Malkapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Malkapur Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: मलकापूर विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the seven constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) located in the Buldhana district.

It is a part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency in the adjoining Jalgaon district along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Chopda(ST), Raver, Bhusawal(SC), Jamner and Muktainagar. Hence it is not a part of Buldhana (Lok Sabha constituency) consisting of the remaining six constituencies of the Buldhana districts, viz Buldhana, Chikhli, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar, Khamgaon and Jalgaon(Jamod).

As of 2008, the extent of the constituency is the entire Nandura taluka and Malkapur taluka.

Members of Legislative Assembly

1951: Shelki Bhiku Fakira, Indian National Congress (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 163 of then Madhya Pradesh State ) )

1957: Shelki Bhiku Fakira, Indian National Congress (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 257 of then Bombay State ) )

1962: Bhiku Phakim Patil, Indian National Congress (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 162 of Maharashtra State ) )

1967: A S Deshmukh, Indian National Congress (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 94 of Maharashtra State ) )

1972: Wankhade Arjun Awdhut, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 94 of Maharashtra State ) )

1978: Wankhade Arjun Awdhut, Janata Party (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 102 of Maharashtra State ) )

1980: Sancheti Kisanlal Nathumal, Bhartiya Janata Party

1985: Shinde Vasnatrao Ramdas, Indian National Congress

1990: Tangade Dayaram Sukdeo, Bhartiya Janata Party

1995: Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, Independent

1999: Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, Bhartiya Janata Party

2004: Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, Bhartiya Janata Party(from Malkapur ( Constituency no 102 of Maharashtra State ) )

2009: Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, Bhartiya Janata Party (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 21 of Maharashtra State ) )

2014: Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, Bhartiya Janata Party (from Malkapur ( Constituency no 21 of Maharashtra State ) )

References

Malkapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia

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