Latur City Assembly constituency
| Latur City | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 235 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Latur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 400,145 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MVA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Latur City Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Latur district. It is the 16th largest city in Maharashtra with the district headquarters located in the city. The district comes under Marathwada region of Maharashtra, geographically located between 17°52′ North to 18°50′ North and 76°18′ East to 79°12′ East in the Deccan plateau. It has an average elevation of 631 metres (2,070 ft) above mean sea level. The entire district is on the Balaghat plateau, 540 to 638 metres from the mean sea level.[1]
Cabinet Minister for Medical education & Cultural affairs, Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh is the current MLA of the constituency, representing the Indian National Congress.
History
After the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, the erstwhile Latur Assembly constituency was divided into Latur City and Latur Rural constituencies.
In Latur City Assembly constituency the Indian National Congress is the strongest party.
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, represented the seat five times in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was elected for three consecutive terms from the seat till 1995. From 1999, he was elected for two consecutive terms until 2008.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2009 : See Latur
| |||
| 2009 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 114,110 | 45.19% | 7.47 | |
| BJP | Dr. Archana Patil Chakurkar | 106,712 | 42.26% | 8.75 | |
| VBA | Vinod Somprakash Khatke | 26,616 | 10.54% | 1.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 642 | 0.25% | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,398 | 2.93% | 16.22 | ||
| Turnout | 253,135 | 63.26% | 6.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 252,493 | ||||
| Registered electors | 400,145 | 7.43 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.47 | |||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 111,156 | 52.67% | 6.31 | |
| BJP | Shailesh Govindkumar Lahoti | 70,741 | 33.52% | 1.08 | |
| VBA | Rajasab Bashumiya Maniyar | 24,604 | 11.66% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 727 | 0.34% | 0.08 | |
| Margin of victory | 40,415 | 19.15% | 5.23 | ||
| Turnout | 211,948 | 56.90% | 5.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 211,060 | ||||
| Registered electors | 372,474 | 13.47 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.31 | |||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 119,656 | 58.97% | 5.93 | |
| BJP | Lahoti Shailesh Govindkumar | 70,191 | 34.59% | New | |
| NCP | Pathan Murtujkhan Basidkhan | 4,047 | 1.99% | New | |
| SS | Pappubhai Urf Shripad Kulkarni | 2,323 | 1.14% | 10.29 | |
| BSP | Bansode Raghunath Waghoji | 2,202 | 1.09% | 12.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 539 | 0.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 49,465 | 24.38% | 27.01 | ||
| Turnout | 203,453 | 61.98% | 2.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 202,904 | ||||
| Registered electors | 328,265 | 12.41 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.93 | |||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 113,006 | 64.91% | New | |
| BSP | Kayyumkhan Mohmaadkhan Pathan | 23,526 | 13.51% | New | |
| SS | Shripad Madhukarrao Kulkarni | 19,905 | 11.43% | New | |
| Independent | Adv. Annarao Govindrao Patil | 10,228 | 5.87% | New | |
| Independent | Adv. Yevate Patil Shrimanth Arjun | 1,400 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 89,480 | 51.39% | |||
| Turnout | 174,194 | 59.65% | |||
| Total valid votes | 174,108 | ||||
| Registered electors | 292,030 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "About District | लातूर जिल्हा | India". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.