BJP wins in Nagpur Central by 4,008 votes: Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019

Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare of BJP beats Congress's Bunty Baba Shelke in Nagpur Central

BJP won Nagpur Central, defeating second-placed Congress by 4008 votes. It had also won Nagpur Central in the previous election, and retained the seat with a narrow margin.

Nagpur Central is in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. It is a predominantly urban constituency. In Nagpur Central, the Muslim community is a major voting block.

Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare of the BJP received 46.4% of the vote, compared to 43.9% of the Congress's Bunty Baba Shelke. BJP's voteshare fell by 8.3% from 2014, while Congress's voteshare increased by 13.0%.

The constituency saw a 2-cornered contest, with Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress all getting a voteshare of 10% of more.

Party	Name	Votes	Vote (%)	Party Voteshare Change
Bharatiya Janata Party	Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare	75692	46.4%	-8.3%
Indian National Congress	Bunty Baba Shelke	71684	43.9%	+13.0%
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen	Abdul Sharique Patel	8565	5.2%	+5.2%
None of the Above	Nota	2149	1.3%	+1.3%
Bahujan Samaj Party	Dharmendra Mandlik	1971	1.2%	-2.3%
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi	Kamlesh Harihar Bhagatkar	1614	1.0%	+1.0%
Independent	Sachin Waghade	358	0.2%	-
Minorities Democratic Party	Mohammad Shakur Khan	349	0.2%	+0.2%
Independent	Sanjay Gendlalji Doke	169	0.1%	-
Independent	Rahul Gariblal Gour	166	0.1%	-
Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party	Nanda Mahesh Bokade	155	0.1%	+0.1%
Independent	Kamal Gour	130	0.1%	-
Independent	Kishor Shyamsundar Samundre	118	0.1%	-
Pichhara Samaj Party United	Bhojraj Kashinath Nimje	118	0.1%	+0.1%