Shahada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shahada Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: शहादा विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) (formerly, Shahade) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Nandurbar district and it is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^[1]

It is part of the Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency along with another five Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Navapur, Nandurbar and Akkalkuwa in the Nandurbar district and Sakri and Shirpur in the Dhule district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1978: Jaidevsinh Jaysinh Rawal, Indian National Congress
• 1980: Annasaheb P.K. Patil, Janata Party (JP)
• 1985: Annasaheb P.K. Patil, Janata Party
• 1990: Hemant Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
• 1995: Annasaheb P.K. Patil, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Hemant Deshmukh, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2004: Jaykumar Rawal, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2009: Padmakar Valvi, Indian National Congress
• 2014: Udesingh Kocharu Padvi, Bharatiya Janta Party

Election results

Assembly elections 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009: Shahada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Padmakar Valvi	51,222	35.4
	Shiv Sena	Udesingh Kocharu Padvi	38,635	26.7
Majority			12,587	8.7
Turnout			144,563	56.2
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2014: Shahada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Udesingh Kocharu Padvi	58,556	31.38
	INC	Padmakar Valvi	57,837	30.99
	Shiv Sena	Suresh Naik	6,645	3.56
	NCP	Rajendrakumar Gavit	46,966	25.17
	CPI(M)	Jaysingh Mali	2,893	1.55
	MNS	Kisan Pawar	4,410	2.36
Majority			719	0.38
Turnout			186,613	66.2
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Shahada
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 29 October 2014.