Palghar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Palghar Lok Sabha
Type:LS
State:Maharashtra
Established:2008
Assembly Cons:Dahanu
Vikramgad
Palghar
Boisar
Nalasopara
Vasai
Latest Election Year:2024
Reservation:ST
Mp:Hemant Vishnu Savara
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Electors:21,48,514
Preceded By:Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, SHS

Palghar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002.[1] The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Baliram Sukur Jadhav of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi. As of the 2014 election, Chintaman Vanaga of the Bharatiya Janata Party represented this constituency in the Lok Sabha. After sudden demise of Chintaman Vanaga, Bharatiya Janata Party gave ticket to Rajendra Gavit for by-elections.

Assembly segments

Palghar Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:[2]

NameDistrictMemberParty
128Dahanu (ST)PalgharVinod NikoleCPM
129Vikramgad (ST)Sunil BhusaraNCP(SP)
130Palghar (ST)Shrinivas Vanga
131Boisar (ST)Rajesh PatilBVA
132NalasoparaKshitij ThakurBVA
133VasaiHitendra ThakurBVA

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
2009Baliram Jadhav
2014Chintaman Vanaga
2018Rajendra Gavit
2019
2024Hemant Savara

Election results

General election 2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Delimitation notification comes into effect. https://web.archive.org/web/20080228022947/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/20/stories/2008022058631200.htm. dead. 28 February 2008. The Hindu. 20 February 2008.
  2. Web site: Delimitation Commission of India Notification. PDF. 24. Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. 8 November 2014.