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Akola East Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Akola East? — Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar (BJP), who won the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 by 50,613 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar

BJP
Margin: 50,613Landslide

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar

BJPLandslide

votes

1,08,619

Margin

50,613(22.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar · BJPGopal Alias Ashish Ramrao Datkar · SS(UBT)
1,08,61958,006
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar✓ WinnerBJP1,08,61948.96%
  2. 2Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao DatkarSS(UBT)58,00626.14%
  3. 3Dnyaneshwar Shankar SultaneVanchit Bahujan Aaghadi50,68122.84%
  4. 4NOTA1,5100.68%
  5. 5Harshal Devanand DamodarBSPDeposit lost6840.31%
  6. 6Vijay Shrikrushna MalokarINDDeposit lost5400.24%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Jivan Punaji GawandePeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost4770.21%
  2. 8Ajabrao Ramrao TaleINDDeposit lost4290.19%
  3. 9Rahul Bhimrao TayadeINDDeposit lost3260.15%
  4. 10Ganesh Gangagir GiriINDDeposit lost2570.12%
  5. 11Bhanudas Chokhoba KambleINDDeposit lost2120.1%
  6. 12Adv. Athawale Sanjay GopalraoINDDeposit lost1290.06%
Total votes2,21,870

Deposit lost: 8 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,55,797

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,21,951

incl. 3,140 postal

Turnout
62.38%
Polling stations
351

Turnout of men and women

Women59.8%

1,04,218 of 1,74,386 voted on EVMs

Men63.2%

1,14,590 of 1,81,396 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 3 voted.

  • Candidates11
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA1,510
  • Valid votes2,20,360

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Akola East?

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar (BJP) won Akola East in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 with 1,08,619 votes.

What was the winning margin in Akola East?

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar defeated Gopal Alias Ashish Ramrao Datkar (SS(UBT)) by 50,613 votes.

What was the turnout in Akola East in 2024?

62.38% — 2,21,951 of 3,55,797 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 59.8%, men's 63.2%.

How many voters does Akola East have?

3,55,797 electors at the 2024 election — 1,81,396 men, 1,74,386 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 351 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Akola East?

The last general election was completed in November 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer