Akkalkuwa Assembly constituency explained

Akkalkuwa
Constituency No:	1
Type:	SLA
State:	Maharashtra
Latest Election Year:	2019
Loksabha Cons:	Nandurbar
District:	Nandurbar
Established:	2008
Reservation:	ST
Party:	Indian National Congress

Akkalkuwa Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in Nandurbar district and it is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is currently held by Adv. K. C. Padvi of the INC, who is currently Cabinet Minister for Tribal Affairs.^[1]

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

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 1 Akkalkuwa Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Akkalkuwa Tehsil and 2. Akrani Tehsil of Nandurbar district.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2009	Kagda Chandya Padvi
2014
2019

Election results

2009

See also

• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies . Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website . 6 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php . 18 March 2010 .
2. Web site: Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India. Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies . 2015-01-11 .