Dahanu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dahanu Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: डहाणू विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview

Dahanu constituency is one of the 24 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Thane district. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^[1] It comprises the entire Talasari tehsil and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.

Dahanu is part of Palghar Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vikramgad, Palghar, Boisar, Nalasopara and Vasai in Thane district.^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Shamrao Patil, Indian National Congress
• 1967: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Shankar Chavan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1980: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1985: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1995: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Krishna Ghoda, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2004: Krishna Ghoda, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Rajaram Ozare, Communist Party of India (Marxist)^[2]

See also

• Dahanu
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. Retrieved 5 September, 2010. 
2. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf. Retrieved 5 September, 2010.