https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kopargaon_Assembly_constituency Kopargaon Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T00:07:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kopargaon_Assembly_constituency&diff=510497&oldid=prev Harleen singh at 21:34, 6 May 2026 2026-05-06T21:34:32Z <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 /> <br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Kopargaon<br /> | map_image = 219-Kopargaon.svg<br /> | map_caption = Ashutosh Kale, present MLA of Kopargaon<br /> | mla = [[Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Nationalist Congress Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | district = [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmed Nagar]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kopargaon]]<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 219<br /> | electors= 289,962<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kopargaon Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 288 [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Maharashtra]] state in [[Western India]].&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=11 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=March 18, 2010 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> Kopargaon (constituency number 219) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the [[Ahmednagar district]]. It comprises the entire [[Kopargaon taluka]] of the district.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=275}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Kopargaon is part of the [[Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency]] along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely [[Akole Assembly constituency|Akole]], [[Shirdi Assembly constituency|Shirdi]], [[Sangamner Assembly constituency|Sangamner]], [[Shrirampur Assembly constituency|Shrirampur]] and [[Nevasa Assembly constituency|Nevasa]].<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFB2B2&quot; | [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || Jagannath Shankar Barhate || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || Dadasaheb Shahji Rohamare || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Snehalata Kolhe]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale]] || {{Full party name with color| Nationalist Congress Party |rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &lt;ref name=&quot;Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kopargaon&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kopargaon |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13219.htm |access-date=17 December 2024 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217122308/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13219.htm |archive-date=17 December 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 161,147 |percentage = 78.09% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sandeep Gorakshanath Varpe |party = Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar |votes = 36,523 |percentage = 17.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shivaji Popatrao Kavade |party = Baliraja Party |votes = 3,640 |percentage = 1.76% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,693 |percentage = 0.82% |change = {{increase}}0.01 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 124,624 |percentage = 60.39% |change = {{increase}}59.98 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 208,050 |percentage = 71.75% |change = {{decrease}}4.66 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 206,357}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 289,962 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.34 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023) |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing = {{increase}}34.51 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2019 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 87,566 |percentage = 43.58% |change = {{increase}}42.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Snehalata Kolhe]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 86,744 |percentage = 43.17% |change = {{decrease}}7.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajesh Namdeorao Parjane |party = Independent politician |votes = 15,446 |percentage = 7.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vahadane Vijay Suryabhan |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,047 |percentage = 2.01% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashok Vijay Gaikwad |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,914 |percentage = 1.95% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,622 |percentage = 0.81% |change = {{increase}}0.36 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 822 |percentage = 0.41% |change = {{decrease}}14.55 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 202,631 |percentage = 76.41% |change = {{decrease}}3.57 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 200,918}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 265,184 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.91 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}7.42 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Snehalata Kolhe]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 99,763 |percentage = 51.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale]] |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 70,493 |percentage = 36.04% |change = {{decrease}}12.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Autade Nitin Bhanudas |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 19,586 |percentage = 10.01% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashok Vijay Gaikwad |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 2,205 |percentage = 1.13% |change = {{decrease}}43.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 873 |percentage = 0.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 29,270 |percentage = 14.96% |change = {{increase}}11.10 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 196,545 |percentage = 79.98% |change = {{increase}}3.60 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 195,607}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 245,756 |ref = |change = {{increase}}8.25 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}2.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2009 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 84,680 |percentage = 48.84% |change = {{decrease}}4.71 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 77,989 |percentage = 44.98% |change = {{increase}}2.72 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Damale Babasaheb Gangadhar |party = Republican Party of India (A) |votes = 4,431 |percentage = 2.56% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kolhe Bipin Chhaburao |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,513 |percentage = 0.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jadhav Balasaheb Karbhari |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 1,295 |percentage = 0.75% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Seni Sunil Babulal |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,293 |percentage = 0.75% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,691 |percentage = 3.86% |change = {{decrease}}7.44 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 173,411 |percentage = 76.38% |change = {{decrease}}4.77 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 173,390}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 227,023 |ref = |change = {{increase}}27.59 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}4.71 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 77,326 |percentage = 53.55% |change = {{increase}}20.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 61,012 |percentage = 42.26% |change = {{increase}}5.43 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Prakash Sadashiv Karde |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,111 |percentage = 1.46% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Randhir Sathish Nivrutti |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,348 |percentage = 0.93% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Khan Anwar Dilawar |party = Independent politician |votes = 941 |percentage = 0.65% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,314 |percentage = 11.30% |change = {{increase}}7.