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 district headquarter 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]
| Latur city | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| LS constituency | Latur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Cabinet Minister for Medical education & Cultural affairs, Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh is the current MLA of the constituency, representing the Indian National Congress.
History
editAfter 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 party 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 till 2008.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Latur Vidhan Sabha Seat, from 1957 to 2004 | |||||
| 1957 | Keshavrao Sonawane | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1962 | Keshavrao Sonawane[2] | ||||
| 1967 | V R Kaldate | Samyukta Socialist Party | |||
| 1973 | Shivraj Patil | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1978 | Shivraj Patil | ||||
| 1980 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | ||||
| 1985 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | ||||
| 1991 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | ||||
| 1995 | Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar | Janata Dal | |||
| 1999 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2004 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | ||||
| Seat bifurcated into Latur City and Latur Rural, in the year 2008. | |||||
| 2009 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2014 | Amit Deshmukh | ||||
| 2019 | Amit Deshmukh[3][4] | ||||
Election results
edit2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Deshmukh | 111,156 | 52.48 | ||
| BJP | Shailesh Govindkumar Lahoti | 70,741 | 33.4 | ||
| VBA | Rajasab Bashumiya Maniyar | 24,604 | 11.62 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 727 | 0.34 | ||
| Majority | 40,415 | 19.08 | |||
| Turnout | 2,11,948 | 56.90 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Deshmukh | 1,19,656 | 58.82 | ||
| BJP | Shailesh Govindkumar Lahoti | 70,191 | 34.50 | ||
| NCP | Murtujkhan Basidkhan Pathan | 4,047 | 1.99 | ||
| SHS | Shripad Kulkarni | 2,323 | 1.14 | ||
| BSP | Raghunath Waghoji Bansode | 2,202 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 539 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 49,465 | 24.32 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,453 | 61.98 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amit Deshmukh | 1,13,006 | 64.91 | ||
| BSP | Kayyumkhan Mohmmadkhan Pathan | 23,526 | 13.51 | ||
| SHS | Shripad Madhukarrao Kulkarni | 19,905 | 11.43 | ||
| Majority | 89,480 | 51.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,74,194 | 59.65 | |||
| INC gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 1957
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Keshavrao Sonawane | 14,785 | 54.83% | ||
| Vithalrao Kelgaokar | 12,178 | 45.17% | |||
| Majority | 2,607 | 9.67% | |||
| Turnout | 26,963 | 48.84% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 1962
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Keshavrao Sonawane | 23,049 | 57.15% | ||
| Ramchandra Govind | 14,036 | 34.80% | |||
| PWPI | Digamberrao Yadavrao | 2,974 | 7.37% | ||
| Yesgwanta yatya | 270 | 0.67% | |||
| Majority | 9,013 | 22.35% | |||
| Turnout | 42,649 | 62.29% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "About District | लातूर जिल्हा | India". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1962 for Latur constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Maharashtra assembly election 2019: Rahul Gandhi to start his campaign in Latur, Mumbai". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Latur City (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Winner, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019.