Loha Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Maharashtra, India. The constituency is a part of Latur Lok Sabha constituency and comprises parts of Loha tehsil in Nanded district. It was established in 2008. As of 2019 it is represented by Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde of the Peasants and Workers Party of India.

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Loha taluka, Revenue Circles of Malakoli Kalambar, Kapsi Budruk, Loha and Loha Municipal Council, parts of Kandhar taluka, Revenue Circles of Usman Nagar, Barul, Kandhar and Kandhar Municipal Council.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
Before 2009 : Constituency did not exist
2009Shankaranna DhondgeNationalist Congress Party
2014Prataprao Patil ChikhalikarShiv Sena
2019Shyamsundar ShindePeasants and Workers Party
2024Prataprao Patil ChikhalikarNationalist Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCPPrataprao Patil Chikhalikar72,75031.80%New
SS(UBT)Eknathdada Pawar61,77727.00%New
Janhit Lokshahi PartyChandrasen Ishwarrao Patil (Surnar)29,19412.76%New
IndependentProf. Manohar Babarao Dhonde20,6439.02%New
VBAShivkumar Narayanrao Narangale20,3028.87%10.61
PWPIAshabai Shyamsunder Shinde19,7868.65%44.46
NOTANone of the Above1,0820.47%0.18
Margin of victory10,9734.80%28.82
Turnout229,89175.98%5.83
Total valid votes228,809
Registered electors302,58010.30
NCP gain from PWPISwing21.31

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PWPIShyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde101,66853.11%New
VBAShivkumar Narayanrao Narangale37,30619.49%New
SSDhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao30,96516.17%31.35
NCPDilip Shankaranna Dhondge14,5177.58%7.48
Sambhaji Brigade PartySubhash Bhagwan Kolhe2,5591.34%New
IndependentPandurang Tolaba Wanne1,7000.89%New
NOTANone of the Above1,2490.65%0.53
Margin of victory64,36233.62%10.23
Turnout192,72270.25%5.10
Total valid votes191,446
Registered electors274,3235.62
PWPI gain from SSSwing5.58

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSPrataprao Patil Chikhalikar92,43547.52%43.42
BJPDhondge Mukteshwar Keshavrao46,94924.14%New
NCPShankaranna Dhondge29,29415.06%32.11
MNSChavan Rohidas Khobraji6,5683.38%2.36
INCShyam Bapurao Telang5,3122.73%New
IndependentProf. Dhonde Manohar Babarao4,8782.51%New
BSPSatwa Arjun Sonkamble3,4881.79%0.81
NOTANone of the Above2,2951.18%New
Margin of victory45,48623.39%17.97
Turnout196,82275.78%3.75
Total valid votes194,505
Registered electors259,73418.14
SS gain from NCPSwing0.36

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Loha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCPDhondge Shankarrao Ganeshrao81,53947.17%New
Lok BharatiChikhalikar Prataprao Govindrao72,17541.75%New
SSDhonde Manohar Babarao7,0874.10%New
IndependentUmrekar Shahaji Sambhaji1,9991.16%New
IndependentKamble Roopkumar Narayanrao1,8071.05%New
MNSNarangale Shivkumar Narayanrao1,7651.02%New
BSPGaikwad Narendra Babarao1,6960.98%New
Margin of victory9,3645.42%
Turnout172,88878.64%
Total valid votes172,877
Registered electors219,852
NCP win (new seat)

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