AKOLA
Constituency no. 6 in Maharashtra · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has an assembly constituency called AKOLA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2004
DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2004
1,06,371
14.46% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCLAXMANRAO TAYADE
- Votes
- 2,06,952
- Vote share
- 28.14%
- Behind by
- 1,06,371
Electors
12,71,055
Total votes polled
7,35,372
Valid votes
7,35,372
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.9%
Full result, 2004
7 candidates · 7,35,372 valid votes
DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAOBJPwon
3,13,323
42.6%
LAXMANRAO TAYADEINC
2,06,952
28.1%
AMBEDKAR PRAKASH YASHWANTBBM
1,87,202
25.5%
TAYADE VISHRAM NATTHUJIBSP
9,951
1.4%
RAJA MOTIRAMJI SHAMBHARKARIND
8,628
1.2%
JOSHI SHALIGRAM MOHANLALABHM
5,756
0.8%
SHAIKH MUKIM AHEMAD ABDUL RASHIDSP
3,560
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE | BJP | 4,57,030 | 38.96% | ABHAY KASHINATH PATIL | 40,626 |
| 2019 | Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | BJP | 5,54,444 | 49.53% | Ambedkar (Adv) Prakash Yashwant | 2,75,596 |
| 2014 | DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO | BJP | 4,56,472 | 46.65% | PATEL HIDAYAT ULLA BARKAT ULLA | 2,03,116 |
| 2009 | DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO | BJP | 2,87,526 | 38.91% | AMBEDKAR PRAKASH YASHWANT | 64,848 |
| 2004 | DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO | BJP | 3,13,323 | 42.61% | LAXMANRAO TAYADE | 1,06,371 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
