Kankavli Assembly constituency

Last updated December 27, 2025

Kankavli
Constituency No. 268 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Lok Sabha constituency	Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
Established	1962
Total electors	231,788
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Nitesh Narayan Rane
Party	BJP

Kankavli-Vaibhavwadi-Devgad Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. The constituency is located in the Sindhudurg district.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2009
See also
References

It is a part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Kudal and Sawantwadi from the Sindhudurg district and Chiplun Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri and Rajapur from the Ratnagiri district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member^[2]
1962	Yashwant Dalvi	Praja Socialist Party
1967	Sitaram Sawant	Peasants and Workers Party
1972	Venkateshrao Rane	Indian National Congress
1977-2008: Constituency did not exist
2009	Pramod Jathar	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Nitesh Rane	Indian National Congress
2019		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kankavali
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Nitesh Narayan Rane	108,369	66.43
	SS(UBT)	Sandesh Parkar	50,362	30.87
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,011	0.62
Majority			58,007	35.56
Turnout			1,63,129
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kankavli
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Nitesh Narayan Rane	84,504	56.16%
	SS	Satish Jagannath Sawant	56,388	37.48%
	INC	Sushil Amrutrao Rane	3,355	2.23%
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,945	1.29%
Majority			28,116
Turnout			1,50,461	65.39%
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kankavli
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Nitesh Narayan Rane	74,715	47.91%
	BJP	Pramod Jathar	48,736	31.25%
	SS	Subhash Mayekar	12,863	8.25%
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,381	0.89%
Majority			25,979
Turnout			1,55,959	69.60%
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kankavli
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Pramod Jathar	57,651	39.90
	INC	Ravindra Phatak	57,617	39.88
	Independent	Kuldeep Pednekar	22,566	15.62
Majority			34
Turnout			144,486	70.70
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ "Kankavli Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.

v t e Sindhudurg district topics
History	Sindhudurg Fort
Geography	Terekhol River
Cities and towns	Amboli Banda Dodamarg Devgad Kankavli Kudal Malvan Nerur Oros Sawantwadi Vaibhavwadi Vengurla Vijaydurg
Culture	Malvani cuisine
Transport	NH 17
Lok Sabha constituencies	Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Kankavli Kudal Sawantwadi

