246. Barshi is one of the 288 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Maharashtra. This constituency is located in the Western region of Maharashtra, which is located in the West region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Solapur district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 246. Barshi Assembly constituency is part of the 40. Osmanabad (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, Barshi voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Location
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Map location of Barshi Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 3,37,499 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Barshi Assembly constituency, of which 1,73,453 were male, 1,64,002 female and 44 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 3,06,507 registered voters, of which 1,60,243 were male, 1,46,253 female and 11 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,92,613 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,54,066 were male and 1,38,547 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,68,894 which included 1,39,817 male and 1,29,077 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 587 in 2019, 1,646 in 2014 and 1,428 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 946, in 2019 it was 913, 899 in 2014 and 923 in 2009.
Poll dates
Barshi Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, October 21, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, October 24, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 19, 2014.
In 2009, Barshi voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.246. Barshi comprises of the following areas of Solapur district in the Western region of Maharashtra: Barshi Tehsil.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1534.68 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 18°10'16.3"N 75°46'53.8"E.
A total of six Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Barshi constituency, which are: Paranda, Osmanabad, Tuljapur, Mohol, Madha, Karmala. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Maharashtra constituency was 73.10%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 72.39%, while it was 72.96% in 2014 and 72.98% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -0.71% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rajendra Vitthal Raut of IND won in this constituency beating Adv Dilip Gangadhar Sopal of SS by a margin of 2,645 votes which was 01.18% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Dilip Gangadhar Sopal of NCP was the winner in this seat beating Rajendra Vitthal Raut of SS by a margin of 5,111 votes which was 2.39% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Sopal Dilip Gangadhar of IND won this seat defeating Raut Rajendra Vitthal of INC by a margin of 10,209 votes which was 5.2% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rajendra Vitthal Raut of IND had a vote share of 42.57% in this seat. In 2014, Dilip Gangadhar Sopalof NCP secured a vote share of 45.74% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Sopal Dilip Gangadhar of IND got a vote share of 46.13% in Barshi.