Akola Lok Sabha Constituency Constituency number: 6 Total electors: 16,46,463 Female electors: 7,76,547 Male electors: 8,69,922 Reserved: No Delimited: Yes. Khamgaon and Borgaon Manju Assembly segments were dissolved in 2008. Assembly constituencies: Akot, Balapur, Akola West, Akola East, Murtizapur (SC), Risod. Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: It has been a BJP stronghold. In 1999, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh’s Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar, won the seat. However, since 2004, BJP’s Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre has been the MP. Demographics: It covers the entire Akola district and parts of Washim district. The proportion of Ghatole Kunbi community, which is largely affiliated to the saffron party, is more in Washim and Akola. The economy of Akola district largely depends on agriculture. Its sex ratio is 946, higher than the state’s 929, and its literacy rate is 88 percent. A total of 20.07 percent of the population comprises Scheduled Castes.
Akola has been a BJP stronghold. Since 2004, BJP’s Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre has been the MP.
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