Khanapur,_Maharashtra_Assembly_constituency

Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency

Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India

For seat by the same name in Karnataka, see Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency.

Khanapur Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1][2] It is a segment of Sangli Lok Sabha constituency. This seat was named 'Khanapur' until 1972. Then its name, and area under it, changed to 'Khanapur Atpadi', from 1978 to 2004. From 2008 onwards it was back to 'Khanapur' only, after the boundaries of constituencies were redrawn again.

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There is a vidhan sabha seat by the same name (Khanapur) in Karnataka.

On 31 January 2024, Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency seat got vacant as the death of MLA Anil Babar

Overview

Khanapur constituency is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Sangli district. It comprises the entire Khanapur and Atpadi tehsil and part of the Tasgaon tehsil (Visapur Circal) of the district.[3]

Khanapur is part of the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Miraj, Sangli, Palus-Kadegaon, Tasgao-Kavathemahakal and Jat.[4]

This constituency comes under drought prone area where every year farmers are facing problems of water. The famous grape growing area comes under this zone.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election results

1972

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2004

Seat name = 'Khanapur Atpadi', from 1978 to 2004 elections.

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009

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2014

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
  4. [4]
    "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
  5. [5]
    "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972".
  7. [7]
    "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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