Political History of Chandrapur

Chandrapur
Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts.
Vidhan Sabha Segments
Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments constituency number and reservation (if any) Wani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Yavatmal district.
It is a part of the Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency) with adjoining Chandrapur district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Rajura(SC), Chandrapur(SC), Ballarpur and Warora from the Chandrapur district and Arni(ST) from the Yavatmal district.
The remaining constituencies from Yavatmal district, Ralegaon(ST), Yavatmal(ST), Digras and Pusad are part of Yavatmal-Washim (Lok Sabha constituency) while Umarkhed is part of the Hingoli (Lok Sabha constituency).are:
Vidhan Sabha Segments
Members of Lok Sabha



1952: Mulla Abdullabhai Mulla Taherali, Indian National Congress (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 19 of then Madhya Pradesh – electing two seats ) )
1957: V.N. Swami, Indian National Congress (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 50 of then Bombay State ) )
1962: Lal Shyamshah Lal Bhagwanshah, Independent ( from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 35 of Maharashtra State ) )
1964: G M Kannamwar, Indian National Congress (Bye-elections due to resignation of Lal Shyamshah) )
1967: K. M. Koushik, Independent (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 24 of Maharashtra State ) )
1971: Abdul Shafee, Indian National Congress (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 24 of Maharashtra State ) )
1977: Raje Vishveshvar Rao, Bharatiya Lok Dal (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 26 of Maharashtra State ) )
1980: Shantaram Potdukhe, Indian National Congress
1984: Shantaram Potdukhe, Indian National Congress
1989: Shantaram Potdukhe, Indian National Congress
1991: Shantaram Potdukhe, Indian National Congress
1996: Hansraj Ahir, Bharatiya Janata Party
1998: Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia, Indian National Congress
1999: Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia, Indian National Congress
2004: Hansraj Ahir, Bhartiya Janata Party (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 26 of Maharashtra State ) )
2009: Hansraj Ahir, Bhartiya Janata Party (from Chandrapur ( Constituency no 13 of Maharashtra State ) )
2014: Hansraj Ahir, Bharatiya Janata Party
2019: Balubhau alias Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar, Indian National Congress
MP

Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar
MLA

Subhash Dhote
Rajura

Kishore Jorgewar
Chandrapur

Suresh Dhanorkar
Warora

Sanjivreddi Bapurao Bodkurwar
Wani

Dr. Dhurve Sandeep Prabhakar
Arni

Sudhir Mungantiwar
Ballarpur