Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. This constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Ahmednagar district. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure of Shiv Sena. As of the 2014 elections, its current MP is Sadashiv Lokhande also of Shiv Sena.

Assembly segments

Presently, Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
216 Akole ST Ahmednagar
217 Sangamner None Ahmednagar
218 Shirdi None Ahmednagar
219 Kopargaon None Ahmednagar
220 Shrirampur SC Ahmednagar
221 Nevasa None Ahmednagar

Members of Parliament

  • 1952-2008: Constituency does not exist

See Kopargaon (Lok Sabha constituency)

Key

  SHS

Election Member Party
2009 Bhausaheb Wakchaure Shiv Sena
2014 Sadashiv Lokhande
2019

Election results

General elections 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Shirdi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Sadashiv Lokhande 4,86,820 47.29
INC Bhausaheb Kamble 3,66,625 35.62
VBA Sanjay Laxman Sukhdan 63,287 6.15
Independent Pradip Sunil sarode 12,946 1.26
CPI Adv. Bansi Satpute 20,300 1.97
Majority 1,20,195 11.67
Turnout 10,30,502 64.93
SHS hold Swing

General election 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Shirdi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Sadashiv Lokhande 5,32,936 57.14 +2.93
INC Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure 3,33,014 35.71 N/A
AAP Nitin Udmale 11,580 1.24 N/A
BSP Mahendra Dadasaheb Shinde 10,381 1.11 -0.16
BMP Santosh Madhukar Roham 9,296 1.00 N/A
Independent Shende Ravindra Vitthal 4,728 0.51 N/A
Independent Bagul Balasaheb Dashrath 4,319 0.46 +0.12
BBM Raghunath Ramji Makasare 3,193 0.34 N/A
Independent Sayaji Shankar Kharat 2,954 0.32 N/A
Independent Wagh Gangadhar Radhaji 2,874 0.31 -0.64
The Lok Party of India Pawar Vijay Banderao 2,334 0.25 N/A
Independent Gholap Sandeep Bhaskar 2,229 0.24 N/A
Independent Uddhavrao Balwant Gaikwad 1,499 0.16 N/A
Lok Bharati Sarode Popat Rambhau 1,429 0.15 N/A
Margin of victory 1,99,922 21.43 +1.44
Turnout 9,32,893 63.80 +13.43
SHS hold Swing

General election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Shirdi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Bhausaheb Wakchaure 3,59,921 54.21 N/A
RPI(A) Ramdas Athawale 2,27,170 34.22 N/A
Independent Premanand Rupawate 22,787 3.43 N/A
BSP Kacharu Nagu Waghmare 8,408 1.27 N/A
Independent Sandip Bhaskar Gholap 7,874 1.19 N/A
Independent Vairagar Sudhir Natha 6,326 0.95 N/A
Independent Wagh Gangadhar Radhaji 6,295 0.95 N/A
KM Dhotre Suchit Chintaman 6,052 0.91 N/A
Independent Londhe Sharad Laxman 4,626 0.70 N/A
Independent Bagul Balu Dasharath 2,249 0.34 N/A
Independent Rakshe Annasaheb Eknath 2,040 0.31 N/A
Independent Adhagale Rajendra Namdeo 1,923 0.29 N/A
Independent Medhe Prafullakumar Muralidhar 1,889 0.28 N/A
Independent Kamble Ramesh Ankush 1,690 0.25 N/A
Independent Gaikwad Appasaheb Gangadhar 1,584 0.24 N/A
Prabuddha Republican Party Satish Balasaheb Palghadmal 1,567 0.24 N/A
Independent Sable Anil Damodar 1,480 0.22 N/A
Margin of victory 1,32,751 19.99 N/A
Turnout 6,63,881 50.37 N/A
SHS win (new seat)