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
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Amal Mahadik
Party	Bharatiya Janata party
Elected year	2024

Kolhapur South 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

2024

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	148,892	52.37	+12.40
	INC	Ruturaj Patil	1,31,262	46.17	−11.33
	BSP	Suresh Athavale	959	0.34
	NOTA	None of the above	1,672	0.59	−0.21
Majority			17,630	6.20	−11.33
Turnout			2,84,301
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2019

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ruturaj Patil	140,103	57.50
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	97,394	39.97
	VBA	Babanrao Alias Dilip Pandurang Kavde	2,219	0.91
	NOTA	None of the above	1,939	0.80
Margin of victory			42,709	17.53
Turnout			2,43,645	74.97
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Amal Mahadik	105,489	48.40
	INC	Satej Patil	96,961	44.49
	SS	Vijay Devane	9,048	4.15
Margin of victory			8,528	3.95
Turnout			2,17,941	70.13
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2009

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satej Patil	86,949	45.49
	Independent	Dhananjay Mahadik	81,182	42.47
	BJP	Suryakant Patil	10,008	5.24
	Independent	Digvijay Khanvilkar	7,868	4.12
Margin of victory			5,767	3.02
Turnout			1,91,159	69.20
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

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 7 May 2023.
6. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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