Legislative Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra

Current

A: Achalpur; Aheri; Ahmednagar City; Ahmedpur; Airoli; Akkalkot; Akkalkuwa; Akola East; Akola West; Akole; Akot; Alibag; Amalner; Ambarnath; Ambegaon; Amgaon; Amravati; Andheri East; Andheri West; Anushakti Nagar; Arjuni-Morgaon; Armori; Arni; Arvi; Ashti; Aurangabad Central; Aurangabad East; Aurangabad West; Ausa
B: Badnapur; Badnera; Baglan; Balapur; Ballarpur; Baramati; Barshi; Basmath; Beed; Belapur; Bhandara; Bhandup West; Bhiwandi East; Bhiwandi Rural; Bhiwandi West; Bhokar; Bhokardan; Bhor; Bhosari; Bhusawal; Boisar; Borivali; Bramhapuri; Buldhana; Byculla
C: Chalisgaon; Chandgad; Chandivali; Chandrapur; Chandwad; Charkop; Chembur; Chikhali; Chimur; Chinchwad; Chiplun; Chopda; Colaba
D: Dahanu; Dahisar; Dapoli; Daryapur; Daund; Deglur; Deolali; Deoli; Dhamangaon Railway; Dharavi; Dhule City; Dhule Rural; Digras; Dindori; Dindoshi; Dombivli
E: Erandol
G: Gadchiroli; Gangakhed; Gangapur; Georai; Ghansawangi; Ghatkopar East; Ghatkopar West; Gondiya; Goregaon; Guhagar
H: Hadapsar; Hadgaon; Hatkanangale; Hinganghat; Hingna; Hingoli
I: Ichalkaranji; Igatpuri; Indapur; Islampur
J: Jalgaon; Jalgaon City; Jalgaon Rural; Jalna; Jamner; Jat; Jintur; Jogeshwari East; Junnar
K: Kagal; Kaij; Kalamnuri; Kalina; Kalwan; Kalyan East; Kalyan Rural; Kalyan West; Kamthi; Kandivli East; Kankavli; Kannad; Karad North; Karad South; Karanja; Karjat; Karjat Jamkhed; Karmala; Karvir; Kasba Peth; Katol; Khadakwasala; Khamgaon; Khanapur; Khed Alandi; Kinwat; Kolhapur North; Kolhapur South; Kopargaon; Kopri-Pachpakhadi; Koregaon; Kothrud; Kudal; Kurla
L: Latur City; Latur Rural; Loha
M: Madha; Magathane; Mahad; Mahim; Majalgaon; Malabar Hill; Malad West; Malegaon Central; Malegaon Outer; Malkapur; Malshiras; Man; Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar; Maval; Mehkar; Melghat; Mira Bhayandar; Miraj; Mohol; Morshi; Mukhed; Muktainagar; Mulund; Mumbadevi; Mumbra-Kalwa; Murbad; Murtizapur
N: Nagpur Central; Nagpur East; Nagpur North; Nagpur South; Nagpur South West; Nagpur West; Naigaon; Nallasopara; Nanded North; Nanded South; Nandgaon; Nandurbar; Nashik Central; Nashik East; Nashik West; Navapur; Nevasa; Nilanga; Niphad
O: Osmanabad; Ovala-Majiwada
P: Pachora; Paithan; Palghar; Palus-Kadegaon; Pandharpur; Panvel; Paranda; Parbhani; Parli; Parner; Partur; Parvati; Patan; Pathri; Pen; Phaltan; Phulambri; Pimpri; Pune Cantonment; Purandar; Pusad
R: Radhanagari; Rahuri; Rajapur; Rajura; Ralegaon; Ramtek; Ratnagiri; Raver; Risod
S: Sakoli; Sakri; Sangamner; Sangli; Sangola; Satara; Savner; Sawantwadi; Shahada; Shahapur; Shahuwadi; Shevgaon; Shirala; Shirdi; Shirol; Shirpur; Shirur; Shivadi; Shivajinagar; Shrigonda; Shrirampur; Shrivardhan; Sillod; Sindkhed Raja; Sindkheda; Sinnar; Sion Koliwada; Solapur City Central; Solapur City North; Solapur South
T: Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal; Teosa; Thane; Tirora; Tuljapur; Tumsar
U: Udgir; Ulhasnagar; Umarga; Umarkhed; Umred; Uran
V: Vadgaon Sheri; Vaijapur; Vandre East; Vandre West; Vasai; Versova; Vikhroli; Vikramgad; Vile Parle
W: Wadala; Wai; Wani; Wardha; Warora; Washim; Worli
Y: Yavatmal; Yevla

Defunct

A: Adyar; Ahmednagar North; Ahmednagar South; Akrani; Ambad; Amboli; Andheri
B: Bandra; Bassein; Bhadrawati; Bhandup; Bhavani Peth; Bhilwadi Wangi; Bhiwandi; Biloli; Bopodi; Borgaon Manju
C: Chandur; Chausala; Chinchpokli
D: Dabhadi; Dadar; Darwha; Deogad; Dhule
E: Edlabad
G: Gadhinglaj; Ghatkopar; Girgaon; Goregaon
H: Haveli; Her
J: Jalamb; Jalgaon; Jaoli; Jawhar
K: Kalmeshwar; Kalyan; Kandhar; Kandivali; Kavathe Mahankal; Kelapur; Khalapur; Khanapur Atpadi; Khatav; Khed; Kherwadi; Khetwadi; Kolhapur; Kusumba
L: Lakhandur; Lanja; Latur; Lonar; Love Grove
M: Malad; Malegaon; Malvan; Mangalwedha; Mangaon; Mangrulpir; Matunga; Mazgaon; Medshi; Mudkhed; Mulshi
N: Nagar-Akola; Nagpada; Nanded; Nashik; Nehrunagar
O: Opera House
P: Panhala; Parel; Parola; Pathardi; Pulgaon
R: Renapur
S: Sangameshwar; Sangrul; Santacruz; Saoli; Sewree; Shegaon; Shukrawar Peth; Singnapur; Sironcha; Solapur City South; Solapur North; Surgana
T: Talode; Tasgaon; Trombay
U: Umarkhadi
V: Vadgaon; Vandre; Vengurla
W: Wada; Walgaon; Walkeshwar; Walva
Y: Yawal

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