Kolhapur South Assembly constituency

Kolhapur South
Constituency No. 274 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolhapur
Established	2008
Total electors	373,192
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Amal Mahadik
Party	Bharatiya Janata party
Elected year	2024

Kolhapur South Assembly constituency is one of the 274 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. ^[1] The constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. It comprises parts of Karvir tehsil and parts of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, both in Kolhapur district, and is a segment of the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2024, it is represented by Amal Mahadik of the Bharatiya Janata Party party. ^{[2] [ needs update ]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member [3]	Party
Before 2009 : See Kolhapur
2009	Satej Patil		Indian National Congress
2014	Amal Mahadik		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Ruturaj Patil		Indian National Congress
2024	Amal Mahadik		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Kolhapur South ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	148,892	52.68%	12.39
	INC	Ruturaj Sanjay Patil	131,262	46.44%	11.52
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,672	0.59%	0.21
Margin of victory			17,630	6.24%	11.43
Turnout			284,301	76.18%	1.36
Total valid votes			282,629
Registered electors			373,192		14.84
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	5.28

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Kolhapur South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ruturaj Sanjay Patil	140,103	57.96%	13.04
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	97,394	40.29%	8.58
	VBA	Babanrao Alias Dilip Pandurang Kavde	2,219	0.92%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,939	0.80%	0.17
Margin of victory			42,709	17.67%	13.72
Turnout			243,822	75.03%	4.92
Total valid votes			241,706
Registered electors			324,981		4.58
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	9.09

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Kolhapur South ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	105,489	48.87%	43.64
	INC	Satej Dyandeo Patil	96,961	44.92%	0.56
	SS	Vijay Shamrao Devane	9,048	4.19%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,102	0.97%	New
	MNS	Raju Aanadrao Dindorle	1,567	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			8,528	3.95%	0.93
Turnout			218,127	70.19%	0.26
Total valid votes			215,839
Registered electors			310,755		12.49
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.39

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Kolhapur South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satej Dyandeo Patil	86,949	45.49%	New
	Independent	Dhananjay Mahadik	81,182	42.47%	New
	BJP	Patil Suryakant Baburao Budihalkar	10,008	5.24%	New
	Independent	Khanvilkar Digvijay Bhauso	7,868	4.12%	New
	Independent	Mane Arvind Bhiva	1,564	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			5,767	3.02%
Turnout			191,174	69.20%
Total valid votes			191,159
Registered electors			276,246
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Kolhapur district
• List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. "Kolhapur South Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
4. Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kolhapur South". Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
5. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
6. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.

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