Akole Assembly constituency

Akole Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is a segment of Shirdi lok Sabha seat. Both Akole assembly and Shirdi parliamentary seats came into existence after constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008.[2]

Akole
Constituency No. 216 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
LS constituencyShirdi
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyNationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)
Elected year2019

Overview

Akole (constituency number 216) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ahmednagar district. It comprises part of Sangamner tehsil and the entire Akole tehsil of the district.[1]

Akole is part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Sangamner, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Shrirampur and Nevasa. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

ElectionNameParty
2019Kiran Lahamate[5]Nationalist Congress Party

Election Results

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akole[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCPKiran Lahamate 113,414 65.08
BJPVaibhav Pichad5500031.98
Majority
Turnout

2009

  • Pichad Madhukar Kashinath (NCP) : 60,043 votes[6]
  • Talpade Madhukar Shankar (SHS) : 50,964

See also

References

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