# Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency

Chandrapur is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts.

## Assembly segments

At present, Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments constituency number and reservation (if any) are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 70 | Rajura | Chandrapur | Deorao Bhogare | BJP | INC |
| 71 | Chandrapur (SC) | Chandrapur | Kishor Jorgewar | BJP | INC |
| 72 | Ballarpur | Chandrapur | Sudhir Mungantiwar | BJP | INC |
| 75 | Warora | Chandrapur | Karan Sanjay Deotale | BJP | INC |
| 76 | Wani | Yavatmal | Sanjay Derkar | Shiv Sena(UBT) | INC |
| 80 | Arni (ST) | Yavatmal | Raju Narayan Todsam | BJP | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Mulla Abdullabhai Taherali | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | V.N. Swami | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lal Shyamshah Lal Bhagwanshah | Independent |
| 1964^ | G. M. Kannamwar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | K. M. Koushik | Independent |
| 1971 | Abdul Shafee | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Raje Vishveshvar Rao | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Shantaram Potdukhe | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Shantaram Potdukhe | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Shantaram Potdukhe | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Shantaram Potdukhe | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Hansraj Ahir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Nareshkumar Puglia | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Nareshkumar Puglia | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Hansraj Ahir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Hansraj Ahir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Hansraj Ahir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Suresh Dhanorkar † | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Pratibha Dhanorkar | Indian National Congress |
^ by-poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Chandrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar | 718,410 | 57.88 | 12.70 |
| | BJP | Sudhir Mungantiwar | 4,58,004 | 36.90 | 4.66 |
| | VBA | Rajesh Warluji Bele | 21,980 | 1.77 | 7.28 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,843 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,60,406 | 20.98 | 17.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,41,304 | 67.54 | 2.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chandrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar | 559,507 | 45.18 | |
| | BJP | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | 5,14,744 | 41.56 | |
| | VBA | Rajendra Shriram Mahadole | 1,12,079 | 9.05 | |
| | BSP | Sushil Wasnik | 11,810 | 0.95 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,377 | 0.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,763 | 3.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,39,486 | 64.89 | +1.61 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Chandrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | 508,049 | 45.77 | +12.22 |
| | INC | Sanjay Wamanrao Deotale | 2,71,780 | 24.49 | −5.45 |
| | AAP | Wamanrao Sadashiv Chatap | 2,04,413 | 18.42 | New |
| | BSP | Hansraj Gulab Kumbhare | 49,229 | 4.44 | −1.96 |
| | IND. | Pramod Mangaruji Sorte | 10,930 | 0.98 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,257 | 0.74 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,36,269 | 21.28 | +17.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,09,888 | 63.29 | +4.81 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +12.22 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Chandrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hansraj Ahir | 301,467 | 33.55 | 10.01 |
| | INC | Naresh Kumar Puglia | 2,68,972 | 29.93 | 6.51 |
| | SWA | Wamanrao Chatap | 1,69,112 | 18.82 | N/A |
| | BSP | Dattabhau Hazare | 57,519 | 6.40 | 6.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,495 | 3.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,98,515 | 58.42 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |