Nevasa vidhan sabha election results capture the political churn of one of Ahmednagar district’s most keenly contested rural constituencies, long shaped by the influential Gadakh family. Located in Ahmednagar (now Ahilyanagar) district, Nevasa (constituency number 221) is a General (GEN) category vidhan sabha seat forming part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency alongside Akole, Sangamner, Shirdi, Kopargaon, and Shrirampur.
The constituency covers the entire Nevasa tehsil an agrarian sugar-belt region on the banks of the Godavari and Pravara rivers, historically significant as the place where the saint Dnyaneshwar composed the Dnyaneshwari. Established in its current form after the 2008 delimitation, the seat has been dominated by the contest between Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh (son of former MP Yashwantrao Gadakh) and his rivals Vitthal Langhe and Balasaheb Murkute.
Gadakh won in 2009 (NCP) and 2019 (on his own Krantikari Shetkari Party), Murkute won for BJP in 2014, and in 2024 Shiv Sena’s Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe narrowly defeated Gadakh (now Shiv Sena UBT) by 4,021 votes. Below is the complete Nevasa vidhan sabha election history from 2009 to 2024 with year-wise results, vote counts, winning margins, and voter turnout data.
List of All MLAs from Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Seat (2009–2024)
| Year | Elected MLA | Party | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe | Shiv Sena (SHS) | — |
| 2019 | Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh | Krantikari Shetkari Party (KTSTP) | 1,16,943 |
| 2014 | Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 84,570 |
| 2009 | Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 91,429 |
Note: The Nevasa constituency (no. 221) was reconstituted following the 2008 delimitation and first contested in its current form in 2009.
Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 Result
The Nevasa 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 79.89% — among the highest in the district.
Shiv Sena (SHS) candidate Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe won the Nevasa MLA seat, defeating Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) candidate Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh (the sitting MLA). The winning margin in Nevasa 2024 was 4,021 votes — a close contest reflecting the split of the Shiv Sena vote after the 2022 party division. Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute (Prahar Janshakti Party) was among the other contenders.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe | Shiv Sena (SHS) | — | — |
| 2 | Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh | Shiv Sena UBT (SHS-UBT) | — | — |
| 3 | Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute | Prahar Janshakti Party (PJP) | — | — |
| 4–onwards | Other candidates | Various | — | — |
| Winning Margin | 4,021 |
Note: Individual candidate vote counts for 2024 are not yet available from official sources. The winner, runner-up, and winning margin are confirmed from ECI/media data.
Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 Result
In the Nevasa vidhan sabha election 2019, the total electorate was 2,63,158 registered voters. A total of 2,11,582 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 80.40%. The Nevasa election 2019 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019.
Krantikari Shetkari Party candidate Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh won the Nevasa MLA seat with 1,16,943 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute (the sitting MLA) who secured 86,280 votes. The winning margin in Nevasa 2019 was 30,663 votes — a notable win by Gadakh on his own regional party banner, backed by the NCP-Congress alliance.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh | Krantikari Shetkari Party (KTSTP) | 1,16,943 | 55.27% |
| 2 | Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 86,280 | 40.78% |
| 3 | Karbhari Vishnu Udage | Ambedkarite Party of India (APoI) | 2,046 | 0.97% |
| 4 | Matkar Shashikant Bhagwat | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) | 1,214 | 0.57% |
| 5 | Vishal Vasantrao Gadakh | Independent (IND) | 981 | 0.46% |
| 6 | Dnyandev | Independent (IND) | 919 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Golhar Ramnath Gahininath | Independent (IND) | 493 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Vishwas Poulas Vairagar | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 436 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Karbhari Ramchandra Dhadge | Rashtriya Sant Sandesh Party (RSSDP) | 364 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Laxmi Tukaram Gadakh | Independent (IND) | 319 | 0.15% |
| 11 | NOTA | None of the Above | 316 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Bhausaheb Shivram Jagdale | Independent (IND) | 313 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Sachin Ramdas Gavhane | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 268 | 0.13% |
