About Wani Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Wani is a city in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. It was earlier referred to as 'Wun'. The
city is
famous as Black Diamond City. As of 2011 India census, it had a population of 213,668. The
assembly
constituency of Wani belongs to Chandrapur parliamentary constituency. The seat has mostly
been occupied
by INC. Kasawar Wamanrao Bapurao of INC won the 2009 assembly elections and is the current
MLA.He defeated
Vishwas Ramchandra Nandekar of SHS, the 2002 assembly elections winner. Bapurao secured
55666 votes as
against Nandekar's 45226 votes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Wani Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Wani assembly elections conducted so
far.
| Year |
A C No. |
Constituency Name |
Category |
Winner |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Runner Up |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
| 2014 |
76 |
Wani |
GEN |
Bodkurwar Sanjivreddi Bapurao |
M |
BJP |
45178 |
Nandekar Vishvas Ramchandra |
M |
SHS |
39572 |
| 2009 |
76 |
Wani |
GEN |
Kasawar Wamanrao Bapurao |
M |
INC |
55666 |
Vishwas Ramchandra Nandekar |
M |
SHS |
45226 |
| 2004 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Vishwas Ramchandra Nandekar |
M |
SHS |
61926 |
Kasawar Wamanrao Bapurao |
M |
INC |
47860 |
| 1999 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Kasawar Wamanrao Bapurao |
M |
INC |
38725 |
Derkar Sanjay Nilkanth |
M |
NCP |
27202 |
| 1995 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Kasawar Wamanrao Bapurao |
M |
INC |
42881 |
Mohitkar Vinod Bhaskarrao |
M |
SHS |
29203 |
| 1990 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Kasawar Waman Bapurao |
M |
INC |
47142 |
Thawari Guruji D. M |
M |
SHS |
19675 |
| 1985 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Kale Namdeorao Narayanrao |
M |
CPI |
47507 |
Panghate Bapurao Harbaji |
M |
INC |
23699 |
| 1980 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Panghate Bapurao Harbaji |
M |
INC(I) |
36058 |
Kale Namdeorao Narayan |
M |
CPI |
19082 |
| 1978 |
160 |
Wani |
GEN |
Panghate Bapurao Harbaji |
M |
INC(I) |
50142 |
Nandekar Dada Sitaram |
M |
IND |
13497 |
| 1972 |
149 |
Wani |
GEN |
Nandekar Dada Sitaram |
M |
IND |
24863 |
Gohokar Vimaltai Deorao |
M |
INC |
24769 |
| 1967 |
149 |
Wani |
GEN |
V. N. Gohokar |
M |
INC |
19639 |
D. M. Thawari |
M |
IND |
18182 |
| 1962 |
215 |
Wani |
GEN |
Vithalrao Yeshwantrao Gohokar |
M |
INC |
27514 |
Namdeo Narayan Kale |
M |
CPI |
13287 |
Last Updated on July 17, 2023