Akola is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in Vidarbha of Maharashtra and is located in West India. Akola Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Semi-Urban constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 86.95%. There are 16,72,643 voters of which 8,82,014 are male and 7,90,609 are female and 20 voters of the third gender.
Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. BJP polled 4,56,472 of the total of 9,78,491 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Akola goes to the polls in the 2st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 58.51%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 6 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 6 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 16,72,643 |
| Number of Male Voters | 8,82,014 |
| Number of Female Voters | 7,90,609 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 58.51% | 49.93% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,03,116 | 64,848 |
| Margin of Victory % | 20.76% | 8.77% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 58.51% | 49.93% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,03,116 | 64,848 |
| Margin of Victory % | 20.76% | 8.77% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 554444 | 49.53% | Dhotre Sanjay ShamraoWinner |
| VBA | 278848 | 24.91% | Ambedkar (Adv)Prakash Yashwant |
| INC | 254370 | 22.72% | Hidyatullah Bharkatullah Patel |
| NOTA | 8866 | 0.79% | Nota |
| BSP | 7780 | 0.69% | Bhai B.C.Kamble |
| BMP | 3583 | 0.32% | Mrs.Pravina Laxmanrao Bhatkar |
| PPI(D) | 3048 | 0.27% | Arun Kankar Wankhede |
| IND | 2577 | 0.23% | Sachin Ganpatlal Sharma |
| IND | 2141 | 0.19% | Murlidhar Lalsing Pawar |
| IND | 1540 | 0.14% | Arun Manohar Thakare |
| IND | 1278 | 0.11% | Social Workar Gajanan Onkar Harne (Anna) |
| IND | 965 | 0.09% | Pravin Chandrakant Kaurpuriya |
