Kopargaon vidhan sabha election results tell the story of one of Ahmednagar district’s most fiercely contested constituencies, defined for decades by the rivalry between the Kale and Kolhe families. Located in Ahmednagar (now Ahilyanagar) district, Kopargaon (constituency number 219) is a General (GEN) category vidhan sabha seat forming part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency alongside Akole, Sangamner, Shirdi, Shrirampur, and Nevasa.
The constituency covers the sugar-rich Godavari river belt around Kopargaon town — one of Maharashtra’s most prosperous cooperative-sugar regions. Its politics revolved for years around Congress veteran Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe, who won the seat repeatedly from 1978, before a new generation took over: Shiv Sena’s Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale won in 2004 and 2009, BJP’s Snehalata Bipindada Kolhe took it in 2014, and Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale (son of Ashokrao Kale) won in 2019 by a razor-thin 822 votes and again comfortably in 2024.
Below is the complete Kopargaon vidhan sabha election history with year-wise results, vote counts, winning margins, and voter turnout data.
List of All MLAs from Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Seat
| Year | Elected MLA | Party | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | — |
| 2019 | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 87,566 |
| 2014 | Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 99,763 |
| 2009 | Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 84,680 |
| 2004 | Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 77,326 |
| 1999 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 40,933 |
| 1995 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 53,999 |
| 1990 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 56,673 |
| 1985 | Rohamare Dadasaheb Shahji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 42,028 |
| 1980 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (I) | 43,166 |
| 1978 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 40,414 |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 Result
The Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 2024 was held on 20 November 2024 as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2024. Results were declared on 23 November 2024. The voter turnout was 71.47%.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale won the Kopargaon MLA seat, defeating NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath. This was a direct NCP vs NCP-SP battle arising from the 2022 party split, with Kale (Ajit Pawar faction) retaining the seat comfortably. Baliraja Party’s Kavade Shivaji Popatrao was among the other contenders.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | — | — |
| 2 | Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath | NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP-SP) | — | — |
| 3 | Kavade Shivaji Popatrao | Baliraja Party (BALP) | — | — |
| 4–onwards | Other candidates | Various | — | — |
Note: Individual candidate vote counts for 2024 are not yet reliably available from official sources, and the winning margin figure circulating on some aggregator sites appears erroneous, so it has been omitted here pending confirmation from ECI. The winner and runner-up are confirmed.
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 2019, the total electorate was 2,65,184 registered voters. A total of 2,02,540 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 76.38%. The Kopargaon election 2019 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019.
Nationalist Congress Party candidate Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 87,566 votes, narrowly defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada (the sitting MLA) who secured 86,744 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 2019 was just 822 votes — one of the closest results in Maharashtra that year, continuing the intense Kale-versus-Kolhe rivalry.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 87,566 | 43.23% |
| 2 | Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 86,744 | 42.83% |
| 3 | Rajesh Namdeorao Parjane | Independent (IND) | 15,446 | 7.63% |
| 4 | Vahadane Vijay Suryabhan | Independent (IND) | 4,047 | 2.00% |
| 5 | Ashok Vijay Gaikwad | Independent (IND) | 3,914 | 1.93% |
| 6 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,622 | 0.80% |
| 7 | Madhav Sakharam Tribhuvan | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 615 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Aahire Magan Pandurang | Independent (IND) | 580 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Salunke Dipak Ganpatrao | Independent (IND) | 557 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Shah Alim Chotu | Independent (IND) | 337 | 0.17% |
| 11 | Kolhe Shital Digambar | Hindustan Janta Party (HJP) | 275 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Rajesh Sakhahari Parjane | Independent (IND) | 246 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Kale Ashok Namdeo | Independent (IND) | 244 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Kawade Shivaji Popatrao | Baliraja Party (BALP) | 224 | 0.11% |
| 15 | Ukirde Sudam Pandhrinath | Independent (IND) | 123 | 0.06% |
| Total | 2,02,540 | 76.38% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 2014, the total electorate was 2,45,756 registered voters. A total of 1,96,480 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 79.95%. The Kopargaon election 2014 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2014.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 99,763 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale who secured 70,493 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 2014 was 29,270 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 99,763 | 50.78% |
| 2 | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 70,493 | 35.88% |
| 3 | Autade Nitin Bhanudas | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19,586 | 9.97% |
| 4 | Ashok Vijay Gaikwad | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 2,205 | 1.12% |
| 5 | Tribhuvan Madhav Sakharam | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 993 | 0.51% |
| 6 | NOTA | None of the Above | 873 | 0.44% |
| 7 | Shah Alim Chhotu | Independent (IND) | 492 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Sanjay Shivaji Mandlik | Independent (IND) | 389 | 0.20% |
| 9 | Sharad Laxman Londhe | Independent (IND) | 310 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Sapkal Mohan Bhausaheb | Independent (IND) | 304 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Kawade Shivaji Popatrao | Independent (IND) | 240 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Vishwnath Pandurang Wagh | Independent (IND) | 213 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Bipin Chhaburao Kolhe | Independent (IND) | 179 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Dwarkanath Macchindra Pandore | Independent (IND) | 164 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Balkrushna Tukaram Dikshit | Independent (IND) | 139 | 0.07% |
| 16 | Kale Ashok Chandrabhan | Independent (IND) | 137 | 0.07% |
| Total | 1,96,480 | 79.95% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 2009 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 2009, the total electorate was 2,27,023 registered voters. A total of 1,73,390 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 76.38%. The Kopargaon election 2009 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2009.
