Mehkar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mehkar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Buldhana district. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

It is a part of the Buldhana (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha(assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Khamgaon and Jalgaon(Jamod),

The seventh Malkapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from Buldhana district is a part of the Raver (Lok Sabha constituency) from neighbouring Jalgaon district.[1]

Mehkar is Rich Belt .This city based on the bank of the Painganga.Painganga source through Satmala agintha Dongar.

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 25 Mehkar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 1. Mehkar Tehsil, 2. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Sultanpur, Titavi and Lonar, Lonar (MC) of Buldhana district. [2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

References

  1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. "Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Mehkar Assembly Constituency".
  4. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.


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