https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Karanja_Assembly_constituency Karanja Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T13:15:36Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Karanja_Assembly_constituency&diff=508523&oldid=prev Animesh at 21:30, 6 May 2026 2026-05-06T21:30:22Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Karanja<br /> | constituency_no = 35<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | map_image = 35-Karanja.svg<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha constituency|Yavatmal-Washim]]<br /> | district = [[Washim district|Washim]]<br /> | established = 1978<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | mla = [[Sai Prakash Dahake]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | incumbent_image = <br /> | electors =316,493 <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Karanja Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 288 constituencies of [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]] and one of the three which are located in [[Washim district]]. On 23 February 2024, Karanja Assembly constituency seat got Vacant as the Death of sitting MLA [[Rajendra Patni]].<br /> <br /> It is a part of the [[Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)]] with the adjoining [[Yavatmal district]] along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. [[Washim Assembly constituency|Washim (SC)]], [[Ralegaon Assembly constituency|Ralegaon (ST)]], [[Yavatmal Assembly constituency|Yavatmal (ST)]], [[Digras Assembly constituency|Digras]] and [[Pusad Assembly constituency|Pusad]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |accessdate=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=18 March 2010 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 35 Karanja Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Karanja Tehsil, 2. Manora Tehsil of the [[district]].&lt;ref name=commission&gt;{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |publisher = |accessdate = 2015-03-11 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Karanja Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/karanja.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Arvind Deshmukh<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]] <br /> | Ramkrishna Rathi<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | [[Anantrao Vithhalrao Deshmukh|Anantrao Deshmukh]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> | Gulabrao Gawande<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Babasaheb Dhabekar<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | [[Rajendra Sukhanad Patni|Rajendra Patni]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | [[Prakash Dahake]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[Rajendra Sukhanad Patni|Rajendra Patni]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |[[Sai Prakash Dahake]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Sai Prakash Dahake]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 85,005 |percentage = 40.79% |change = {{increase}}1.26 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patni Gyayak Rajendra |party = Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar |votes = 49,932 |percentage = 23.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi Punjani |party = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |votes = 31,042 |percentage = 14.90% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dhabekar Sunil Kesheorao |party = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |votes = 24,412 |percentage = 11.71% |change = {{increase}}4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yayati Manoharrao Naik |party = Samnak Janta Party |votes = 7,962 |percentage = 3.82% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 753 |percentage = 0.36% |change = {{decrease}}0.26 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 35,073 |percentage = 16.83% |change = {{increase}}4.56 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 209,154 |percentage = 66.08% |change = {{increase}}4.25 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 208,401}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 316,493 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.92 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}1.26 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2019 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref name=&quot;election2019&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Rajendra Sukhanand Patni]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 73,205 |percentage = 39.53% |change = {{increase}}15.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 50,481 |percentage = 27.26% |change = {{increase}}15.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Shafi Punjani |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 41,907 |percentage = 22.63% |change = {{increase}}21.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Ram Sheshrao Chavhan |party = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |votes = 12,493 |percentage = 6.75% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Subhash Pandurang Rathod |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 2,160 |percentage = 1.17% |change = {{decrease}}15.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Digambar Narendra Chavhan |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,816 |percentage = 0.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,142 |percentage = 0.62% |change = {{increase}}0.25 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 22,724 |percentage = 12.27% |change = {{increase}}10.00 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 186,523 |percentage = 61.83% |change = {{decrease}}1.72 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 185,200}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 301,654 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.48 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}15.04 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref name=&quot;election2014&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2014/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Rajendra Sukhanand Patni]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 44,751 |percentage = 24.49% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Punjani Mo. Yusuf |party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 40,604 |percentage = 22.23% |change = {{increase}}7.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ranjit Shersing Jadhav |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 29,751 |percentage = 16.28% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 27,043 |percentage = 14.80% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Subhash Pandhrinath Thakare |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 21,066 |percentage = 11.53% |change = {{decrease}}27.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kawar Sudhirkumar Vitthalrao |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 6,277 |percentage = 3.44% |change = {{decrease}}16.