# Nagpur West Assembly constituency

Nagpur West Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Overview

Nagpur West (constituency number 56) is one of the 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Nagpur district. It is one of the wealthiest constituencies in Nagpur. Areas where the rich and famous of Nagpur live, like Civil Lines, Byramji Town and Jafar Nagar fall in this constituency. The constituency was a BJP stronghold until 2019 when the INC candidate Vikas Thakre beat BJP's Sudhakar Deshmukh and then again in 2024 against BJP's Sudhakar Kohale.

## Extent of the constituency

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:
* Neighbourhood
* Dharampeth
* Ramdaspeth
* Shivaji Nagar
* Sitabuldi
* Ravi Nagar
* Hazari Pahad
* Ram Nagar
* Civil Lines
* Sadar
* ByRamji Town
* Gaddigodam
* Friends Colony
* GittiKhadaan
* Jafar Nagar
* Gorewada (Part)
* Mankapur (Part)
* Zinga Bai Takli (Part)

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Until 1957: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1957 | A. B. Bardhan | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Sushila Balraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Sushila Balraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Sushila Balraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Bhaurao Mulak | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Mancharsha Avari | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Mancharsha Avari | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Vinod Gudadhe Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Vinod Gudadhe Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Devendra Fadnavis | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Devendra Fadnavis | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Sudhakar Deshmukh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Sudhakar Deshmukh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Vikas Thakre | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Vikas Thakre | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vikas Thakre | 104,144 | 47.45 | 0.8 |
| | BJP | Sudhakar Kohale | 98,320 | 44.80 | 1.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,824 | 2.65 | 0.92 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vikas Thakre | 83,252 | 46.65 | 12.09 |
| | BJP | Sudhakar Deshmukh | 76,885 | 43.08 | 6.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,367 | 3.57 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sudhakar Deshmukh | 86,500 | 49.7 | 12.03 |
| | INC | Vikas Thakre | 60,098 | 34.6 | 1.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,402 | 15.1 | 13.9 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sudhakar Deshmukh | 59,955 | 37.4 | 11.2 |
| | INC | Anees Ahmed | 57,976 | 36.2 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,979 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Devendra Fadnavis | 113,143 | 48.6 | 12.09 |
| | INC | Anees Ahmed | 95,533 | 41.0 | 6.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,610 | 7.6 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 1957

* A. B. Bardhan (CPI): 26,616 votes
* Shambharkar Punjabrao Hukam (SC) SCF: 25,878 votes
* Borkar Anusayabai (SC) INC: 24,073 votes
* Gawande Wamanrao Govindrao (INC): 24,012 votes
* Awari Manchearsha Rusramji (PSP): 11,822 votes

### 1962

* Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 12,859 votes
* A. B. Bardhan (CPI): 12,701 votes
* Govind Gopal Bambulkar (Independent): 11,059 votes
* Sumatitai Suklikar (Jana Sangh): 6,385 votes

### 1967

* Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,694 votes
* Sumati B. Suklikar (BJS): 16,793 votes

### 1972

* Sushilabai Balraj (INC): 25,410 votes
* Sumati Balkrishna Suklikar (BJS): 20,896 votes

### 1978

* Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao (INC-I): 45,625 votes
* Sumatibai Suklikar (Janata Party): 33,531 votes
* Sushila Balraj (Congress-Socialist): 5,072 votes (third place)