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Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha constituency of Maharashtra.

Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha Constituency is one of 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in the western state of Maharashtra. It was created in 2008 and the first election here was held in 2009.

Yavatmal–Washim registered 61.09 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 1.27 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1914785 while the total voter turnout is 1169806. While in 2014, the constituency registered 59.82 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1742574 while the total voter's turnout was 1042463.

The first phase of voting in seven constituencies of Maharashtra ended on April 11. The fate of seven candidates will be decided on May 23 when counting of votes takes place and the result is declared.

Altogether 55.78 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of polling in seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra. 

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Yavatmal–Washim Lok Sabha constituency of Maharashtra:

1 Pawar Ramesh Gorsing Independent
2 Premasai Maharaj Independent
3 Ankit Mohan Chandak Independent
4 Sameer Arunrao Deshpande Independent
5 Anil Jayram Rathod Independent
6 Adv. Shahejad Samiullah Khan Independent
7 Purushottam Domaji Bhajghaware Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party
8 Pawar Ramesh Gorsing Janata Dal (Secular)
9 Ramrao Sawai Pawar Independent
10 Shaikh Javed Shaikh Mushtaq Independent
11 Naresh Mahadev Ghughane Independent
12 Premasai Maharaj Independent
13 Parashram Bhaosing Ade Independent
14 Thakre Manikrao Govindrao Indian National Congress
15 Rajesh Bhauraoji Raut Gondvana Gantantra Party
16 Uttam Bhagaji Prabuddha Republican Party
17 Pravin Govind Pawar Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
18 Salim Shah Suleman Shah Independent
19 Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali Shivsena
20 Dr. Rajiv Agrawal Independent
21 Vaishali Sudhakar Yede Prahar Janshakti Party
22 Ravi Sampatrao Jadhao Bahujan Mukti Party
23 Pundlik Baliram Rathod Sanman Rajkiya Paksha
24 Noor Ali Meheboob Ali Shah Independent
25 Arun Sakharam Kinwatkar Bahujan Samaj Party
26 Simpal Rajkumar Rathod Independent
27 Ankit Mohan Chandak Independent
28 Shaikh Jabbar Shaikh Usuf Independent

Yavatmal–Washim constituency covers six assembly segments –  Washim, Karanja, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras and Pusad.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bhavana Gawali, of the Shiv Sena – won with a margin of over 93 thousand votes. She had defeated Indian National Congress (INC) Shivajirao Moghe.

In the year 2009, Gawali won her seat by getting a margin of over 56 thousand votes, defeating INC's Harising Rathod.