Shirol Assembly constituency is one of the 288
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) constituencies in
Maharashtra
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state in western
India
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.
Overview
Shirol (constituency number 280) is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in
Kolhapur district.
This constituency covers the entire Shirol tehsil of this district.
Shirol is part of the
Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely
Shahuwadi,
Hatkanangale
Hatkanangale is a town and tehsil headquarters in Ichalkaranji subdivision of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Hatkanangale has a close proximity with Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, Bhadole, and Sangli. It has a railway stati ...
and
Ichalkaranji
Ichalkaranji ( t͡səlkəɾəɳd͡ʒiː is a city in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the bank of the Panchganga River.
History
As described by Horace George Franks in the book ''The Story of Ichalkaranji'' (1929), ...
in Kolhapur district and
Islampur and
Shirala in
Sangli district.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2024
2019
2014
See also
* Shirol
Shirol is a historic place. In a great war between Shivaji, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Mughal Empire, the Mughals were defeated and the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged at the main gate of city. So the name Shirol: ''Shir'' (heads) ...
* List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of bicameral state legislature of the Maharashtra state in India. Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May 1960. The number of constituencies of the first Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, t ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Kolhapur district
Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra
Politics of Maharashtra
Constituencies established in 1962
1962 establishments in Maharashtra