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jyotitai Anil Ganeshpure |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 3,010 |percentage = 1.65% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Garve Usman Piru |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,624 |percentage = 1.44% |change = {{increase}}0.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 668 |percentage = 0.37% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,147 |percentage = 2.27% |change = {{decrease}}16.52 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 183,474 |percentage = 63.55% |change = {{decrease}}1.13 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 182,695}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 288,706 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.51 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing = {{decrease}}14.28 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2009 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher= Chief Eletoral Officer, [[Maharashtra]]|title=General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009 |url=https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20240708005931/https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 62,658 |percentage = 38.77% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Rajendra Sukhanand Patni]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 32,283 |percentage = 19.98% |change = {{decrease}}10.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Subhash Pandhrinath Thakare |party = Independent politician |votes = 30,681 |percentage = 18.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Rathod Subhash Pandurang |party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 24,590 |percentage = 15.21% |change = {{decrease}}14.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramesh Pandurang Nakhale |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,191 |percentage = 1.36% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sawake Ramkrushana Pundlikrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,126 |percentage = 1.32% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mahakal Laxmikant Bhagwantrao |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,049 |percentage = 1.27% |change = {{decrease}}9.37 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 30,375 |percentage = 18.79% |change = {{increase}}18.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 161,651 |percentage = 64.68% |change = {{decrease}}2.52 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 161,617}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 249,933 |ref = |change = {{increase}}37.34 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}8.76 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Rajendra Sukhanand Patni]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 36,695 |percentage = 30.01% |change = {{increase}}17.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 36,648 |percentage = 29.98% |change = {{increase}}23.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Dhabekar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 29,091 |percentage = 23.79% |change = {{decrease}}17.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chaware Radhatai Anil |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 13,009 |percentage = 10.64% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Usman Piru Garwe |party = Peoples Republican Party |votes = 4,252 |percentage = 3.48% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Amadabadkar Gajanan Kashinath |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,562 |percentage = 2.10% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 47 |percentage = 0.04% |change = {{decrease}}3.11 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 122,285 |percentage = 67.20% |change = {{increase}}5.42 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 122,257}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 181,984 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.87 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}11.52 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117044316/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Dhabekar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 37,980 |percentage = 41.53% |change = {{increase}}14.50 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 35,099 |percentage = 38.38% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhaurao Hiraji Raut |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 11,644 |percentage = 12.73% |change = {{increase}}9.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sd. Mohsin Haji Sd. Taleb |party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 6,047 |percentage = 6.61% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,881 |percentage = 3.15% |change = {{decrease}}5.82 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 97,030 |percentage = 61.78% |change = {{decrease}}12.85 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 91,446}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 157,062 |ref = |change = {{increase}}6.32 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{increase}}5.53 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1995 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121534/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Dhabekar |party = Independent politician |votes = 39,025 |percentage = 36.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Prakash Dahake|Prakash Uttamrao Dahake]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 29,304 |percentage = 27.03% |change = {{decrease}}1.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ingale Shrawan Shekoji |party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 20,871 |percentage = 19.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Amdabadkar Gajanan Kashinath |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,490 |percentage = 5.06% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ghule Rajendra Madhukarrao |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 4,031 |percentage = 3.72% |change = {{decrease}}37.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Malani Thakurdas Sukhedoji |party = Janata Dal |votes = 3,839 |percentage = 3.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Arvind Kamlakar Deshmukh |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,555 |percentage = 1.43% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Usman Piru Garwe |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,149 |percentage = 1.06% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,721 |percentage = 8.97% |change = {{decrease}}2.94 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 110,254 |percentage = 74.63% |change = {{increase}}8.93 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 108,414}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,727 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.01 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Independent politician |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}4.87 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117080722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gawande Gulabrao Ramrao |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 35,297 |percentage = 40.