% | 11.08
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| Total valid votes | 95,057 | ||||
| Registered electors | 161,350 | 29.97
| |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | 32.85
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sadashivrao Bapuji Thakre | 38,416 | 64.70% | New | |
| IC(S) | Balshaheb Ghuikhedkar | 10,081 | 16.98% | New | |
| RPI | Kazi Jalaloddin Razzakmiya | 5,246 | 8.83% | New | |
| AIFB | Bore Devidas Shamraoji | 3,330 | 5.61% | New | |
| Independent | Chachane Mahadeorao Narayanrao | 607 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | Thakre Prabhakar Dadaji | 599 | 1.01% | New | |
| Independent | Chhangani Badrinarayan Gopilal | 545 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,335 | 47.72% | 5.49
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| Turnout | 60,179 | 48.47% | 2.18
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| Total valid votes | 59,379 | ||||
| Registered electors | 124,148 | 12.69
| |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 6.62
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Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Trambak Dattatrya Deshmukh Alias Abasaheb | 35,868 | 71.32% | New | |
| Independent | Bhore Devidas Shamrao | 9,106 | 18.11% | New | |
| BJP | Sitaram Rangappa Kaushik | 3,185 | 6.33% | New | |
| [[Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh|Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh]] | Tiwari Rajkishor Matasaran | 563 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Umashankar Babulal Dixit | 530 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Shantaram Laxmanrao Veti | 501 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Atram Shioram Kacharu | 491 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,762 | 53.21% | 0.20
| ||
| Turnout | 51,191 | 46.46% | 27.77
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| Total valid votes | 50,293 | ||||
| Registered electors | 110,172 | 7.32
| |||
| INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | 2.46
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Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 55,608 | 73.78% | New | |
| JP | Gilani Walimohammed Noormohammed | 15,654 | 20.77% | New | |
| INC | Kapse Vasantrao Kesheorao | 2,114 | 2.80% | 38.51
| |
| Independent | Deshmukh Gulab Ganpat | 1,830 | 2.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,954 | 53.01% | 39.01
| ||
| Turnout | 76,663 | 74.68% | 5.00
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| Total valid votes | 75,370 | ||||
| Registered electors | 102,658 | 9.24
| |||
| Independent gain from AIFB | Swing | 18.46
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Gharfalkar K N Ramchandra | 35,567 | 55.32% | New | |
| INC | G V Rao Balkrishna | 26,564 | 41.32% | 9.52
| |
| ABJS | Deo Prabhakar Pundlik | 1,291 | 2.01% | 1.41
| |
| Independent | Amjadali Umranali | 388 | 0.60% | New | |
| INC(O) | Uttarwar C Ramkant | 362 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,003 | 14.00% | 13.24
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| Turnout | 65,764 | 69.98% | 3.18
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| Total valid votes | 64,296 | ||||
| Registered electors | 93,979 | 12.29
| |||
| AIFB gain from Independent | Swing | 3.72
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 35,374 | 59.03% | New | |
| INC | Alihasan Mamdani | 19,051 | 31.79% | New | |
| RPI | P. D. Dable | 3,449 | 5.76% | New | |
| ABJS | P. P. Deo | 2,048 | 3.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,323 | 27.24% | |||
| Turnout | 62,878 | 75.13% | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,922 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,690 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 25,609 | New | ||
| INC | N. V. Tatad | 16,728 | |||
| Independent | B. G. Uike | 421 | New | ||
| Independent | M. P. Malunde | 386 | New | ||
| Independent | R. S. Gedam | 242 | New | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,881 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote | 19,137 | 43.71% | New | |
| INC | Chhabutai Uttamrao Dahake | 18,128 | 41.41% | 24.22
| |
| Independent | Baburao Kashinath Yerawar | 4,793 | 10.95% | New | |
| ABJS | Narayan Sadashiv Ranade | 1,064 | 2.43% | New | |
| Independent | Ramnarayan Ramgopal Chamediya | 457 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,335 | 30.46% 28.95
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New | ||
| Turnout | 46,542 | 71.58% | 3.49
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| Total valid votes | 43,777 | ||||
| Registered electors | 65,021 | 16.55
| |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | 21.91
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramchandra Jagoba Kadu Gharfalkar | 23,371 | 65.63% | 8.65
| |
| PSP | Ramnarayan Ramgopal Chamedia | 12,241 | 34.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,130 | 31.25% | 30.95
| ||
| Turnout | 35,612 | 63.84% | 63.34
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| Total valid votes | 35,612 | ||||
| Registered electors | 55,787 | 2.69
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 65.06
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tarachand Shermal Surana | 15,304 | 56.97% | New | |
| SP | Nandkumar Balram Agarwal | 7,227 | 26.91% | New | |
| ABJS | Purushottam Vithal Deshmukh | 2,919 | 10.87% | New | |
| SKP | Rajabhau Bapuji Jamle | 1,411 | 5.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,077 | 30.07% | 0.30
| ||
| Turnout | 26,861 | 49.45% | 0.49
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| Total valid votes | 26,861 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,325 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ "DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". pp. 52–124. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Yavatmal Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.