Khanapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Khanapur Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. 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 in Karnataka.

Overview

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 of the district.
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.
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 Legislative Assembly

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 1972

Seat name = 'Khanapur', until 1972 elections.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2004

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

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014