Guhagar Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 (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

Guhagar constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district

Ratnagiri District

Ratnagiri district is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. Ratnagiri is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and...

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Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Guhagar was part of Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency

Ratnagiri (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Ratnagiri is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra.-Members of Parliament:*1977: Bapusaheb Parulekar, Bharatiya Lok Dal*1980: Bapusaheb Parulekar, Janata Party*1984: Husen Dalwai, Indian National Congress...

. After the delmitation, it became part of Raigad Lok Sabha constituency

Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Raigad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Dapoli

Dapoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dapoli Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:Dapoli constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district....

 in Ratnagiri district and Pen

Pen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pen Vidhan Sabha consituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Raigad district-Members of Legislative Assembly:...

, Alibag

Alibag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alibag is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.-Members of Assembly:* 1995: Meenakshi Patil, Peasants and Workers Party of India* 1999: Meenakshi Patil, Peasants and Workers Party of India...

, Shrivardhan

Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shrivardhan is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.-Members of Assembly:* 1999: Shyam Sawant, Shiv Sena* 2004: Shyam Sawant, Shiv Sena* 2006: Tukaram Surve, Shiv Sena...

 and Mahad

Mahad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mahad Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in Raigad district.-Members of Legislative Assembly:* 1990: Prabhakar More, Shiv Sena...

 in Raigad district

Raigad district

Raigad District , also known as Raigarh District, is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort which was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji, and is located in the interior regions of the district,...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Purushottam Mandlik, Praja Socialist Party
  Praja Socialist Party
  The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani...
  
  
• 1967: M. S. Kosarkar, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1972: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Jan Sangh
• 1977: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Janata Party
  Janata Party
  The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
  
  
• 1980: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
  
  
• 1985: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Dr. Shridhar Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Dr. Vinay Natu, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2009: Bhaskar Jadhav, Nationalist Congress Party
  Nationalist Congress Party
  The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...
  
  

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