https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kolhapur_Assembly_constituency Kolhapur Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T01:05:06Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kolhapur_Assembly_constituency&diff=510325&oldid=prev Theentrepreneur at 03:43, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:43:32Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Kolhapur<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | district = <br /> | division = <br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency|Kolhapur]]<br /> | constituency_no = <br /> | established = 1962<br /> | reservation = <br /> | abolished = 2008<br /> | electors = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Kolhapur]]&#039;&#039;&#039; Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the constituencies of [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]], in [[India]]. It was a segment of [[Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;{{Cite web |title=Kolhapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kolhapur-maharashtra-assembly-constituency |access-date= |website=resultuniversity.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; Kolhapur seat existed until the 2004 elections after which it was bifurcated into [[Kolhapur North Assembly constituency|Kolhapur North]] &amp; [[Kolhapur South Assembly constituency|Kolhapur South]] seat in 2008.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |accessdate=12 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=25 February 2009 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Member&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; |Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> |Balvant Baralay<br /> | rowspan=&quot;5&quot; style=&quot;background-color: {{party color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}&quot; |<br /> | rowspan=&quot;5&quot; |[[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Peasants and Workers Party]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |Pandurang Salokhe<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; |Sitaram Karkhanis<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> |Ravindra Sabnis<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |Lalasaheb Yadav<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |N. D. Patil<br /> |style=&quot;background-color: {{party color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}&quot; |<br /> |[[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Peasants and Workers Party]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |Diliprao Desai<br /> |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Shiv Sena}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |Suresh Salokhe<br /> |-<br /> |[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> |[[Malojiraje Chhatrapati]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{Center|&#039;&#039;2009 onwards : See [[Kolhapur North Assembly constituency|Kolhapur North]] &amp; [[Kolhapur South Assembly constituency|Kolhapur South]]&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2004===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Malojiraje Chhatrapati|Chhatrapati Malojiraje Shahu]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 76,157 |percentage = 53.62% |change={{increase}}27.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Balwant Salokhe |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 48,015 |percentage = 33.80% |change={{increase}}1.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vijay Shamrao Devane |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 11,718 |percentage = 8.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Shamrao Govindrao Shinde |party=Jan Surajya Shakti |votes = 3,898 |percentage = 2.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ravindra Sambhaji Chavan |party=Peasants And Workers Party of India |votes = 1,180 |percentage = 0.83% |change={{decrease}}22.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Wagh Sanjay Shankarrao |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,071 |percentage = 0.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 28,142 |percentage = 19.81% |change= {{increase}}13.18 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 142,061 |percentage = 65.24% |change= {{increase}}9.48 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 142,039}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 217,736|ref = |change= {{increase}}11.24 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{increase}}21.27 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1999===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117044316/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Balwant Salokhe |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 35,305 |percentage = 32.35% |change={{decrease}}7.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Adagule Mahadeo Dadoba |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 28,068 |percentage = 25.72% |change={{increase}}10.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prof. Ingavale Vishnupant Anandrao |party=Peasants And Workers Party of India |votes = 24,984 |percentage = 22.89% |change={{decrease}}5.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=R. K. Powar |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 20,773 |percentage = 19.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,237 |percentage = 6.63% |change= {{decrease}}4.46 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 112,892 |percentage = 57.68% |change= {{decrease}}13.80 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 109,130}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 195,737|ref = |change= {{increase}}5.58 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{decrease}}7.59 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1995===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121534/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Balwant Salokhe |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 51,510 |percentage = 39.95% |change={{increase}}3.91 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prof. Ingavale Vishnupant Anandrao |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 37,209 |percentage = 28.86% |change={{increase}}7.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Desai Shivani Diliprao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 19,708 |percentage = 15.28% |change={{decrease}}13.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pansare Govind Pandharinath |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 10,834 |percentage = 8.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Desai Shivajirao Dattajirao |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,497 |percentage = 1.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Patil Vilasrao Shripatrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,239 |percentage = 1.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kate Bhagawanrao Vilasrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,593 |percentage = 1.24% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 14,301 |percentage = 11.09% |change= {{increase}}3.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 130,722 |percentage = 70.51% |change= {{increase}}7.64 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 128,949}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 185,390|ref = |change= {{increase}}15.24 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{increase}}3.91 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1990===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117080722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Desai Diliprao Malharrao |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 35,889 |percentage = 36.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kharade Sakharambapu |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 28,282 |percentage = 28.40% |change={{decrease}}5.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=N. D. Patil |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 21,747 |percentage = 21.83% |change={{decrease}}31.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ghosalkar Suresh Tukaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 9,772 |percentage = 9.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Khallil Maner |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,010 |percentage = 3.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,607 |percentage = 7.64% |change= {{decrease}}11.79 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 100,533 |percentage = 62.49% |change= {{increase}}15.22 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 99,601}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 160,866|ref = |change= {{increase}}13.59 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing= {{decrease}}16.87 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1985===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117075119/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=N. D. Patil |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 34,986 |percentage = 52.90% |change={{increase}}27.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Yadav Lalsaheb Belasaheb |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 22,140 |percentage = 33.