# Chikhali Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

It is a part of the Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod),
The seventh Malkapur from the Buldhana district is a part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency from neighbouring Jalgaon district.
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 23 Chikhli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Undri, Amdapur, Eklara, Hatni, Kolara, Chikhli and Chikhli (MC), 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Raipur, Dhad and Mhasla Bk of the Buldhana district.
Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre of the Indian National Congress represents the constituency in the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Chikhli constituency is considered as bastion of Congress Party as Rahul Bondre won it in tough "Modi wave".
Shweta Vidyadhar Mahale of Bharatiya Janata Party won in this constituency in 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Election with many votes than sitting MLA of Indian National Congress and destroyed 15 Years Bastion.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Santoshrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | T. B. Khedekar | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Bharat Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Janardan Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Bharat Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Bharat Bondre | Indian Congress |
| 1990 | Bharat Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Rekha Khedekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Rekha Khedekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Rekha Khedekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Rahul Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Rahul Bondre | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Shweta Mahale | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Shweta Mahale | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shweta Mahale | 107,703 | 48.88 |
| | INC | Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre | 104521 | 47.45 |
| | MNS | Ganesh Barbade | 1312 | 0.59 |
| | VBA | Sidhdheshwar Parihar | 1273 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3182 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 223434 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shweta Mahale | 93,515 | 48.16% |
| | INC | Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre | 86705 | 44.65% |
| | VBA | Ashok Shivsingh Suradkar | 9661 | 4.98% |
| | BSP | Parveen Bi Sayyed Harun | 1109 | 0.57% |
| | Independent | Devanand Pandurang Gawai | 551 | 0.28% |
| | Independent | Rajendra Vishvanath Jawanjal | 507 | 0.26% |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1035 | 0.53% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6810 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194182 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre | 61,581 | 33.85% |
| | BJP | Khabutare Sureshaappa Wamanaappa | 47,520 | 26.12% |
| | NCP | Dhrupadrao Bhagwan Savle | 33,699 | 18.53% |
| | SS | Dr Pratapsing Dalsing Rajput | 26,929 | 14.8% |
| | MNS | Kharapas Vinod Bhaskarrao | 3,103 | 1.71% |
| | BBM | Kharat Vijay Gopala | 2,253 | 1.24% |
| | BSP | Jadhav Nivrutti Vitthal | 1,973 | 1.08% |
| | Independent | Ganesh Digambar Bahekar | 2001 | 1.1% |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,321 | 0.73% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14061 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181903 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre | 76,456 | 48.88% |
| | BJP | Prakash Rustumrao Javanjal | 48,549 | 31.03% |
| | JSS | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 21852 | 13.97% |
| | SBP | Kankhar Samadhan Sahebrao | 2,061 | 1.32% |
| | SP | Sawale Samadhan Manikrao | 293 | 0.19% |
| | Independent | Shailandra Sheshrao Chavan | 1,028 | 0.66% |
| | Independent | Gawai Rajesh Ashokrao | 519 | 0.33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27916 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156444 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Khedekar Rekha Purushottam | 68,969 | 43.90% |
| | INC | Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre | 67,885 | 43.21% |
| | BSP | Siraj Siraj | 11,231 | 7.15% |
| | BBM | Morey Shankar Rustum | 1,010 | 0.64% |
| | Independent | Shailendra Sheshrao Chavan | 3650 | 2.32% |
| | Independent | Shete Mohan Uttamrao | 1,560 | 0.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1084 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157071 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Khedekar Rekha Purushottam | 53,923 | 46.17% |
| | BBM | Rajput Pratap Dalsing | 45,662 | 39.1% |
| | NCP | Baban Chaudhari | 15,463 | 13.24% |
| | RJD | Palkar Vaibhao Uttam | 1,064 | 0.91% |
| | Independent | Dr Dilip Atmaram Kharat | 669 | 0.57% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116781 | |
| | BJP gain from BBM | BJP gain from BBM | Swing | |

### 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Khedekar Rekha Purushottam | 37,216 | 26.39% |
| | BBM | Rajput Pratap Dalsing | 27,385 | 19.42% |
| | INC | Patil Vitthalrao Sonaji | 13,123 | 9.31% |
| | JD | Bahekar Laxman Sitaram | 4,473 | 3.17% |
| | BSP | Deshmukh Madhukar Mahadeo | 760 | 0.54% |
| | Independent | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 25,042 | 17.76% |
| | Independent | Sawale Dhrupatrao Bhagawanrao | 24,051 | 17.06% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9831 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141011 | |
| | BJP gain from BBM | BJP gain from BBM | Swing | |

### 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 60,796 | 52.72% |
| | BJP | Jawanjal Prakash Rustumarao | 44,797 | 38.85% |
| | JD | Shewale Kisan Rangnath | 7,832 | 6.79% |
| | Independent | Dalimkar Umakant Bajirao | 683 | 0.59% |
| | Independent | Jadhao Waman Damodhar | 355 | 0.31% |
| | Independent | Deshmukh Madhukar Mahadeo | 290 | 0.25% |
| | Independent | Gawai Vitthal Govinda | 281 | 0.24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15999 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115318 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IC(S) | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 53,243 | 56.06% |
| | INC | Bondre Janardan Dattuappa | 34523 | 36.35% |
| | Independent | Suresh Eknath Ghorpade | 5,600 | 5.9% |
| | Independent | Keshaorao Jaiwantrao Bahekar | 869 | 0.91% |
| | Independent | Kasture Vijaykumar Sampatrao | 738 | 0.78% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18720 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94973 | |
| | IC(S) gain from INC | IC(S) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(U) | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 39,012 | 45.19% |
| | INC(I) | Bondre Janardan Dattuappa | 27,162 | 31.46% |
| | BJP | Daga Chittaranjan Ramvilas | 17,600 | 20.39% |
| | Independent | Borde Bhaurao Onkar | 1329 | 1.54% |
| | Independent | Bharatsing Jaising More | 1225 | 1.42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11850 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86328 | |
| | INC(U) gain from INC(I) | INC(U) gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Bondre Janardan Dattuappa | 27,785 | 32.45% |
| | INC | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 27,607 | 32.24% |
| | JP | Keshvrao Jayawantarao Bahekar | 27,447 | 32.06% |
| | Independent | Chintaman Mahadeo Kharat | 1,557 | 1.82% |
| | Independent | Vidwans Balwant Narayan | 638 | 0.75% |
| | Independent | Hiwale Datta Gangaram | 583 | 0.68% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85617 | |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Chikhali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Bondre Bharat Rajabhau | 32,110 | 50.44% |
| | ABJS | Keshaorao Bahekar | 17,492 | 27.47% |
| | INC(O) | Shankarrao Sakharam Patil | 9,361 | 14.7% |
| | RPI | Sugdeorao Banduji Jadhao | 4,480 | 7.04% |
| | Independent | Champalal Mewade | 223 | 0.35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14618 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63666 | |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | |