47. Wardha 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 Wardha district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 47. Wardha Assembly constituency is part of the 8. Wardha (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, Wardha voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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Vishwa Shanti Stupa, a holy place at Wardha Maharashtra. Copyright (c) 2018 MeghaYR/Shutterstock.
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Wardha Junction railway station on Central Railway Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Maharashtra, India. Copyright (c) 2023 AnilD/Shutterstock.
Location
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Map location of Wardha Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 2,94,751 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Wardha Assembly constituency, of which 1,47,411 were male, 1,47,329 female and 11 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 3,16,641 registered voters, of which 1,60,201 were male, 1,56,428 female and 12 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,83,104 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,45,344 were male and 1,37,760 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,41,396 which included 1,25,756 male and 1,15,640 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 291 in 2019, 0 in 2014 and 263 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 999, in 2019 it was 976, 948 in 2014 and 920 in 2009.
Poll dates
Wardha 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, Wardha voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.47. Wardha comprises of the following areas of Wardha district in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra: Wardha Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Wardha and Wardha (MC), Seloo Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Hingni, Zadshi and Seloo.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 750.61 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 20°51'19.4"N 78°40'05.9"E.
A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Wardha constituency, which are: Deoli, Arvi, Hingna, Hinganghat, Katol. 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 64.46%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 52.34%, while it was 58.68% in 2014 and 60.97% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -12.12% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Dr Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar of BJP won in this constituency beating Shekhar Pramod Shende of INC by a margin of 7,847 votes which was 04.63% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Dr Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Shekar Pramod Shende of INC by a margin of 8,550 votes which was 5.15% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Deshmukh Suresh Bapuraoji of IND won this seat defeating Shende Shekhar Pramod of INC by a margin of 11,665 votes which was 7.93% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Dr Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar of BJP had a vote share of 47.08% in this seat. In 2014, Dr Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyarof BJP secured a vote share of 27.63% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Deshmukh Suresh Bapuraoji of IND got a vote share of 35.39% in Wardha.