# Bhokar Assembly constituency

Bhokar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Nanded district.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Digamber Rao Bindu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Shankarrao Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Shankarrao Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Shankarrao Chavan | Independent |
| 1980 | Balajirao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Balajirao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Madhavrao Kinhalkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Madhavrao Kinhalkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Balajirao Deshmukh | Independent |
| 2004 | Bapusaheb Gorthekar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2009 | Ashok Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Ameeta Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Ashok Chavan | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Sreejaya Chavan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sreejaya Chavan | 133,187 | 57.08 |
| | INC | Kondhekar Tirupati Kadam | 82,636 | 35.41 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 284 | 0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,551 | 11.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,33,349 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ashok Chavan | 140,559 | 67.78 | 13.35 |
| | BJP | Shrinivas Gorathekar | 43,114 | 20.79 | 7.95 |
| | VBA | Namdev Nagorao Ayalwad | 17,813 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,297 | 0.70 | 0.04 |
| | BSP | Ratnakar Taru | 1,240 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,445 | 46.99 | 21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,382 | 74.83 | 4.57 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan | 100,781 | 54.43 | 25.22 |
| | BJP | Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar | 53,224 | 28.74 | 19.94 |
| | SS | Baban Barse | 12,760 | 6.89 | 2.67 |
| | NCP | Dharmraj Deshmukh | 7,809 | 4.22 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,368 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,557 | 25.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,150 | 70.26 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2009

Before 2009 Assembly election Ashok Chavan takes charge as Chief Minister of Maharashtra in November 2008.
2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ashok Shankarrao Chavan | 120,849 | 79.65 | |
| | Independent | Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar | 13,346 | 8.80 | |
| | SS | Bhimrao Kshirsagar | 6,405 | 4.22 | |
| | BSP | Bapurao Gajbhare | 6,279 | 4.14 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 13 | | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,07,503 | 70.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,724 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
After Assembly election-2009, MLA of Bhokar Mr.Ashok Chavan becomes Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan won this seat with a record margin.