| 14 | Others (5 candidates) | Various | 690 | 0.33% |
| Total | 2,11,582 | 80.40% |
Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Result
In the Nevasa vidhan sabha election 2014, the total electorate was 2,39,201 registered voters. A total of 1,78,209 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 74.50%. The Nevasa election 2014 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2014.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute won the Nevasa MLA seat with 84,570 votes, narrowly defeating Nationalist Congress Party candidate Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao (the sitting MLA) who secured 79,911 votes. The winning margin in Nevasa 2014 was just 4,659 votes — a close contest in the Modi-wave election.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balasaheb Alias Dadasaheb Damodhar Murkute | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 84,570 | 47.46% |
| 2 | Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 79,911 | 44.84% |
| 3 | Sahebrao Haribhau Ghadge Patil | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 4,766 | 2.67% |
| 4 | Dilip Vitthal Wakchaure | Indian National Congress (INC) | 2,139 | 1.20% |
| 5 | Mote Dilip Uttamrao | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 1,654 | 0.93% |
| 6 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,590 | 0.89% |
| 7 | Ajit Namdev Phatake | Independent (IND) | 1,563 | 0.88% |
| 8 | Sudhir Natha Vairagar | Independent (IND) | 934 | 0.52% |
| 9 | Sunil Marks Ghorpade | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 379 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Pardeshi Vitthal Kapurchand | Independent (IND) | 262 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Deshmukh Sardar Ikbal | Independent (IND) | 236 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Kusalkar Sandip Ashok | Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP) | 205 | 0.12% |
| Total | 1,78,209 | 74.50% |
Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Election 2009 Result
In the Nevasa vidhan sabha election 2009, the total electorate was 2,22,401 registered voters. A total of 1,71,003 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 76.89%. The Nevasa election 2009 was the first election under the new delimitation and was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2009.
Nationalist Congress Party candidate Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao won the Nevasa MLA seat with 91,429 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Langhe Vitthal Wakilrao who secured 69,943 votes. The winning margin in Nevasa 2009 was 21,486 votes — Gadakh’s first win, in the constituency’s inaugural post-delimitation election.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 91,429 | 53.47% |
| 2 | Langhe Vitthal Wakilrao | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 69,943 | 40.90% |
| 3 | Gadakh Tukaram Gangadhar | Independent (IND) | 5,166 | 3.02% |
| 4 | Pehere Rambhau Kacharu | Independent (IND) | 1,502 | 0.88% |
| 5 | Kardile Sakhahari Rambhau | Independent (IND) | 971 | 0.57% |
| 6 | Vikas Dadu Chavan | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 906 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Padale Dnyandeo Karbhari | Independent (IND) | 686 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Ushatai Bhagwanrao Unhawane | Independent (IND) | 400 | 0.23% |
| Total | 1,71,003 | 76.89% |
Nevasa Vidhan Sabha Election Result FAQ
Who is the current MLA of Nevasa Vidhan Sabha constituency?
Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe Patil of Shiv Sena (Shinde) is the current MLA of Nevasa, elected in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election. He is a farmer by profession and won the seat in a very close contest.
Who won the Nevasa Assembly election in 2024?
Vitthal Langhe (Shiv Sena) won with 95,444 votes (about 42%), narrowly defeating Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh of Shiv Sena (UBT), who got 91,423 votes. The margin was just 4,021 votes.
Why was the 2024 Nevasa result a close contest?
It was a direct fight between the two Shiv Sena factions — Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). Vitthal Langhe edged out Shankarrao Gadakh by only 4,021 votes, making it one of the tighter results in the Shirdi Lok Sabha area.
Who won the Nevasa seat in 2019?
Shankarrao Yashwantrao Gadakh Patil won the 2019 election on a Krantikari Shetkari Party ticket with 116,943 votes (55.35%), defeating BJP’s Balasaheb (Dadasaheb) Murkute, who got 86,280 votes. The margin was 30,663 votes.
Has Vitthal Langhe contested Nevasa before 2024?
Yes. Vitthal Langhe first contested Nevasa in the 2009 election on a BJP ticket but lost to Shankarrao Gadakh of the NCP by around 21,486 votes. He finally won the seat in 2024 after switching to the Shiv Sena.
Which parties have dominated the Nevasa seat historically?
Nevasa has seen shifting loyalties. Since 1978, the Congress (INC) has won 3 times and the Shiv Sena 2 times, with the NCP and regional outfits like the Krantikari Shetkari Party also winning in recent years.