Akole Assembly constituency

Akole
Akole
Constituency No. 216 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Lok Sabha constituency	Shirdi
Established	1962
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kiran Lahamate
Party	Nationalist Congress Party
Elected year	2024

Akole Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India.^[1] It is a segment of Shirdi Lok Sabha seat. The borders of Akole Assembly constituency were changed after the constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008.^[2]

Overview

Akole (constituency number 216) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ahmednagar district. It comprises part of Sangamner tehsil and the entire Akole tehsil of the district.^[1]

Akole is part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Sangamner, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Shrirampur and Nevasa. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member^[3]
Before 2009 : See Nagar-Akola
2009	Madhukar Pichad	Nationalist Congress Party
2014	Vaibhav Pichad
2019	Kiran Lahamate
2024	Kiran Lahamate

Election results

Assembly Elections 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akole^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Kiran Lahamate	73,958	37.85
	NCP-SP	Amit Ashok Bhangre	68,402	35
	BJP	Vaibhav Madhukar Pichad	32,783	16.78
	SS	Madhukar Talpade	1747	0.89
Majority			5556
Turnout			195413
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akole^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Kiran Lahamate	113,414	65.08%
	BJP	Vaibhav Pichad	55,725	31.98%
Majority			57,689
Turnout			1,74,268	68.41%
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Vaibhav Pichad	67,696	42.03%
	SS	Madhukar Shankar Talpade	47,634	29.57%
	BJP	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	27,446	17.04%	New
	CPI(M)	Namdev Ganga Bhangare	11,861	7.36%	New
Majority			20,062
Turnout			1,61,079	67.56%
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Madhukar Pichad	60,043	43.77%
	SS	Madhukar Shankar Talpade	50,964	37.15%
	Independent	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	17,016	12.40%
	CPI(M)	Tulshirsm Vanga Katore	7,455	5.43%
Majority			9,079
Turnout			1,37,185	65.42%
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Madhukar Pichad	73,405	43.77%
	SS	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	68,485	37.15%
	CPI(M)	Yamaji Sakharam Lahamate	5,064
Majority			4,920
Turnout			1,52,982	65.42%
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Madhukar Pichad	73,405	43.77%
	SS	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	68,485	37.15%
	CPI(M)	Yamaji Sakharam Lahmate	5,064
Majority			4,920
Turnout			1,52,982	65.42%
	NCP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Madhukar Pichad	77,758	54.85%
	Independent	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	44,726	31.55%
	SS	Vithalrao Deoram Deshmukh	6,552	4.62%
Majority			33,032
Turnout			1,41,757	79.87%
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Madhukar Pichad	57,446	57.14%
	JD	Ashok Yashwant Bhangare	34,539	34.35%
	SS	Kashinath Nagu Sable	3,932	3.91%
Majority			22,907
Turnout			1,00,538	62.56%
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Madhukar Pichad	36,261	50.98%
	IC(S)	Rajaram Sakharam Bhahgare	25,883	36.39%
	CPI	B. K. Deshmukh	5,890	8.28%
Majority			10,378
Turnout			71,133	54.43%
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing

Assembly Elections 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC(I)	Madhukar Pichad	25,182	44.73%
	CPI	Sakru Budha Mengal	16,310	28.97%
	INC(U)	Yeshawant Sakharam Bhangare	10,538	18.72%
Majority			8,872
Turnout			56,299	46.48%
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Yashawant Sakharam Bhangare	25,636	39.02%
	JP	Eknath Shankar Deshmukh	13,718	20.88%
	CPI	Bapurao Krishnaji Deshmukh	13,487	20.53%
	INC(I)	Madhukar Pichad	12,852	19.56%
Majority			11,918
Turnout			65,693	59.70%
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Yashawant Sakharam Bhangare	30,445	66.46%
	CPI	Bapurao Krishnaji Deshmukh	11,482	25.06%
	SSP	Narayan Ramaji Nawal	3,882	8.47%
Majority			11,918
Turnout			45,809	56.40%
	INC gain from CPI		Swing

Assembly Elections 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPI	Bapurao Krishnaji Deshmukh	30,055	59.96%
	INC	Yashawant Sakharam Bhangare	20,073	40.04%
Majority			9,982
Turnout			50,128	68.25%
	CPI gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Nagar-Akole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Yashawant Sakharam Bhangare	13,589	39.78%
	CPI	Bapurao Krishnaji Deshmukh	12,421	36.36%
	PSP	Eknath Shankar Deshmukh	5,973	17.49%
	Independent	Narayan Ramji Navali	2,177	6.37%
Majority			1,168
Turnout			34,160	56.53%
	INC win (new seat)