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Babasaheb Dhabekar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,007 |percentage = 28.95% |change = {{decrease}}10.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rode Arjun Bhikuram |party = Bharatiya Republican Paksha |votes = 15,358 |percentage = 17.78% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kankirad Shridhar Shaligram |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 7,653 |percentage = 8.86% |change = {{decrease}}22.13 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,290 |percentage = 11.91% |change = {{increase}}3.72 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 87,422 |percentage = 65.70% |change = {{increase}}2.45 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 86,366}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 133,071 |ref = |change = {{increase}}27.73 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}1.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117075119/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Anantrao Vithhalrao Deshmukh]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,376 |percentage = 39.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bang Manohar Motilalji |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 20,071 |percentage = 30.99% |change = {{decrease}}1.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Meshram |party = Independent politician |votes = 12,786 |percentage = 19.74% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mubarakkha Tamijkha |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,955 |percentage = 3.02% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chandumal Pursumal |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,619 |percentage = 2.50% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Tayde Vijaikumar Babanji |party = Republican Party of India |votes = 1,579 |percentage = 2.44% |change = {{decrease}}16.20 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ismale Haji Jusub |party = Independent politician |votes = 404 |percentage = 0.62% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,305 |percentage = 8.19% |change = {{decrease}}0.96 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 65,895 |percentage = 63.25% |change = {{increase}}8.52 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 64,768}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 104,182 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.40 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}2.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1980 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Rathi Ramkrushna Gangaramji |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 22,045 |percentage = 41.58% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bang Manohar Motilalji |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 17,193 |percentage = 32.43% |change = {{increase}}12.10 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ambore Ramdas Narayan |party = Republican Party of India |votes = 9,880 |percentage = 18.64% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ajit Faruqui Ajimoddin Faruqui |party = Janata Party |votes = 3,208 |percentage = 6.05% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rachwani Chandumal Parsumal |party = Independent politician |votes = 687 |percentage = 1.30% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,852 |percentage = 9.15% |change = {{decrease}}26.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 54,097 |percentage = 54.73% |change = {{decrease}}21.80 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 53,013}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,840 |ref = |change = {{increase}}6.64 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = All India Forward Bloc |swing = {{decrease}}14.42 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629182050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2017|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Arvind Kamlakar Deshmukh |party = All India Forward Bloc |votes = 38,584 |percentage = 56.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Korpe Wamanrao Ramkrushna Alias Dr. Annasaheb Korpe |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 14,006 |percentage = 20.33% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Tidke Subasrao Bhagwantrao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 12,026 |percentage = 17.46% |change = {{decrease}}45.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bothara Laxmichand Rupchand |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,686 |percentage = 3.90% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dhendule Rameshwar Prabhati |party = Independent politician |votes = 924 |percentage = 1.34% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Praghane Abhiman Baliram |party = Independent politician |votes = 604 |percentage = 0.88% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24,578 |percentage = 35.68% |change = {{decrease}}10.90 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 70,936 |percentage = 76.53% |change = {{increase}}12.87 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 68,894}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,685 |ref = |change = {{increase}}126.27 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = All India Forward Bloc |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}6.71 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_HBD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606161433/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_HBD.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2016|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Vithalsinha Jaisinha Thakur |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 16,351 |percentage = 62.71% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mahadu Uka Borkar |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,205 |percentage = 16.13% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Birendra Krishnaji Sone |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,597 |percentage = 9.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shalikrao Narayan Kankirad |party = Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |votes = 1,505 |percentage = 5.77% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Hemchandra Ratansa Vaidya |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 1,418 |percentage = 5.44% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,146 |percentage = 46.58% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 26,076 |percentage = 63.66% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 26,076}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,963 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Karanja (disambiguation)]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> {{coord|20.48|77.48|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Washim district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1978]]<br /> [[Category:1978 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div> Animesh