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Khamgaon
Khamgaon
Khamgaon is an industrial town and an emerging corporate tehsil in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. Khamgaon used to be the largest trading centre for cotton in Asia.-Geography:...

Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

(Parliamentary) constituency of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

state in western India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This constituency was in existence during Lok Sabha elections of 1962, 1967 and 1971 for the 3rd

3rd Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, elected February-March 1962. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...

to 5th Lok Sabha

5th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, elected February-March 1971. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...

. It was abolised for 1977 Lok Sabha elections, with creation of new Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)

Washim (Lok Sabha constituency)

Washim Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra state in western India from 1977 for 6th Lok Sabha till 2004 elections to 14t Lok Sabha. It was created in 1977 Lok Sabha elections, with abolishment of three term Khamgaon in neighbouring Buldhana district...

in neighbouring Akola district

Akola District

Akola is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, and was a former British Raj Berar Province.Area of the district is 5,431 km²...

. It was reserved for Scheduled Caste candidate.

Members of the Parliament

1962: Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

(as Khamgaon (SC) ( Constituency no 28 of Maharashtra State ) )

1967: A S Kasture, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

(as Khamgaon (SC) ( Constituency no 17 of Maharashtra State ) )

1971: Amrut Shripad Kasture, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

(as Khamgaon(SC) ( Constituency no 17 of Maharashtra State ) )

Members of the Parliament

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