# Bhokardan Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

Bhokardan is one of the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jalna lok sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Jalna and Badnapur in Jalna district and Sillod, Phulambri and Paithan in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. It covers the entire Jafarabad tehsil and part of Bhokardan tehsil.

### Bhokardan Vidhan Sabha constituency Delimitation History

Following areas are included in Bhokardan Vidhan Sabha constituency during delimitation every time.
| S.No | Delimitation implemented Year | Assembly constituencies Included |
| 1 | 2008 | 1. Jafferabad Tehsil, 2. Bhokardan Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Dhawada, Pimpalgaon (Renukai), Sipora Bazar, Bhokardan and Bhokardan (MC). |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Bhaurao Gawande | Peasants and Workers Party |
| 1967 | B. J. Kale | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Bhaurao Gawande | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Vithalrao Sapkal | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ragnath Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Santoshrao Daspute | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Raosaheb Danve | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Raosaheb Danve | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Vithalrao Sapkal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2003^ | Chandrakant Danve | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Chandrakant Danve | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2009 | Chandrakant Danve | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2014 | Santosh Danve | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Santosh Danve | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Santosh Danve | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ -bypoll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Santosh Danve | 128,480 | 51.18 | −3.47 |
| | NCP-SP | Chandrakant Danve | 1,05,301 | 41.95 | +2.28 |
| | Independent | Keshav Anandrao Janjal | 3699 | 1.47 | +1.47 |
| | Independent | Vaishali Suresh Dabhade | 2370 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
| | VBA | Dipak Bhimrao Borhade | 2031 | 0.81 | −3.02 |
| | Independent | Keshav Ramkisan Dethe | 1544 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 727 | 0.29 | −0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,179 | 9.26 | −5.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,51,035 | 77.36 | +6.63 |
| | BJP gain from NCP-SP | BJP gain from NCP-SP | Swing | | |

### Assembly elections, 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Santosh Danve | 118,539 | 54.65 | +19.54 |
| | NCP | Chandrakant Danve | 86,049 | 39.67 | +7.96 |
| | VBA | Borhade Dipak Bhimarao | 8,298 | 3.83 | +3.83 |
| | NOTA | None of The Above | 1,629 | 0.75 | −0.28 |
| | BSP | Nivrutti Vishwnath Bansode | 1,193 | 0.55 | −1.78 |
| | BTP(M) | Raju Ashok Gawali | 699 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Independent | Mujahid Abdul Bari Siddiqui | 518 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,490 | 14.98 | +11.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,16,925 | 70.73 | −4.32 |
| | BJP gain from NCP | BJP gain from NCP | Swing | | |

### Assembly elections, 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhokardan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Santosh Danve | 69,597 | 35.11 | −5.25 |
| | NCP | Chandrakant Danve | 62,847 | 31.71 | −9.65 |
| | SS | Ramesh Patilba Gavhad | 36,298 | 18.50 | +18.50 |
| | INC | Suresh Damodhar Gavali | 5,286 | 2.67 | +2.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,750 | 3.40 | +2.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,210 | 75.05 | +2.24 |
| | BJP gain from NCP | BJP gain from NCP | Swing | | |

### Assembly elections, 2009

2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Bhokardan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Chandrakant Danve | 67,480 | 41.36 | −4.12 |
| | BJP | Nirmala Raosaheb Danve | 65,841 | 40.36 | −3.18 |
| | Independent | Sarjerao Vithoba Shinde | 11,163 | 6.84 | +6.84 |
| | MNS | Sandu Santukrao Pungale | 6001 | 3.68 | +3.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,639 | 1.00 | −0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,141 | 72.81 | +0.01 |
| | NCP gain from BJP | NCP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### Assembly elections, 2004

2004 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Bhokardan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Chandrakant Danve | 73,611 | 45.48 | +21.52 |
| | BJP | Shivajirao Thote | 70,472 | 43.54 | +1.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,139 | +1.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,845 | 72.80 | +8.00 |
| | NCP gain from BJP | NCP gain from BJP | Swing | | |