Shiv Sena candidate Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 84,680 votes, defeating Nationalist Congress Party candidate Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe who secured 77,989 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 2009 was 6,691 votes — Kale’s second consecutive win in the Kale-Kolhe duel.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 84,680 | 48.84% |
| 2 | Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 77,989 | 44.98% |
| 3 | Damale Babasaheb Gangadhar | Republican Party of India (A) | 4,431 | 2.56% |
| 4 | Kolhe Bipin Chhaburao | Independent (IND) | 1,513 | 0.87% |
| 5 | Jadhav Balasaheb Karbhari | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 1,295 | 0.75% |
| 6 | Seni Sunil Babulal | Independent (IND) | 1,293 | 0.75% |
| 7 | Kale Ashokrao Suryabhan | Independent (IND) | 862 | 0.50% |
| 8 | Sanjay Bhaskar Aware | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 626 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Kachru Nagu Waghmare | Independent (IND) | 190 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Kale Ashokrao Chandrabhan | Independent (IND) | 176 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Gunjal Prabhakar Bhaupatil | Shivrajya Party (SVRP) | 170 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Nanda Balu Jadhav | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) | 165 | 0.10% |
| Total | 1,73,390 | 76.38% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 2004 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 2004, a total of 1,44,388 valid votes were recorded. The Kopargaon election 2004 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2004.
Shiv Sena candidate Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 77,326 votes, defeating Nationalist Congress Party candidate Kolhe Bipin Shankarrao who secured 61,012 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 2004 was 16,314 votes — Ashokrao Kale’s first win, wresting the seat from the Kolhe camp.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 77,326 | 53.55% |
| 2 | Kolhe Bipin Shankarrao | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 61,012 | 42.26% |
| 3 | Karde Prakash Sadashiv | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2,111 | 1.46% |
| 4 | Randhir Sathish Nivrutti | Independent (IND) | 1,348 | 0.93% |
| 5 | Khan Anwar Dilawar | Independent (IND) | 941 | 0.65% |
| 6 | Pawar Haribhau Bapurao | Independent (IND) | 768 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Pawar Prabhavati Tarachand | Independent (IND) | 458 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Jagtap Nanasheb | Independent (IND) | 424 | 0.29% |
| Total | 1,44,388 |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1999 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1999, the total electorate was 1,51,696 registered voters. A total of 1,11,126 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 76.51%. The Kopargaon election 1999 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1999.
Nationalist Congress Party candidate Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 40,933 votes in a tight three-way contest, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Namdeorao Rakhamaji Parjane who secured 36,654 votes. INC’s Kale Ashok Shankarrao finished a close third with 32,774 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1999 was 4,279 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 40,933 | 36.83% |
| 2 | Namdeorao Rakhamaji Parjane | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 36,654 | 32.98% |
| 3 | Kale Ashok Shankarrao | Indian National Congress (INC) | 32,774 | 29.49% |
| 4 | Shinde Sangita Pandharinath | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 765 | 0.69% |
| Total | 1,11,126 | 76.51% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1995 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1995, the total electorate was 1,47,538 registered voters. A total of 1,10,874 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 77.14%. The Kopargaon election 1995 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1995.
Indian National Congress candidate Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 53,999 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Sonawane Bhagatsing Dayaram Alias Raosaheb who secured 47,157 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1995 was 6,842 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 53,999 | 48.70% |
| 2 | Sonawane Bhagatsing Dayaram Alias Raosaheb | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 47,157 | 42.53% |
| 3 | Borawake Bhaskarrao Shankarrao | Independent (IND) | 2,953 | 2.66% |
| 4 | Rohamare Annasaheb Dagadu | Independent (IND) | 1,384 | 1.25% |
| 5 | Aher P D Alias Parasnath Deoram | Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) (SJP-M) | 1,303 | 1.18% |
| 6 | Salve Bhikaji Shripat | Independent (IND) | 727 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Jaibai Shejwal Arjunrao | Independent (IND) | 669 | 0.60% |
| 8 | Shirsath Sitaram Balasaheb | Maharashtra Rashtravadi Congress (MRC) | 600 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Pangavhane Mukataji Punjaji | Independent (IND) | 452 | 0.41% |
| 10 | Kale Bhikanrao Bhimaji | Independent (IND) | 438 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Ingale Vithalrao Shankarrao Alias Bhausaheb | Independent (IND) | 319 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Meherkhamb Waman Deoman | Independent (IND) | 261 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Autade Dilip Genu | Independent (IND) | 194 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Narode Raosaheb Kacharu | Independent (IND) | 165 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Sarade Nivrutti Punja | Independent (IND) | 157 | 0.14% |
| 16 | Mistri Popat Sonaji | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 96 | 0.09% |
| Total | 1,10,874 | 77.14% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1990 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1990, the total electorate was 1,45,278 registered voters. A total of 93,048 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 65.33%. The Kopargaon election 1990 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1990.
