Khanapur Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 288
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) constituencies of
Maharashtra
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state in western
India
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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
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.
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
Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːŋɡli is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. It is bordered by Satara district, Solapur district to the ...
. It comprises the entire Khanapur and Atpadi tehsil and part of the Tasgaon tehsil (Visapur Circal) of the district.
Khanapur is part of the
Sangli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely
Miraj
Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city in Sangli District and also in Maharashtra, India, that was founded in the early 10th century. It was an important jagir of the Adil Shahi court of Bijapur.
Shivaji Maharaj stayed in Miraj for ...
,
Sangli
Sangli () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks o ...
,
Palus-Kadegaon,
Tasgao-Kavathemahakal and
Jat
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.
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
Election results
1972
2004
Seat name = 'Khanapur Atpadi', from 1978 to 2004 elections.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009
2014
See also
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Khanapur (Vita)
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Vita
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Khanapur Atpadi Assembly constituency
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List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
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Organizations
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References
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Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra
Sangli district