Chiplun Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

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 (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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 state in western India

India

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Chiplun constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district

Ratnagiri District

Ratnagiri district is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. Ratnagiri is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and...

. It comprises parts of Chiplun and Sangameshwar tehsils of the district.

Chiplun is part of Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency

Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)

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

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ratnagiri is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.-Members of Assembly:* 1995: Shivaji Gotad, Bharatiya Janata Party* 1999: Bal Mane, Bharatiya Janata Party...

 and Rajapur

Rajapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rajapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:Rajapur constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district...

 in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli

Kankavli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kankavli Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This Vidhan Sabha constituency is located in Sindhudurg district....

, Kudal

Kudal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kudal Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This Vidhan Sabha constituency is located in Sindhudurg district.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...

 and Sawantwadi

Sawantwadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sawantwadi Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:Sawantwadi constituency is one of the three Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sindhudurg district...

 in Sindhudurg district

Sindhudurg district

Sindhudurg is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri District. The district headquarters are located at Oros . The district occupies an area of 5207 km² and has a population of 868,825 of which 9.47% were urban...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1978: Rajaram Shinde, Janata Party
  Janata Party
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• 1980: Rajaram Shinde, Janata Party (JP)
• 1985: Nishikant Joshi, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1990: Bapu Khedekar, Shiv Sena
  Shiv Sena
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• 1995: Bhaskar Jadhav, Shiv Sena
• 1999: Bhaskar Jadhav, Shiv Sena
• 2004: Ramesh Kadam, Nationalist Congress Party
  Nationalist Congress Party
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• 2009: Sadanand Chavan, Shiv Sena

General elections 2009