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kulkarni Vijay Ganesh |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,094 |percentage = 3.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Salokhe Chandrakant Balwantrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,663 |percentage = 2.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Waskar Ganesh Mahadeo |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,527 |percentage = 2.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Karkhanis Tryambak Sitaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,301 |percentage = 1.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Patil Santaram Sakharam |party=Independent politician |votes = 911 |percentage = 1.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,846 |percentage = 19.42% |change= {{increase}}7.56 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 66,467 |percentage = 46.93% |change= {{decrease}}4.98 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 66,138}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,623|ref = |change= {{increase}}24.43 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing= {{increase}}15.98 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Yadav Lalsaheb Belasaheb |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 21,718 |percentage = 36.92% |change={{increase}}20.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Salokhe Hindurao Krishnarao |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 14,740 |percentage = 25.06% |change={{increase}}0.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vora Subhash Bahubhai |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 11,592 |percentage = 19.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ravindra Sabnis |party=Janata Party |votes = 8,387 |percentage = 14.26% |change={{decrease}}16.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shankar Rao Ganpatrao Chougule |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,233 |percentage = 2.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pawar Pandurang Baburao |party=Independent politician |votes = 515 |percentage = 0.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,978 |percentage = 11.86% |change= {{increase}}5.51 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 59,352 |percentage = 52.15% |change= {{decrease}}21.64 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 58,825}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,815|ref = |change= {{increase}}6.55 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}6.43 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1978===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629182050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2017|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Sabnis Ravindra Ramchandra |party=Janata Party |votes = 23,877 |percentage = 30.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Salokhe Hindurao Krishnarao |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 18,904 |percentage = 24.14% |change={{decrease}}30.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Yadav Lalsaheb Belasaheb |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 12,824 |percentage = 16.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chavan Dayandeo Subrao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 11,468 |percentage = 14.64% |change={{decrease}}27.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pansare Govind Pandharinath |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 8,236 |percentage = 10.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dehmukha(Khot) Madanrao Yeshwant |party=Independent politician |votes = 855 |percentage = 1.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant Shankarrao Gundoba |party=Independent politician |votes = 676 |percentage = 0.86% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,973 |percentage = 6.35% |change= {{decrease}}6.10 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 79,268 |percentage = 74.21% |change= {{increase}}1.26 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 78,321}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 106,821|ref = |change= {{increase}}7.39 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Janata Party |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing= {{decrease}}23.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519183024/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-date=19 May 2017|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Karkhanis T. Rao Sitaram |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 38,943 |percentage = 54.33% |change={{decrease}}13.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Popatrao B. Jaganale |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 30,018 |percentage = 41.88% |change={{increase}}19.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mane Gopalrao Sahebrao |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 2,034 |percentage = 2.84% |change={{decrease}}6.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Tipugade Vishnu Vithu |party=Independent politician |votes = 475 |percentage = 0.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,925 |percentage = 12.45% |change= {{decrease}}32.77 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 72,736 |percentage = 73.12% |change= {{increase}}5.16 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 71,682}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 99,470|ref = |change= {{increase}}41.52 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing= {{decrease}}13.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926233227/https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2018|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Karkhanis T. Rao Sitaram |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 31,743 |percentage = 67.50% |change={{increase}}17.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=D. R. Bagade |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 10,479 |percentage = 22.28% |change={{decrease}}17.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=V. N. Sanglikar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 4,423 |percentage = 9.41% |change={{increase}}2.03 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 21,264 |percentage = 45.22% |change= {{increase}}35.08 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 49,235 |percentage = 70.05% |change= {{decrease}}2.98 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 47,027}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,286|ref = |change= {{increase}}3.04 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing= {{increase}}17.19 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1962===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117085627/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Karkhanis T. Rao Sitaram |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 23,984 |percentage = 50.31% |change={{decrease}}20.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pandurang Bapurao Salunkhe |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 19,151 |percentage = 40.17% |change={{increase}}21.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Balavant Krishnaji Methe |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 3,516 |percentage = 7.38% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Annappa Baburao Padalkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 708 |percentage = 1.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mohammed Sharif Aba Nadaf |party=Independent politician |votes = 313 |percentage = 0.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,833 |percentage = 10.14% |change= {{decrease}}41.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 49,243 |percentage = 72.19% |change= {{increase}}4.55 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 47,672}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,213|ref = |change= {{increase}}9.40 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India |swing= {{decrease}}20.00 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1957===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kolhapur&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114093455/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Salokhe Pandurang Bapurao |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 28,644 |percentage = 70.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dabholkar Ahilyabai Sankarrao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 7,595 |percentage = 18.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Takalikar (Patil) Dattoba Dada |party=Independent politician |votes = 4,502 |percentage = 11.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 21,049 |percentage = 51.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 40,741 |percentage = 65.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 40,741}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,353|ref = |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Peasants and Workers Party of India |loser = Peasants and Workers Party of India }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> {{coords|19.020|72.843|display=title}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolhapur Assembly constituency}}<br /> [[Category:Kolhapur district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1952]]</div> Theentrepreneur