22. Buldhana is one of the 288 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Maharashtra. This constituency is located in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, which is located in the West region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 22. Buldhana Assembly constituency is part of the 5. Buldhana (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, Buldhana voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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Lonar lake in Buldhana turns pink, Lonar Lake was created by meteorite impact that occurred around 50,000 years ago. Copyright (c) 2020 MudaCom/Shutterstock.
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Unidentified tourist enjoying an architectural wonder at Anand Sagar Shri Saint Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan. Anand Sagar is tourist attraction place of Shegaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra. Copyright (c) 2018 Dipak Shelare/Shutterstock.
Location
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Map location of Buldhana Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 3,07,106 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Buldhana Assembly constituency, of which 1,59,452 were male, 1,47,638 female and 16 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 3,06,272 registered voters, of which 1,59,947 were male, 1,46,323 female and 2 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,72,798 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,43,621 were male and 1,29,177 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,36,442 which included 1,23,457 male and 1,12,985 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 1,098 in 2019, 945 in 2014 and 886 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 926, in 2019 it was 915, 899 in 2014 and 915 in 2009.
Poll dates
Buldhana 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, Buldhana voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.22. Buldhana comprises of the following areas of Buldhana district in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra: Motala Tehsil, Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Padali, Buldhana (Rural) and Buldhana (MC)
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1215.67 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 20°37'39.0"N 76°09'26.6"E.
A total of six Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Buldhana constituency, which are: Jamner, Muktainagar, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Chikhli, Sillod. 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 62.15%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 53.74%, while it was 60.1% in 2014 and 60.2% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -8.41% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Sanjay Rambhau Gaikwad of SS won in this constituency beating Vijay Haribhau Shinde of VBA by a margin of 25,865 votes which was 14.43% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Harshwardhan Vasantrao Sapkal of INC was the winner in this seat beating Sanjay Rambhau Gaikwad of MNS by a margin of 11,661 votes which was 7.11% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Vijayraj Haribhau Shinde of SS won this seat defeating Dhrupadrao Bhagwan Sawale of INC by a margin of 8,456 votes which was 5.94% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Sanjay Rambhau Gaikwad of SS had a vote share of 37.83% in this seat. In 2014, Harshwardhan Vasantrao Sapkalof INC secured a vote share of 28.66% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Vijayraj Haribhau Shinde of SS got a vote share of 46.74% in Buldhana.