Loha Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Maharashtra, India. The constituency is a part of Latur Lok Sabha constituency and comprises parts of Loha tehsil in Nanded district.[1] It was established in 2008. As of 2019 it is represented by Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde of the Peasants and Workers Party of India.
The constituency comprises parts of Loha taluka, Revenue Circles of Malakoli Kalambar, Kapsi
Budruk, Loha and Loha Municipal Council, parts of Kandhar taluka, Revenue Circles of Usman Nagar, Barul, Kandhar and Kandhar Municipal Council.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha[4]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
NCP
|
Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
|
72,750
|
31.80%
|
New
|
|
|
Shiv Sena (UBT)
|
Eknathdada Pawar
|
61,777
|
27.00%
|
New
|
|
|
Janhit Lokshahi Party
|
Chandrasen Ishwarrao Patil (Surnar)
|
29,194
|
12.76%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
Prof. Manohar Babarao Dhonde
|
20,643
|
9.02%
|
New
|
|
|
VBA
|
Shivkumar Narayanrao Narangale
|
20,302
|
8.87%
|
10.61
|
|
|
PWPI
|
Ashabai Shyamsunder Shinde
|
19,786
|
8.65%
|
44.46
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
1,082
|
0.47%
|
0.18
|
| Margin of victory
|
10,973
|
4.80%
|
28.82
|
| Turnout
|
229,891
|
75.98%
|
5.83
|
| Registered electors
|
302,580
|
|
10.30
|
|
|
NCP gain from Peasants And Workers Party of India
|
Swing
|
21.31
|
|
2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha[5]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
PWPI
|
Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde
|
101,668
|
53.11%
|
New
|
|
|
VBA
|
Shivkumar Narayanrao Narangale
|
37,306
|
19.49%
|
New
|
|
|
SHS
|
Dhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao
|
30,965
|
16.17%
|
31.35
|
|
|
NCP
|
Dilip Shankaranna Dhondge
|
14,517
|
7.58%
|
7.48
|
|
|
Sambhaji Brigade Party
|
Subhash Bhagwan Kolhe
|
2,559
|
1.34%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
Pandurang Tolaba Wanne
|
1,700
|
0.89%
|
New
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
1,249
|
0.65%
|
0.53
|
| Margin of victory
|
64,362
|
33.62%
|
10.23
|
| Turnout
|
192,722
|
70.25%
|
5.10
|
| Registered electors
|
274,323
|
|
5.62
|
|
|
Peasants And Workers Party of India gain from SHS
|
Swing
|
5.58
|
|
2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha[6]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
SHS
|
Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
|
92,435
|
47.52%
|
43.42
|
|
|
BJP
|
Dhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao
|
46,949
|
24.14%
|
New
|
|
|
NCP
|
Shankaranna Dhondge
|
29,294
|
15.06%
|
32.11
|
|
|
MNS
|
Chavan Rohidas Khobraji
|
6,568
|
3.38%
|
2.36
|
|
|
INC
|
Shyam Bapurao Telang
|
5,312
|
2.73%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
Prof. Dhonde Manohar Babarao
|
4,878
|
2.51%
|
New
|
|
|
BSP
|
Satwa Arjun Sonkamble
|
3,488
|
1.79%
|
0.81
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
2,295
|
1.18%
|
New
|
| Margin of victory
|
45,486
|
23.39%
|
17.97
|
| Turnout
|
196,822
|
75.78%
|
3.75
|
| Registered electors
|
259,734
|
|
18.14
|
|
|
SHS gain from NCP
|
Swing
|
0.36
|
|
2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha[7]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
NCP
|
Dhondge Shankarrao Ganeshrao
|
81,539
|
47.17%
|
New
|
|
|
Lok Bharati
|
Chikhalikar Prataprao Govindrao
|
72,175
|
41.75%
|
New
|
|
|
SHS
|
Dhonde Manohar Babarao
|
7,087
|
4.10%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
Umrekar Shahaji Sambhaji
|
1,999
|
1.16%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
Kamble Roopkumar Narayanrao
|
1,807
|
1.05%
|
New
|
|
|
MNS
|
Narangale Shivkumar Narayanrao
|
1,765
|
1.02%
|
New
|
|
|
BSP
|
Gaikwad Narendra Babarao
|
1,696
|
0.98%
|
New
|
| Margin of victory
|
9,364
|
5.42%
|
|
| Turnout
|
172,888
|
78.64%
|
|
| Registered electors
|
219,852
|
|
|
|
|
NCP win (new seat)
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