Dapoli Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 (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...

.

Overview

Dapoli 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...

.

Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Dapoli was part of Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency

Ratnagiri (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Ratnagiri is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra.-Members of Parliament:*1977: Bapusaheb Parulekar, Bharatiya Lok Dal*1980: Bapusaheb Parulekar, Janata Party*1984: Husen Dalwai, Indian National Congress...

. After the delmitation, it became part of Raigad Lok Sabha constituency

Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Raigad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Guhagar

Guhagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

 in Ratnagiri district and Pen

Pen (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

, Alibag

Alibag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alibag is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.-Members of Assembly:* 1995: Meenakshi Patil, Peasants and Workers Party of India* 1999: Meenakshi Patil, Peasants and Workers Party of India...

, Shrivardhan

Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shrivardhan is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.-Members of Assembly:* 1999: Shyam Sawant, Shiv Sena* 2004: Shyam Sawant, Shiv Sena* 2006: Tukaram Surve, Shiv Sena...

 and Mahad

Mahad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mahad Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in Raigad district.-Members of Legislative Assembly:* 1990: Prabhakar More, Shiv Sena...

 in Raigad district

Raigad district

Raigad District , also known as Raigarh District, is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort which was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji, and is located in the interior regions of the district,...

.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1995: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
  Shiv Sena
  Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...
  
  
• 1999: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
• 2004: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena
• 2009: Suryakant Dalvi, Shiv Sena

General elections 2009