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Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 17°16′N 74°43′E / 17.26°N 74.72°E / 17.26; 74.72
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Khanapur
Constituency No. 286 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSangli
LS constituencySangli
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyNone
Elected year2019

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.

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

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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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Year Member Party
1972 Sampatrao Sitaram Mane Indian National Congress
1978 Salunkhe Sahajirao Ganapatrao
1980 Hanmantrao Yashwantrao Patil
1985 Sampatrao Sitaram Mane
1990 Anil Babar
1995 Rajendra (Anna) Deshmukh Independent politician
1999 Anil Babar Nationalist Congress Party
2004 Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil Independent politician
2009 Indian National Congress
2014 Anil Babar Shiv Sena
2019[5]

Election results

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2024

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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP-SP Vaibhavdada Sadashivrao Patil
Independent Rajendr Deshmukh (BJP Rebel)
SHS Suhas Babar
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2019

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2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SS Anil Babar 116,974 53.94% Increase20.51%
Independent Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil 90,683 41.81%
Majority 26,291 2.00%
Turnout 2,16,871 67.11%
SS hold Swing

2014

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2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SS Anil Babar 72,849 33.43
INC Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Ptil 53,052 24.34
BJP Gopichand Padalkar 44,419 20.38
NCP Amarsinh Narsinrao Deshmukh 39,725 18.23
Majority 19,797 9.09
Turnout 217,937 73.32
SS gain from INC Swing

2009

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

2004

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

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2004: Khanapur Atpadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil 79,813 50.92
NCP Anil Babar 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

1972

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1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mane Sampatrao Sitaram [7] 38,361
Independent Pawar Sampatrao Govindrao (Peasants & Workers Party - शे का प) 26,170

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  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. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972".

17°16′N 74°43′E / 17.26°N 74.72°E / 17.26; 74.72