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West Assembly constituency is one of the seats in

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in India. It is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies of

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Overview

Nagpur West (constituency number 56) is one of the 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the

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. It is one of the wealthiest constituencies in

. Areas where the rich and famous of

live, like

Civil Lines Civil Lines, historically known as White Town, were residential neighborhoods developed during the British Raj for senior civilian officers, such as the Divisional Commissioner and District Magistrate. These townships were established across the In ...

, Byramji Town and Jafar Nagar fall in this constituency. The constituency was a

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stronghold until

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

when the INC candidate Vikas Thakre beat

's Sudhakar Deshmukh and then again in

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against

's Sudhakar Kohale.

Extent of the constituency

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2024

2019

2014

2009

2004

1957

* A. B. Bardhan (CPI): 26,616 votes * Shambharkar Punjabrao Hukam (SC) SCF: 25,878 votes * Borkar Anusayabai (SC) INC: 24,073 votes * Gawande Wamanrao Govindrao (INC): 24,012 votes * Awari Manchearsha Rusramji (PSP): 11,822 votes

1962

* Sushilabai Balraj ( INC): 12,859 votes * A. B. Bardhan ( CPI): 12,701 votes * Govind Gopal Bambulkar (Independent): 11,059 votes * Sumatitai Suklikar (Jana Sangh): 6,385 votes

1967

* Sushilabai Balraj ( INC): 25,694 votes * Sumati B. Suklikar (BJS): 16,793 votes

1972

* Sushilabai Balraj ( INC): 25,410 votes * Sumati Balkrishna Suklikar (BJS): 20,896 votes

1978

* Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao (INC-I): 45,625 votes * Sumatibai Suklikar (Janata Party): 33,531 votes * Sushila Balraj (Congress-Socialist): 5,072 votes (third place)

References

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