Shirala 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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Overview

Shirala (constituency number 284) is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sangli district

Sangli district

Sangli district is a district of Maharashtra state in west-central India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. The district is 24.51% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial town of Kirloskarwadi is also located in the Sangli District...

. It covers the entire Shirala tehsil

Tehsil

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 and part of Walwa tehsil of this district.

Shirala is part of Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency

Hatkanangle (Lok Sabha constituency)

Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was dissolved as a part of the implementation of delimitation in 1976...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Islampur

Islampur (Maharashtra) (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Islampur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:...

 in Sangli district and Shahuwadi, Hatkanangle, Ichalkaranji and Shirol in Kolhapur district

Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1990: Shivajirao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
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• 1995: Shivajirao Naik, Independent
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• 1999: Shivajirao Naik, Nationalist Congress Party
  Nationalist Congress Party
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• 2004: Shivajirao Naik, Independent
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• 2009: Mansing Naik, Independent
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