Loha Assembly constituency

Loha is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Maharashtra, India. The constituency is a part of Latur Lok Sabha constituency and comprises parts of Loha tehsil in Nanded district.[1] It was established in 2008. As of 2019 it is represented by Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde of the Peasants and Workers Party of India.

Loha
Constituency No. 88 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictNanded
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyPWP

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Loha taluka, Revenue Circles of Malakoli Kalambar, KapsiBudruk, Loha and Loha Municipal Council, parts of Kandhar taluka, Revenue Circles of Usman Nagar, Barul, Kandhar and Kandhar Municipal Council.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
2009Shankarrao Ganeshrao Dhondge[3]Nationalist Congress Party
2014Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar[4][5]Shiv Sena
2019Shyamsundar Dagdoji ShindePeasants and Workers Party of India

Election results

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Loha[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PWPIShyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde 101,668 52.76
NOTANone of the Above1,2490.65
Majority
Turnout19269570.24
PWPI gain from SHSSwing

References

18°56′46″N 77°06′43″E / 18.946°N 77.112°E / 18.946; 77.112