Shirala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shirala Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: शिराळा विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.^[1]

Overview

Shirala (constituency number 284) is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Sangli district. It covers the entire Shirala tehsil and part of the Walwa tehsil of this district.^[2]

Shirala is part of the Hatkanangale Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Islampur in Sangli district and Shahuwadi, Hatkanangale, Ichalkaranji and Shirol in the Kolhapur district.^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1978: Shivajirao Deshmukh, Independent (politician)
• 1980: Shivajirao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Shivajirao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Shivajirao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
• 1995: Shivajirao Naik, Independent
• 1999: Shivajirao Naik, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2004: Shivajirao Naik, Independent
• 2009: Mansing Fattesingrao Naik, Independent
• 2014: Shivajirao Naik, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Assembly Election 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Shirala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Mansing Fattesingrao Naik	1,04,303	53.68
	INC	Shivajirao Naik	78,385	40.34
	Independent	Tanaji Akaram Sawant	3,546	1.83
	Shiv Sena	D. B. Patil (Sir)	3,076	1.58
Majority			25,918	13.34
Turnout			1,94,292	77.47
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 279.