Dahanu Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

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 (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state in western India

India

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Overview

Dahanu constituency is one of the 24 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Thane district

Thane District

Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...

. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes

Adivasi

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. It comprises the entire Talasari tehsil

Tehsil

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 and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.

Dahanu is part of Palghar Lok Sabha constituency

Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Palghar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence on February 19, 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vikramgad, Palghar, Boisar, Nalasopara and Vasai in Thane district

Thane District

Thane is a district in northern Maharashtra state in western India. As of 2011 it is the most populated district in the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Shamrao Patil, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1967: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Shankar Chavan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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• 1980: Mahadeo Kadu, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1985: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1990: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1995: Shankar Nam, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Krishna Ghoda, Nationalist Congress Party
  Nationalist Congress Party
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• 2004: Krishna Ghoda, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Rajaram Ozare, Communist Party of India (Marxist)