Indian National Congress candidate Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 56,673 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Kale Sambhajirao Kisan who secured 32,801 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1990 was 23,872 votes — one of Kolhe’s most dominant wins.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 56,673 | 60.91% |
| 2 | Kale Sambhajirao Kisan | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 32,801 | 35.25% |
| 3 | Devkar Badrinath Jagannath | Janata Dal (JD) | 2,417 | 2.60% |
| 4 | Kulkarni Shantaram Jaganath | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 406 | 0.44% |
| 5 | Khaire Subhash Malhari | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 374 | 0.40% |
| 6 | Pawar Haribhau Bapurao | Independent (IND) | 232 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Pangavhane Muktaji Punjaji | Independent (IND) | 145 | 0.16% |
| Total | 93,048 | 65.33% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1985 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1985, the total electorate was 1,15,838 registered voters. A total of 76,599 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 67.57%. The Kopargaon election 1985 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1985.
Indian National Congress candidate Rohamare Dadasaheb Shahji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 42,028 votes, defeating Indian Congress (Socialist) candidate Kale Sambhajirao Kisanrao who secured 33,221 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1985 was 8,807 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohamare Dadasaheb Shahji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 42,028 | 54.87% |
| 2 | Kale Sambhajirao Kisanrao | Indian Congress (Socialist) (ICS) | 33,221 | 43.37% |
| 3 | Bhrud Sampatrao Jamanrao | Republican Party of India (RPI) | 1,141 | 1.49% |
| 4 | Laxminarayan Jaiprasad Verma | Independent (IND) | 209 | 0.27% |
| Total | 76,599 | 67.57% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1980 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1980, the total electorate was 1,03,489 registered voters. A total of 77,033 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 76.14%. The Kopargaon election 1980 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1980.
Indian National Congress (I) candidate Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 43,166 votes, defeating Indian National Congress (U) candidate Kale Shankerrao Deoram who secured 33,335 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1980 was 9,831 votes — an inter-Congress contest.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (I) | 43,166 | 56.04% |
| 2 | Kale Shankerrao Deoram | Indian National Congress (U) | 33,335 | 43.27% |
| 3 | Jadhav Shravan Jairam | Independent (IND) | 532 | 0.69% |
| Total | 77,033 | 76.14% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 Result
In the Kopargaon vidhan sabha election 1978, the total electorate was 93,881 registered voters. A total of 70,765 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 77.48%. The Kopargaon election 1978 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1978.
Indian National Congress candidate Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji won the Kopargaon MLA seat with 40,414 votes, defeating Janata Party candidate Jadhav Panditrao Gangadhar who secured 27,274 votes. The winning margin in Kopargaon 1978 was 13,140 votes — the start of Shankarrao Kolhe’s long career from this seat.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress (INC) | 40,414 | 57.11% |
| 2 | Jadhav Panditrao Gangadhar | Janata Party (JNP) | 27,274 | 38.54% |
| 3 | Khandizoo Vallabhrao Sukaji | Independent (IND) | 1,608 | 2.27% |
| 4 | Gawali Dada Punja | Indian National Congress (I) | 1,243 | 1.76% |
| 5 | Kale Bhaskar Madhav | Independent (IND) | 226 | 0.32% |
| Total | 70,765 | 77.48% |
Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha Election Result FAQ
Who is the current MLA of Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha constituency?
Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale of the NCP (Ajit Pawar) is the current MLA of Kopargaon, re-elected in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election with a huge margin.
Who won the Kopargaon Assembly election in 2024?
Ashutosh Kale (NCP) won with 161,147 votes (about 78%), defeating Sandeep Gorakshanath Varpe of NCP (Sharad Pawar), who got 36,523 votes. The margin was a massive 124,624 votes.
Why was the 2024 Kopargaon result notable?
The contest was between the two NCP factions — Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP). Ashutosh Kale’s win by over 1.24 lakh votes placed him among the biggest victory margins in the entire 2024 Maharashtra election.
What was the Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha result in 2019?
Ashutosh Kale (NCP) won a very close contest with 87,566 votes, narrowly defeating BJP’s Snehalata Kolhe, who got 86,744 votes. The margin was just 822 votes — one of the tightest results in the state.
What was the Kopargaon Assembly result in 2014?
BJP’s Snehalata Kolhe won with 99,763 votes (51%), defeating Ashutosh Kale, who then contested on a Shiv Sena ticket and got 70,493 votes. The margin was 29,270 votes.
Which parties have dominated the Kopargaon seat historically?
The Kopargaon seat has swung between parties over the years. Since 1978, the NCP has won 4 times and Congress (INC) 3 times, with the BJP and Shiv Sena also winning in recent elections. The Kale and Kolhe families have been key rivals here.
Which district and Lok Sabha constituency does Kopargaon fall under?
Kopargaon is constituency number 219, located in Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) district. It is a general (unreserved) seat and falls under the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency, which is a reserved (SC) seat.