Sakri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sakri Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: साक्री विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Dhule district and it is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.^[1]

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

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 6 Sakri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sakri Tehsil (excluding Dusane Circle). of Dhule district. ^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1951: Yashvantrao Sakharam Desale, Indian National Congress
• 1957: Padvi Rama Jirya, Independent
• 1962: Gokul Rupla Gavit, Indian National Congress
• 1967: U.R.Nandre, Communist Party of India
• 1972: Gojarbai Ramrao Bhamare, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Malusare Sukram Bhurya, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1980: Malusare Sukram Bhurya, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1985: Govindrao Shivram Chaudhury, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1990: Govindrao Shivram Chaudhury, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995: Govindrao Shivram Chaudhury, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Vasant Suryavanshi, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
• 2004: Dhanaji Sitaram Ahire, Indian National Congress
• 2009: Yogendra Bhoye, Indian National Congress^[3]
• 2014: Dhanaji Sitaram Ahire, Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009: Sakri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Yogendra Bhoye	57,542	41.0
	BJP	Manjula Gavit	38,598	27.5
Majority			18,944	13.5
Turnout			140,087	49.3
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2014: Sakri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Dhanaji Sitaram Ahire	74,760	38.95
	BJP	Manjula Gavit	71,437	37.22
	Shiv Sena	Chudaman Pawar	12,832	6.69
	NCP	Dilip Naike	12,398	6.46
	PWP	Dipak Jagtap	6,832	3.56
	MNS	Dipak Bharude	2,987	1.56
Majority			3,323	1.73
Turnout			191,943	63.4
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Sakri
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
2. "Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
3. "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 6 September 2010.