# Jat Assembly constituency

Jat Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

## Overview

Jat constituency is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Sangli district.
Jat is part of the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Miraj, Sangli, Palus-Kadegaon, Tasgao-Kavathemahakal and Khanapur.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Vijayasinharao Daflle | Independent |
| 1957 | Vijayasinharao Daflle | Independent |
| 1962 | Tukaram Shendge | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Shivrudra T. Bamane | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Shivrudra T. Bamane | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Jayant Ishwar Sohani | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Jayant Ishwar Sohani | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Umaji Sanamadikar | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Umaji Sanamadikar | Independent |
| 1995 | Madhukar Kamble | Independent |
| 1999 | Umaji Sanamadikar | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Suresh Khade | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Prakash Shendge | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Vilasrao Jagtap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Vikramsinh Sawant | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Gopichand Padalkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Jat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gopichand Padalkar | 113,737 | 53.39 | +23.46 |
| | INC | Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant | 75,497 | 35.44 | −14.26 |
| | Independent | Tammangouda Ishwarappa Patil | 19,426 | 9.12 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,240 | 17.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Jat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant | 87,184 | 49.70 | 17.07 |
| | BJP | Vilasrao Narayan Jagtap | 52,510 | 29.93 | 13.17 |
| | Independent | Dr.Ravindra Arali | 28,715 | 16.37 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,379 | 19.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,425 | 64.45 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Jat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Vilasrao Narayan Jagtap | 72,885 | 43.10 |
| | INC | Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant | 55,187 | 32.63 |
| | NCP | Prakash Shivajirao Shendge | 30,130 | 17.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,698 | 11.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,118 | 67.87 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2009

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009: Jat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Prakash Shendge | 58,320 | 39.79 |
| | NCP | Vilasrao Narayan Jagtap | 53,653 | 36.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,667 | 3.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,577 | 65.50 |
| | BJP gain from NCP | BJP gain from NCP | Swing | |

### 2004

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2004: Jat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Suresh Khade | 63,059 | 46.02 |
| | INC | Umaji Dhanappa Sanamadikar | 37,610 | 27.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,449 | 18.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,021 | 66.69 |
| | BJP gain from NCP | BJP gain from NCP | Swing | |