Basmath 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 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...

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Overview

Basmath (constituency number 92) is one of the three Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Hingoli district

Hingoli district

Hingoli district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Hingoli. The district occupies an area of 4,526 km² and has a population of 987,160 of which 15.60% were urban . This district is part of Aurangabad division...

. It covers the entire Basmath tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 and part of Aundha tehsil of this district.

Basmath is part of Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency

Hingoli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kalamnuri

Kalamnuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalanuri is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three located in Hingoli district....

 and Hingoli in Hingoli district and Umarkhed

Umarkhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Umarkhed is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district...

, Kinwat and Hadgaon in Nanded district

Nanded District

Nanded district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters.- Overview :The district has an area of 10,502 km² while according to 2001 census its population is 2,876,259 of which 23.96% were urban...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1995: Jaiprakash Mundada, Shiv Sena
• 1999: Jaiprakash Mundada, Shiv Sena
• 2004: Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar, Nationalist Congress Party

General elections 2009