# Achalpur Assembly constituency

Achalpur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in Amravati district.
It is a part of Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies viz. Badnera, Amravati, Teosa, Daryapur (SC) and Melghat (ST) .
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 42 Achalpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Chandurbazar Tehsil, 2. Achalpur Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle-Shirajgaon Kasba, Achalpur and Achalpur (MC) of the district.
In 2019, Mr Bachchu Kadu was elected as the MLA from Achalpur.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Annasaheb Watene | Independent |
| 1967 | Narsingrao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Narsingrao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Waman Bhokare | Independent |
| 1980 | Sudamkaka Deshmukh | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Sudamkaka Deshmukh | Independent |
| 1990 | Vinayak Korde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Vinayak Korde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Vasudhatai Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Bachchu Kadu | Independent |
| 2009 | Bachchu Kadu | Independent |
| 2014 | Bachchu Kadu | Independent |
| 2019 | Bachchu Kadu | Prahar Janshakti Party |
| 2024 | Pravin Tayade | Bhartiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: 120. Achalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pravin Vasantrao Tayade | 78,201 | 36.77 | 36.7 |
| | PHJSP | Bachchu Kadu | 66,070 | 31.07 | |
| | INC | Anirudha (Bablu) Deshmukh | 62,791 | 29.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,131 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,12,672 | 72.07 | |
| | BJP gain from PHJSP | BJP gain from PHJSP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: 120. Achalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PHJSP | Bachchu Kadu | 81,252 | 43.88 |
| | INC | Anirudha Subhanrao Deshmukh | 72,856 | 39.35 |
| | SS | Sunita Narendrarao Fiske | 15,064 | 8.14 |
| | AIMIM | Abdul Nazim Abdul Rauf | 6,329 | 3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,161 | 67.27 |
| | PHJSP gain from Independent | PHJSP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra State Assembly election: 120. Achalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bacchu alias Omprakash Babarao Kadu | 59,234 | 33.02 |
| | BJP | Ashok Shridharpant Bansod | 49,064 | 27.35 |
| | INC | Anirudha Alias Bablubhau Subhanrao Deshmukh | 31,475 | 17.54 |
| | BSP | Mo.Rafique Shekh Gulab | 20,534 | 11.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,366 | 70.81 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra State Assembly election: 120. Achalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bacchu Alias Omprakash Babarao Kadu | 60,627 | 39.97 |
| | INC | Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh | 54,884 | 36.18 |
| | SS | Anantrao Gudhe | 24,824 | 16.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,743 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,691 | 65.10 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra State Assembly election: 120. Achalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Independent | Bacchu Alias Omprakash Babarao Kadu | 56,471 | |
| | INC | Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh | 51,085 | |
| | BJP | Vinayakrao Korde | 31,475 | |
| | Independent | Shivcharan Shankarsa Chede | 3,190 | |
| | BBM | Namdeo Sampatrao Phuse | 1,886 | |
| | Independent | Mohan Ganeshrao Chaukhande | 1,433 | |
| | Independent | Dadarao Januji Wankhad | 785 | |
| | Peoples Republican Party | Vilas Lahnuji Panchbhai | 532 | |
| | Independent | Giridhar Nathuji Raurale | 346 | |
| | Independent | Sushiel Vinayake Ganorkar | 238 | |
| | Independent | Ramesh Dagdu Mane | 313 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,386 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,678 | − |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |