Khanapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khanapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]

Overview

Khanapur-Atpadi 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.[2]

Khanapur-Atpadi 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.[3]

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 Legislative Assembly

Election results

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2004

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2004: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patil Sadashivrao Hanmantrao 79,813 50.92
NCP Babar Anilrao Kaljerao 54,726 34.92
BJP Patil Vijaysinh Tatyaso 12,619 8.05
Majority 25,087 16.00
Turnout 156,733 72.97
Independent gain from NCP Swing

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2009: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Patil Sadashivrao Hanamantrao 77,965 42.55
Independent Babar Anilrao Kaljerao 74,976 40.92
Padalkar Gopichand Kundalik 19024 10.34
Majority 2,989 1.63
Turnout 183,223 67.23
INC gain from Independent Swing

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2014: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Shiv Sena Anil Babar 72,849 33.43
INC Patil Sadashivrao Hanmantrao 53,052 24.34
BJP Gopichand Kundlik Padalkar 44,419 20.38
NCP Amarsinh Narsinrao Deshmukh 39,725 18.23
Majority 19,797 9.09
Turnout 217,937 73.32
Shiv Sena gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.


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