# Ralegaon Assembly constituency

Ralegaon Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district. It covers Ralegaon town and taluka and is reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate. Ralegaon, Kalamb and Babhulgaon taluka fall under Ralegaon Assembly constituency.
It is a part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Washim district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Washim Assembly constituency, Karanja, Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | M. N. Bhalavi | Independent |
| 1972 | Anandrao K.Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Sudhakarrao Bakaram Dhurve | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1980 | Sudhakarrao Bakaram Dhurve | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Gulabrao Bajirao Uike | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Netaji Tanbaji Rajgadkar | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Vasant Purke | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Vasant Purke | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Vasant Purke | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Vasant Purke | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Ashok Uike | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ashok Uike | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ashok Uike | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Uike | 101,398 | 47.33% |
| | INC | Prof. Vasantrao Purke | 98,586 | 46.02% |
| | VBA | Kiran Kumre | 2,938 | 1.37% |
| | Independent | Uddhav Tekam | 2,816 | 1.31% |
| | MNS | Ashok Meshram | 2,023 | 0.94% |
| | PHJSP | Dr. Arvind Kulmethe | 1,671 | 0.78% |
| | GGP | Jiwan Kowe | 367 | 0.17% |
| | RSPS | Ramdas Marotrao Mahure | 237 | 0.11% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,317 | 0.61% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,812 | 1.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,14,226 | 74.06% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Uike | 90,823 | 45.95% |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 80,948 | 40.95% |
| | VBA | Madhav Zingraji Kohale | 10,705 | 5.42% |
| | BSP | Shailesh Bhaskar Kisan Gadekar | 3,370 | 1.74% |
| | PHJSP | Gulab Janba Pandhare | 3,347 | 1.69% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,056 | 1.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,875 | 5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,97,676 | 69.72% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Uike | 100,618 | 55.26% |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 61,868 | 33.98% |
| | BSP | Suresh Yashwant Meshram | 5,727 | 3.15% |
| | SS | Uttam Ravji Madavi | 5,376 | 2.95% |
| | NCP | Gulab Janba Pandhare | 1,800 | 0.99% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,369 | 1.30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,750 | 21.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,82,078 | 67.51% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 74,622 | 47.43% |
| | Independent | Ashok Uike | 34,204 | 21.74% |
| | BJP | Babasaheb Janglaji Kangale | 32,641 | 20.75% |
| | BSP | Sudhakar Baheru Chandekar | 5,418 | 3.44% |
| | Independent | Ashok Dattuji Meshram | 1,660 | 1.06% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,418 | 25.69% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,57,337 | 64.95% |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 64,686 | 45.92% |
| | SS | Ashok Uike | 53,468 | 37.96% |
| | BSP | Madhao Zingraji Kohale | 11,152 | 7.92% |
| | Independent | Bapurao Damaji Ade | 3,556 | 2.52% |
| | Independent | Dilip Bhauraoji Kannake | 1,637 | 1.16% |
| | SP | Netaji Tanbaji Rajgadkar | 1,592 | 1.13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,218 | 7.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,40,860 | 72.60% |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 53,852 | 53.26% |
| | SS | Atram Ramaji Gangaram | 31,347 | 31.00% |
| | NCP | Kinwatkar Arunbhau Sakharamji | 10,971 | 10.85% |
| | Independent | Surpam Laxman Bhusru | 1,439 | 1.42% |
| | Independent | Kowe Purushottam Tanba | 1,421 | 1.41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,505 | 21.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,01,105 | 64.26% |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing | |

### 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ralegaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Prof.Vasantrao Purke | 38,759 | 29.95% |
| | Independent | Letuji Laxman Jungare | 26,000 | 20.09% |
| | Independent | Ramdasji Mangalji Atram | 13,269 | 10.25% |
| | SS | Prahlad Urkudaji Poyam | 9,193 | 7.1% |
| | BSP | Dashrath Pandurang Madavi | 8,605 | 6.65% |
| | BBM | Milind Prabhakarao Dhurwe | 7,309 | 5.65% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,759 | 9.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,406 | 78.24% |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |