Bhandara (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra state in western India. With the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist. A new constituency, Bhandara-Gondiya came into existence in place of it.Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha segments:
- Tumsar
- Bhandara
- Tirora
- Gondiya
- Goregaon
- pauni
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Tularam Chandrabhan Sakhare, Indian National Congress
- 1952: Chaturbhuj Vithaldas Jasani, Indian National Congress
- 1954 : Ashok Ranjitram Mehta, PSP
- * Dr Ambedkar also contested this 1954 by-poll but he came third.
- 1955 : Ansuyabai Borkar
- 1957: Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis, Indian National Congress
- 1967: A R Mehata, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Vishwmbhardas Jwalaprasad Dube, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Laxmanrao Mankar, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party
- 1979: Keshaorao Atmaramji Pardhi, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Keshaorao Pardhi, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Khushal Bopche, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Chunnilal Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Shishupal Patle, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008 onwards: Constituency does not exist
See Bhandara-Gondiya
