Mumbai, October 24: Balapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra state. The constituency had their 2019 General Assembly Elections on October 21. The counting of the votes and the election results were declared on the same day, which was October 24. Nitin Kumar Bhikanrao Tale of Shiv Sena won the 2019 General Assembly Elections with 69,343 votes.

Baliram Bhagwan Sirskar won the 2014 General Assembly Elections with 41,426 votes from the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh competing against Congress candidate Khatib Sye.

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 29 Balapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Balapur Tehsil, Patur Tehsil, Akola Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle - Ugawa of the Akola district. Akot Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

The Konkan Divisional Commissioner Shivajirao Daund has directed officials concerned to ensure all facilities for disabled persons and senior citizens during voting and to shun the use of plastic at the polling booths. In the 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 122 seats.

The main parties contesting for the 288 Maharashtra Assembly seats elections are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and the Indian National Congress (INC). The Election Commission (EC) reiterated a complete ban on exit polls during the upcoming elections. The ban will be effective "from 7 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on October 21" when Haryana and Maharashtra will have their 2019 General Assembly Elections.

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Ashwajit Kashiram SirsatIND730
Varsha Sanjay BagadeIND705
Nitinkumar Bhikanrao Tale (Current MLA)SHS69343
Shaikh Kalim Shaikh MajidBSP607
Sachin Ganpat SharmaIND329
Nitinkumar Manik TajaneIND263
Sangram Gulabrao GawandeNCP16497
Vinod Lalsing JadhavIND1075
Atharkhan AfasarkhanBahujan Mukti PartyNA
Tukaram Ukarda DudheSWPNA
Dinkar Suryabhan RanbavaleMaharashtra Parivartan Sena (T)NA
Dhairyavardhan Haribhau PundkarVBANA
Sunita Sudhakar WankhadePeoples Party of India (Democratic)NA
Rais Ahmad Shaikh NoorINDNA
Dr Rahman Khan Haji Kale KhanAIMIMNA

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