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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress to contest in Bhandara-Gondia after 25 years
Updated On: 15 April, 2024 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Constituency to witness significant battle in NCP leader Praful Patel’s once stronghold; BJP has won it in in last two polls
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Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders during a public meeting at Sakoli in Bhandara. Pic/Satej Shinde
Following demarcation in 2008, the name of the constituency was changed to Bhandara-Gondia. While the seat has seen intermittent control by the BJP, Congress-NCP has wielded influence over it for a substantial period.
The history
Originally under Congress’s control, from 1951 to 1998, the Bhandara-Gondia constituency was primarily represented by the Congress party. Former Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel served as a Congress MP for Bhandara-Gondia in the election years 1991, 1996, and 1998. However, the dynamics shifted when Patel switched allegiance to the Sharad Pawar-led NCP in 1999, diminishing Congress’s stronghold in the region. Subsequently, in the Congress-NCP alliance, the constituency remained firmly with the NCP. In 2009, Patel secured victory and was elected as an NCP MP from this seat.
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