Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2014
Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Nagpur South West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Maharashtra in the 2014 state assembly election, securing 113,918 votes (59.20% vote share). The runner-up was Prafulla Vinod Gudadhe (PATIL) (Indian National Congress) with 54,976 votes.
A total of 16 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis | 113918 | 59.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Prafulla Vinod Gudadhe (PATIL) | 54976 | 28.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dr. Rajendra Shamrao Padole | 16540 | 8.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Panju Kishanchand Totwani | 2767 | 1.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 5 | Dilip Pankule | 1055 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 6 | Pawan Rupchand Meshram | 309 | 0.20% | Ambedkarite Party Of India |
| 7 | Vishal Ajabrao Wankhede | 278 | 0.10% | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |
| 8 | Raju Ganesh Chauvhan | 269 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Bharti Meshram | 267 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajkumar Chandrabhan Gupta | 240 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Kamble Shivdas Ramchandra | 192 | 0.10% | Ambedkarist Republican Party |
| 12 | Patil Nagesh Marotrao | 181 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Dinesh Dayaramji Sonekar | 141 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Arun Kawduji Hadke | 119 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Murarkar Bhushan Someshwar | 84 | 0.00% | Republican Party Of India Ektavadi |
| 16 | Basena Dilip Jagdish | 50 | 0.00% | Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch |
The Nagpur South West constituency is part of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2014 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 113,918 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.