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Latur
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Lok Sabha constituencyLatur
Established1951
Abolished2008

Latur was one of the 288 constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Latur district, in Maharashtra. The constituency existed until the 2004 elections and was part of Latur Lok Sabha constituency. It became defunct after the constituency map was redrawn.[1][2][3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1952 Vinayak Rao Koratkar Indian National Congress
1957 Keshavrao Sonawane
1962
1967 V. R. Kaldate Sanghata Socialist Party
1972 Shivraj Vishwanath Patil Indian National Congress
1978
1980 Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990
1995 Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar Janata Dal
1999 Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
2004

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 147,033 61.50% Decrease1.73
BJP Shivajirao Balwantrao Patil Kavhekar 70,000 29.28% Increase9.56
BSP Shaikh Shafi Bashasaheb 10,328 4.32% New
SP Gomare Manoharrao Eknathrao 5,776 2.42% New
Independent Dnysho Alias Kondekar Vijayprakash 3,428 1.43% New
Margin of victory 77,033 32.22% Decrease11.29
Turnout 239,139 67.48% Decrease2.96
Registered electors 354,383 Increase27.21
INC hold Swing Decrease1.73

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 118,496 63.23% Increase23.75
BJP Gojamgunde Vikram Ganpatrao 36,963 19.72% New
JD(S) Patil Shivajirao Balwantrao 22,199 11.85% New
Independent Waghmare Lahu Narayan 4,781 2.55% New
Independent Chandmare Anurath Tataram 1,318 0.70% New
Independent Shaikh Hanif Mustafa 1,296 0.69% New
Margin of victory 81,533 43.51% Increase26.62
Turnout 196,240 70.44% Decrease12.00
Registered electors 278,575 Increase12.39
INC gain from JD Swing Increase6.86

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

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1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar 112,901 56.37% Increase28.17
INC Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 79,077 39.48% Decrease10.21
SHS Pawar Narsing Kashinath 3,308 1.65% Decrease1.53
Margin of victory 33,824 16.89% Decrease4.60
Turnout 204,329 82.44% Increase17.20
Registered electors 247,857 Increase11.98
JD gain from INC Swing Increase6.68

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

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1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 70,662 49.69% Decrease13.89
JD Gomare Manoharrao Eknathrao 40,102 28.20% New
Independent Pradipkumar Ramgopalji Rathi 24,121 16.96% New
SHS Udgirkar Prabhakar Baburao 4,516 3.18% New
Margin of victory 30,560 21.49% Decrease15.32
Turnout 144,398 65.24% Increase0.02
Registered electors 221,332 Increase29.79
INC hold Swing Decrease13.89

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 69,599 63.58% New
JP Gomare Manoharrao Eknathrao 29,303 26.77% New
Independent Maniyar Abdul Qadar Pashasab 7,326 6.69% New
Independent Syed Nizamoddin Syed Mainoddin 920 0.84% New
Independent Kelgaonkar Vithalrao Nagorao 839 0.77% New
Margin of victory 40,296 36.81% Increase32.06
Turnout 111,229 65.22% Decrease0.36
Registered electors 170,532 Increase21.30
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Increase21.43

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

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1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh 38,160 42.15% Increase38.28
INC(U) Nade Shivajirao Tukaram 33,856 37.39% New
JP Gomare Manoharrao Eknathrao 17,017 18.79% New
Independent Kashinath Amrutrao 1,509 1.67% New
Margin of victory 4,304 4.75% Increase1.35
Turnout 92,196 65.58% Decrease6.74
Registered electors 140,583 Increase11.86
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease2.97

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shivraj Vishwanath Patil 39,809 45.12% Decrease19.04
JP Gomare Manoharrao Eknathrao 36,806 41.72% New
Independent Lamture Annarao Bhagwanrao 3,720 4.22% New
PWPI Mande Harichandra Eknathrao 3,696 4.19% New
INC(I) Dongre Baburao Gunderao 3,418 3.87% New
Independent Shelke Gopal Tulshiram 771 0.87% New
Margin of victory 3,003 3.40% Decrease30.90
Turnout 90,891 72.32% Increase8.73
Registered electors 125,682 Increase28.05
INC hold Swing Decrease19.04

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shivraj Vishwanath Patil 38,400 64.16% Increase19.09
SSP Vasant Shankar Patil 17,874 29.87% New
RPI Hanmant Suryavanshi 2,009 3.36% New
ABJS Despande Vasant Hanmant 1,563 2.61% Increase0.99
Margin of victory 20,526 34.30% Increase26.05
Turnout 62,415 63.59% Decrease8.51
Registered electors 98,150 Increase23.13
INC gain from Sanghata Socialist Party Swing Increase10.85

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP V. R. Kaldate 28,948 53.31% New
INC Keshavrao Sonawane 24,470 45.07% Decrease12.08
ABJS B. R. Belambe 879 1.62% New
Margin of victory 4,478 8.25% Decrease14.10
Turnout 57,475 72.10% Increase9.81
Registered electors 79,711 Increase16.43
Sanghata Socialist Party gain from INC Swing Decrease3.84

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Latur [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Keshavrao Sonawane 23,049 57.15% Increase2.32
Independent Ramchandra Govind 14,036 34.80% New
PWPI Digamberrao Yadavrao 2,974 7.37% New
Independent Yesgwanta Yatya 270 0.67% New
Margin of victory 9,013 22.35% Increase12.68
Turnout 42,649 62.29% Increase13.45
Registered electors 68,463 Increase24.02
INC hold Swing Increase2.32

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Latur [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Keshavrao Sonawane 14,785 54.83% Decrease8.66
Independent Vithalrao Kelgaonkar 12,178 45.17% New
Margin of victory 2,607 9.67% Decrease34.73
Turnout 26,963 48.84% Increase2.50
Registered electors 55,202 Increase5.36
INC hold Swing Decrease8.66

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election : Latur [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vinayak Rao Koratkar 15,414 63.49% New
SCF Ramcharan Barma 4,633 19.08% New
PWPI Baswanappa 4,232 17.43% New
Margin of victory 10,781 44.40%
Turnout 24,279 46.34%
Registered electors 52,396
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Latur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 June 2016.

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