Amgaon Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the constituencies of

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, in India.

Overview

Amgaon is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Gondia district. and comprises the entire Deori, Salekasa and Amgaon

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s of the district. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the

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. Amgaon is part of the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely

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, Gadchiroli and

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in the Gadchiroli district and Brahmapuri and

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in the Chandrapur district. Before 2009, it used to be part of the now defunct

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Members of Legislative Assembly

* 1962 : Narayan Bahekar (Praja Samajwadi Party) * 1967 :

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(Bharatiya Jana Sangh) * 1972 : Swarupchand Ajmera (INC) * 1978 : Mahadeo Shivankar (Janata Party) * 1980 : Mahadeorao Shiwankar (Bharatiya Janata Party) * 1985 : Mahadeorao Shiwankar (BJP) * 1990 : Bharat Bahekar (Congress) * 1995 : Mahadeorao Shiwankar (BJP) * 1999 : Mahadeorao Shiwankar (BJP) * 2014 : Sanjay Puram,

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* 2019 :

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(Indian National Congress)

Election Results

1962 Assembly Election

* Narayan Mohani Bahekar (PSP) : 9,631 votes * Laxman Bisan Mankar (JS) : 5,260 votes

1967 Assembly Election

* L. B. Mankar (BJS) : 13,844 votes * N. M. Bahekar (SSP) : 13,218

1972 Assembly Election

* Swarupchand Ajmera (INC) : 31,000 votes * 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 * Jain Kewalchand Kanhaiyalal (Indira Congress) : 33,859

1985 Assembly Election

* Mahadeorao Sukaji Shionkar (BJP) : 51,114 votes * 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 * Raut Ramratanbapu Bharatrajbapu (INC) : 63140

2014 Assembly Election

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

2019 Assembly Election

(Indian National Congress) : 88,265 votes * Sanjay Hanmantrao Puram (Bharatiya Janata Party) : 80,845

References

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