THE history of the Hingna Legislative Assembly seat, which falls under Nagpur district and the Ramtek parliamentary constituency, is relatively recent. This seat was established after the 2009 delimitation and has only seen three elections so far. In all three elections, the electorate has consistently voted for the same party. It is believed that this seat will once again go to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the Mahayuti alliance. The Hingna Assembly seat is categorised as unreserved, but Dalit voters play a crucial role in determining the outcome. According to 2019 data, there are approximately 70,000 Dalit voters in this constituency. Additionally, around 39,000 tribal voters also influence the election results.

 

 

The number of Muslim voters is estimated to be around 11,000. Approximately 55 percent of the constituency is urban, while around 45 percent is rural. In 2009, the BJP’s Vijay Ghodmare won the election with 65,039 votes (40.3%), while the NCP’s Rameshchandra Bang secured 64,339 votes (39.9%). Rajaram Pande of the BSP came in third with 9,262 votes (5.7%). In the 2014 election, the BJP fielded Sameer Meghe, who won with a good margin and received 84,139 votes (42%), while his opponent, NCP’s Ramesh Bang, garnered 60,981 votes (30.04%). Kunda Raut of Congress ranked third with 20,628 votes (10.3%). In 2019, the BJP’s vote share increased to 54 per cent, with Sameer Meghe once again winning the election by receiving 121,305 votes. Ghodmare, who fought on Congress ticket, received 75,138 votes (33.5%), while Nilesh Jangle of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi finished third with 15,371 votes (6.8%). It is speculated that the seat will once again be claimed by the BJP under the Mahayuti alliance. However, the political landscape in Maharashtra has undergone a major change over the past five years which make it difficult to predict any party or candidate’s victory with certainty.