# Buldhana Assembly constituency

Buldhana is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven that are located in Buldhana district.

## Overview

It is part of the Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other Vidhan Sabha(assembly) constituencies: Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar (SC), Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod),
The seventh constituency, Malkapur from Buldhana district is part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency from neighbouring Jalgaon district.
As of 2008, the Buldhana constituency comprises the Motala taluka and part of the Buldhana taluka, including the Buldhana Rural and Padali revenue circles, as well as the Buldhana Municipal Council.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Namdeo Pawar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Indira Kotambkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Indira Kotambkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | S. S. Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Ramsingh Bonde | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Shivajirao Bhiku Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Sakharam Aher | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Vithalrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Rajendra Gode | Shiv Sena |
| 1995 | Vijayraj Shinde | Shiv Sena |
| 1999 | Drupatrao Sawale | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Vijayraj Shinde | Shiv Sena |
| 2009 | Vijayraj Shinde | Shiv Sena |
| 2014 | Harshwardhan Sapkal | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Sanjay Gaikwad | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Sanjay Gaikwad | Shiv Sena |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Buldhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SHS | Sanjay Gaikwad | 91,660 | 47.06% |
| | SS(UBT) | Jayashree Shelke | 90,819 | 46.63% |
| | VBA | Prashant Uttam Waghode | 7,146 | 3.67% |
| | BSP | Vijay Ramakrushna Kale | 651 | 0.33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 841 | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,774 | |
| | SS gain from SS(UBT) | SS gain from SS(UBT) | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Buldhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Sanjay Gaikwad | 67,785 | 37.83 |
| | VBA | Vijayraj Shinde | 41,710 | 23.28 |
| | INC | Harshwardhan Sapkal | 31,316 | 17.48 |
| | Independent | Yogendra Gode | 29,943 | 16.71 |
| | AIMIM | Mohammad Sajjad | 5,792 | 2.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,075 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,198 | 58.51 |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Buldhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Harshwardhan Sapkal | 46,985 | 28.66 |
| | MNS | Sanjay Gaikwad | 35,324 | 21.55 |
| | BJP | Yogendra Gode | 33,237 | 20.27 |
| | SS | Vijay Shinde | 32,946 | 20.10 |
| | NCP | Naresh Shelke | 4,387 | 2.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,671 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163937 | 60.09 |
| | INC gain from MNS | INC gain from MNS | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Buldhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Shivajirao Patil | 35,503 | 43.7 |
| | Independent | Atmaram Pawar | 26,152 | 32.19 |
| | INC | Ramsingh Bhonde | 12,346 | 15.2 |
| | JP | Dulichand Gupta | 7,240 | 8.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9351 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81241 | 76.35 |
| | INC(I) gain from Independent | INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Buldhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ramsingh Bhonde | 30,550 | 52.55 |
| | Independent | Murlidhar Patil | 20,878 | 35.92 |
| | RPI | Sadashiv Parwe | 3,965 | 6.82 |
| | INC(O) | Dulichand Gupta | 1,654 | 2.85 |
| | SWA | Raghunandan Palaskar | 264 | 0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9662 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58118 | 63.90 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |