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- Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 January 2019 16:15
About the Constituency:
The Buldhana Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 5) has a total of 1,382,736 electorates out of which 661,521 are females and 721,215 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports.
Assembly Segments:
Buldhana Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, formed before the 1951 elections and has six segments with one of them reserved for the SC category.
Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Buldhana |
Chikhli |
Sindkhed Raja |
Mehkar (SC) |
Khamgaon |
Jalgaon (Jamod) |
About Buldhana:
The city of Buldhana is the centre of administration of the district of Buldhana and lies in the Amravati Division in the Vidharbha region. It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to its north, and district Buldhanahas a total area of about 9,640 sqkms and an average elevation of 640 metres. The infamous Lonar Crater Lake is located here.
As of 2001, census data states that the total population of the city is about 63,000 of which 13% comprises of child population. Buldhana has a 52% male majority and a sex ratio of 946 females per 1,000 males. Marathi, Hindi and English are the officially used languages here. The average literacy rate is 82% with male and female literacy rates being 82% and 72%, respectively. The city has basic education facilities as well as the country’s first management institution. Small scale industries and tourism are the primary economic activities in the area. Several major cities of the state are connected to Buldhana via the State Highways, SH-24 and SH-176.
A Look: Sitting MP
Name of MP |
Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao |
Age |
53 |
Nature of Membership |
Elected |
Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
Political Party |
Shiv Sena |
Gender |
Male |
Educational Qualification |
Under Graduate |
Performance in the 15th Lok Sabha
Debates participated |
19 |
Private member bills passed |
0 |
Questions asked |
486 |
Attendance |
66% |