Lok Sabha election 2019: Nashik constituency in Maharashtra

Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29.

Nashik, the temple city of Maharashtra, was represented in the 16th Lok Sabha by Shiv Sena’s Godse Hemant Tukaram.

Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha constituencies will vote to elect new members in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29. (HT file photo)

He was previously a member of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and contested the same constituency in the 2009 elections, but lost to the NCP’s Sameer Bhujbal by 24,000 votes.

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Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29.

Here’s all you need to know about Nashik Lok Sabha constituency:

State : Maharashtra

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Nashik

Sitting MP, Party: Godse Hemant Tukaram, Shiv Sena

Winning margin in 2014: 187,336

Runner up name, party: Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP

Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,664

Number of voters in 2014: 937,600

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 68%

Number of women voters: 412,833