Guhagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Guhagar Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: गुहागर विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview

Guhagar constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ratnagiri district.^[1]

Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Guhagar was part of the Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency. After the delmitation, it became part of the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Dapoli in the Ratnagiri district and Pen, Alibag, Shrivardhan and Mahad in the Raigad district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Purushottam Mandlik, Praja Socialist Party
• 1967: M. S. Kosarkar, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Jan Sangh
• 1977: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Janata Party
• 1980: Rambhau Bendal, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2009: Bhaskar Jadhav, Nationalist Congress Party^[2]

Election results

General elections 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Guhagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Bhaskar Jadhav	53,108	37.37
	Shiv Sena	Ramdas Kadam	40,032	28.17
	Independent	Dr. Vinay Natu	29,606	20.83
Majority			13,076
Turnout			1,42,111
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Guhagar
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
2. "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 6 September 2010.