Dapoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Overview

Dapoli constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district.^[1]

Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Dapoli was part of Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency. After the delmitation, it became part of Raigad Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Guhagar in Ratnagiri district and Pen, Alibag, Shrivardhan and Mahad in Raigad district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1995: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
• 1999: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
• 2004: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
• 2009: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena^[2]

Election results

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Dapoli
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Suryakant Dalvi	74,973	53.59
	Congress	Vijay Bhosale	28,169	20.13
	MNS	Santosh Shirke	12,481	8.92
Majority			46,804
Turnout			1,39,907
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing

See also

• Dapoli
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf. Retrieved 6 September 2010.