Amravati Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: close contest between Anandrao Vithoba Adsul and Navnit Ravi Rana
Shiv Sena has a stronghold in Amravati since 1999. Anandrao Vithoba Adsul has been representing the constituency since 2009.
Amravati Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 7
Total electors: 16,11,365
Female electors: 7,63,315
Male electors: 8,48,050
Reserved: Yes. For Scheduled Castes.
Delimited: Yes. It was a de-reserved constituency before 2008. Teosa Assembly segment was added from Wardha Lok Sabha constituency.
Assembly constituencies: Badnera, Amravati, Teosa, Daryapur (SC). Melghat (ST), Achalpur
Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: Shiv Sena has a stronghold in this constituency since 1999. Anandrao Vithoba Adsul has been representing the constituency since 2009.
Demographics: As per reports, Dalit and Muslims form at least one-third of the electorate in the constituency. However, it is the Kunbi community which is the single most dominant electorate in Amravati, constituting around 30 percent of the population.
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