Shirur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Shirur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) 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
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This constituency came into existence as a part of the implementation of delimitation
Boundary delimitation
Boundary delimitation, or simply delimitation, is the term used to describe the drawing of boundaries, but is most often used to describe the drawing of electoral boundaries, specifically those of precincts, states, counties or other municipalities...

 of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008 based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

 constituted in 2002. This constituency is one of the two newly formed Lok Sabha constituencies in Pune district
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...

 after delimitation.

Assembly segments

Presently, Shirur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six 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) segments. These segments are:
  1. Junnar
  2. Ambegaon
  3. Khed Alandi
  4. Shirur
  5. Bhosari
  6. Hadapsar

General Elections 2009




See also

  • Khed (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Khed (Lok Sabha constituency)
    Khed Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra state in western India till 2008.-Members of Parliament:*1957: Salunke, Shri Balasaheb, Scheduled Castes Federation *1962: R.K. Khadilkar, Indian National Congress...

  • Pune district
    Pune District
    Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...

  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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