Kolhapur South Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners

The constituency of Kolhapur South is one of the 288 Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies of Maharashtra. Kolhapur South – constituency no 274 – forms an integral part of the Lok Sabha constituency, Kolhapur. The Election Commission of India (ECI), while announcing the date of Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019, had said that it will be a single-phased election, and hence the voting in Kolhapur South is slated to take place on October 21.

The sitting MLA of Kolhapur South, Amal Mahadik, belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Amal defeated Indian National Congress’ (INC) Patil Satlej Urf Bunty in Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014 by securing 1,05,489 votes in his favour. In 2009 Maharashtra Assembly Polls, it was INC’s candidate who won the elections from Kolhapur South. The candidates for 2019 polls include Mahadik of the BJP and Ruturaj Sanjay Patil of the Congress among others.

On September 21, the Election Commission had announced the election dates for both Haryana and Maharashtra. The EC had announced a single-phased election for both Haryana and Maharashtra, which is slated to take place on October 21. The votes will be counted on October 24, and the results for the same would be announced on October 24. The EC has also said that the election-related matters will be completed before Diwali, i.e. October 28.

As per the EC’s guidelines, at least one polling station in every Vidhan Sabha constituency should be women-exclusive only. It further instructed the poll authorities that all services and facilities should be provided to specially-abled people and senior citizens. The current term of the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly ends on November 9. For more news and updates about 2019 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections, stay tuned to LatestLY.

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