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 144,395 |percentage = 81.15% |change = {{increase}}4.64 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 144,388}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 177,938 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.30 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing = {{increase}}16.72 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]] |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 40,933 |percentage = 36.83% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Namdeorao Rakhamaji Parjane |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 36,654 |percentage = 32.98% |change = {{decrease}}9.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,774 |percentage = 29.49% |change = {{decrease}}19.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shinde Sangita Pandharinath |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 765 |percentage = 0.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,279 |percentage = 3.85% |change = {{decrease}}2.32 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 116,065 |percentage = 76.51% |change = {{decrease}}0.63 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 111,126}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 151,696 |ref = |change = {{increase}}2.82 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}11.87 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1995 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 53,999 |percentage = 48.70% |change = {{decrease}}12.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhagatsing Dayaram Alias Raosaheb Sonawane |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 47,157 |percentage = 42.53% |change = {{increase}}7.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Borawake Bhaskarrao Shankarrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,953 |percentage = 2.66% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rohamare Annasaheb Dagadu |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,384 |percentage = 1.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Aher P. D. Alias Parasnath Deoram |party = Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) |votes = 1,303 |percentage = 1.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Salve Bhikaji Shripat |party = Independent politician |votes = 727 |percentage = 0.66% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jaibai Shejwal Arjunrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 669 |percentage = 0.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,842 |percentage = 6.17% |change = {{decrease}}19.49 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 113,809 |percentage = 77.14% |change = {{increase}}11.81 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 110,874}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,538 |ref = |change = {{increase}}1.56 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}12.21 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 56,673 |percentage = 60.91% |change = {{increase}}6.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sambhajirao Kisan Kale |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 32,801 |percentage = 35.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Badrinath Jagannath Devkar |party = Janata Dal |votes = 2,417 |percentage = 2.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 23,872 |percentage = 25.66% |change = {{increase}}14.16 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 94,907 |percentage = 65.33% |change = {{decrease}}2.24 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 93,048}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,278 |ref = |change = {{increase}}25.41 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}6.04 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = Dadasaheb Shahji Rohamare |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,028 |percentage = 54.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sambhajirao Kisan Kale |party = Indian Congress (Socialist) |votes = 33,221 |percentage = 43.37% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhrud Sampatrao Jamanrao |party = Republican Party of India |votes = 1,141 |percentage = 1.49% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,807 |percentage = 11.50% |change = {{decrease}}1.26 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 78,269 |percentage = 67.57% |change = {{decrease}}8.57 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 76,599}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,838 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.93 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}1.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1980 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]] |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 43,166 |percentage = 56.04% |change = {{increase}}54.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate =[[ Shankarrao Kale]] |party = Indian National Congress (U) |votes = 33,335 |percentage = 43.27% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jadhav Shravan Jairam |party = Independent politician |votes = 532 |percentage = 0.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,831 |percentage = 12.76% |change = {{decrease}}5.81 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 78,794 |percentage = 76.14% |change = {{decrease}}1.34 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 77,033}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 103,489 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}1.07 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &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 = [[Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 40,414 |percentage = 57.11% |change = {{increase}}2.26 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jadhav Panditrao Gangadhar |party = Janata Party |votes = 27,274 |percentage = 38.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Khandizoo Vallabhrao Sukaji |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,608 |percentage = 2.27% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gawali Dada Punja |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 1,243 |percentage = 1.76% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,140 |percentage = 18.57% |change = {{decrease}}12.42 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 72,742 |percentage = 77.48% |change = {{increase}}24.08 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 70,765}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,881 |ref = |change = {{increase}}65.30 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}2.26 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kopargaon &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083220/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Jagannath Shankar Barhate |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 16,636 |percentage = 54.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Shankarrao Kale]] |party = Kamgar Kisan Paksha |votes = 7,236 |percentage = 23.86% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gaware Gangadhar Muktaji |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 5,878 |percentage = 19.38% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ajmeri Uttamchand Chhagniram |party = Independent politician |votes = 581 |percentage = 1.92% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,400 |percentage = 30.99% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 30,331 |percentage = 53.40% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 30,331}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 56,796 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Sangamner]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Ahmednagar district topics}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|19.89|74.48|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Year of establishment missing]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Ahmednagar district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Bombay State]]</div> Harleen singh