Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency

Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Maharashtra state in western India. With the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist. A new constituency, Bhandara-Gondiya came into existence in place of it.

Bhandara
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1952
Abolished	2009
Reservation	None

Assembly segments

Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

1. Tumsar
2. Bhandara
3. Tirora
4. Gondiya
5. Goregaon (now defunct)
6. pauni

Members of Lok Sabha

Year	Member	Party
1951	Tularam Chandrabhan Sakhare		Indian National Congress
1951	Chaturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani
1954^	Ashok Ranjitram Mehta		Praja Socialist Party
1955^	Bhaurao Borkar (1954-55) Ansuyabai Borkar (1955-57)		Indian National Congress
1957	Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis		Indian National Congress
1957	Balkrishna Wasnik
1962	Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
1967	Ashok Ranjitram Mehta
1971	Vishwmbhardas Dube
1977	Laxmanrao Mankar		Janata Party
1980	Keshavrao Pardhi		Indian National Congress
1984
1989	Khushal Bopche		Bharatiya Janata Party
1991	Praful Patel		Indian National Congress
1996
1998
1999	Chunnilal Thakur		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	Shishupal Patle
2008 onwards : See Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency

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See also

• Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency ( 2009 elections of 15th Lok Sabha onwards)
• Gondia Lok Sabha constituency ( 1962 election to 3rd Lok Sabha)