Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
in India. It is one of the 8 constituencies which make up
Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)
Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Canara Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the const ...
. It has been a stronghold of
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (Committee for Integration with Maharashtra)( MES) is a linguistic socio-political committee based out of Belagavi city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It acts as a party demanding the merger Belagavi district ...
(MES) whose candidates tend to contest as independents because it is not officially recognized as a party. In 1962, MES did contest the election under its own official name.
Members of Assembly
* 1957: Laxman Balaji Birje (MES/IND, Mysore State Assembly)
* 1962: Laxman Balaji Birje (
MES)
* 1967: Nilkanth Sardesai (MES / IND)
* 1972: Nilkanth Sardesai (MES / IND)
* 1978: Nilkanth Sardesai (MES / IND)
* 1983: Patil Vasantrao Parashram (IND)
* 1985: Patil Vasantrao Parashram (IND)
* 1989: Vithalrao Yashwantrao Chavan (IND)
* 1994: Ashok Narayan Patil (IND)
* 1999: Ashok Narayan Patil (IND)
* 2004: Digambar Yashwantrao Patil (IND)
* 2008: Pralhad Remani (BJP)
* 2013:
Arvind Chandrakant Patil
Arvind Chandrakant Patil (born 17 March 1968) is an Indian politician who was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency from 2013 to 2018. He is also an Incumbent Director of The Belgaum Distri ...
(Independent)
* 2018:
Anjali Nimbalkar
Anjali Nimbalkar is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. She represents Khanapur of Belgaum district at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2018.
She holds MBBS degree with masters in Gynaecology and Laparosc ...
(Congress)
Election results
1962 Election
* Laxman Balaji Birje (MES) : 25,162
* Rohinibai Pandurang Wagale (INC) : 14,614
1967 Election
* Sardesai, Nilkanth Bhagwantrao (IND) : 21,281 votes
* T. K. Ningappa (INC) : 14,490
1972 Election
* Sardesai N B (IND/MES) : 23,081 votes
* B. B. Veerabhadrappa (NCO) : 10,674
1978 Election
* Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao (IND / MES) : 16,610 votes
* Babshet Krishna Ji Ramchandra JNP 13595
2013 Election
* Arvind Chandrakant Patil (IND) : 37,055 votes
* Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri (INC) : 20903
2018 Election
* Dr.
Anjali Nimbalkar
Anjali Nimbalkar is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. She represents Khanapur of Belgaum district at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2018.
She holds MBBS degree with masters in Gynaecology and Laparosc ...
(INC) : 36,649 votes
* Vithal Halagekar (BJP) : 31,516
See also
*
Belagavi district
*
List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are t ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Karnataka