Amgaon Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...

 (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 central India

India

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Overview

Amgaon is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Gondia district

Gondia District

Gondia district , also known as Gondiya district, is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Gondia . The district occupies an area of 5,431 km² and has a population of 1,200,707 of which 11.95% were urban...

. and comprises the entire Deori, Salekasa and Amgaon tehsil

Tehsil

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s of the district. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes

Adivasi

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Amgaon is part of Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency

Gadchiroli-Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence on February 19, 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Armori, Gadchiroli and Aheri in Gadchiroli district

Gadchiroli District

Gadchiroli district is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The town of Gadchiroli is the administrative headquarters of the district....

 and Brahmapuri and Chimur in Chandrapur district

Chandrapur District

Chandrapur District is a district in Nagpur Division of the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is located at the boundary of Andhrapradesh. The district was formerly known as Chanda District. In 1964, it was renamed as Chandrapur. It was the largest district in India until it was split into the...

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