# Chopda Assembly constituency

Chopda is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Jalgaon district and it is reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled tribes. It is currently held by Chandrakant Badiram Sonawane of the Shivsena.

## Overview

It is part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency along with another five Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Bhusawal, Jamner, Muktainagar and Raver in Jalgaon district and Malkapur in adjoining Buldhana district.
After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, Chopda Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Chopda Tehsil, 2.Yawal Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Kingaon and Sakali of Jalgaon district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Madhavrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Devrao Nikam | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. N. Gujrathi | Independent |
| 1972 | Sharadchandrika Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Madhavrao Chaudhary | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Suresh Patil | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Arunlal Gujrathi | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 1990 | Arunlal Gujrathi | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Arunlal Gujrathi | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Arunlal Gujrathi | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Kailash Patil | Shiv Sena |
| 2009 | Jagdishchandra Walvi | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2014 | Chandrakant Sonawane | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Latabai Sonawane | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Chandrakant Sonawane | Shiv Sena |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Chopada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SHS | Chandrakant Sonawane | 122,826 | 55.18 |
| | SS(UBT) | Prabhakarappa Gotu Sonawane | 90,513 | 40.66 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2420 | 1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222,588 | |
| | SHS gain from SS(UBT) | SHS gain from SS(UBT) | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Chopda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Latabai Chandrakant Sonawane | 78,137 | 39.60 | 10.70 |
| | NCP | Jagdishchandra Ramesh Valvi | 57,608 | 29.20 | 6.70 |
| | Independent | Prabhakarappa Gotu Sonawane | 32,459 | 16.50 | |
| | Independent | Dr. Barela Chandrakant Jamsing | 17,085 | 8.70 | 4.40 |
| | BSP | Adv. Yakub Sahebu Tadvi | 5,369 | 2.70 | 2.10 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2175 | 1.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,529 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,418 | 64.65 | |
| | SS gain from NCP | SS gain from NCP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Chopda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Chandrakant Sonawane | 54,176 | 28.86% |
| | NCP | Madhuri Kishor Patil | 42,241 | 22.50% |
| | BJP | Jagdishchandra Ramesh Valvi | 30,559 | 16.28% |
| | Independent | Dr. Barela Chandrakant Jamsing | 24,506 | 13.05% |
| | MNS | Itbar A Tadavi | 18,536 | 9.87% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2885 | 1.54% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,935 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,721 | 67.34% |
| | SS gain from NCP | SS gain from NCP | Swing | |