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Dahanu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

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Dahanu constituency is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Palghar district. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. It comprises the entire Talasari tehsil and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.

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

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)
  • 2014: Paskal Dhanare, Bharatiya Janata Party

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