# Latur City Assembly constituency

Latur City Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Latur district. It is the 16th largest city in Maharashtra with the district headquarters located in the city. The district comes under Marathwada region of Maharashtra, geographically located between 17°52′ North to 18°50′ North and 76°18′ East to 79°12′ East in the Deccan plateau. It has an average elevation of 631 metres (2,070 ft) above mean sea level. The entire district is on the Balaghat plateau, 540 to 638 metres from the mean sea level.
Cabinet Minister for Medical education & Cultural affairs, Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh is the current MLA of the constituency, representing the Indian National Congress.

## History

After the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, the erstwhile Latur Assembly constituency was divided into Latur City and Latur Rural constituencies.
In Latur City Assembly constituency the Indian National Congress is the strongest party.
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, represented the seat five times in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was elected for three consecutive terms from the seat till 1995. From 1999, he was elected for two consecutive terms until 2008.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Before 2009 : See Latur ||||
| 2009 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Amit Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Latur City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 114,110 | 45.08 | 7.4 |
| | BJP | Archana Patil Chakurkar | 1,06,712 | 42.16 | 8.76 |
| | VBA | Vinod Somprakash Khatke | 26,616 | 10.51 | 1.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 642 | 0.25 | 0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,398 | 2.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,53,135 | 62.74 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Latur City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh | 111,156 | 52.48 | 6.34 |
| | BJP | Shailesh Govindkumar Lahoti | 70,741 | 33.40 | 1.1 |
| | VBA | Rajasab Bashumiya Maniyar | 24,604 | 11.62 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 727 | 0.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,415 | 19.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,11,948 | 56.90 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Latur City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amit Deshmukh | 119,656 | 58.82 | 6.34 |
| | BJP | Shailesh Govindkumar Lahoti | 70,191 | 34.50 | New |
| | NCP | Murtujkhan Basidkhan Pathan | 4,047 | 1.99 | New |
| | SS | Shripad Kulkarni | 2,323 | 1.14 | 10.29 |
| | BSP | Raghunath Waghoji Bansode | 2,202 | 1.08 | 12.43 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 539 | 0.26 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,465 | 24.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,03,453 | 61.98 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Latur City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Amit Deshmukh | 113,006 | 64.91 |
| | BSP | Kayyumkhan Mohmmadkhan Pathan | 23,526 | 13.51 |
| | SS | Shripad Madhukarrao Kulkarni | 19,905 | 11.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,480 | 51.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,74,194 | 59.65 |
| | INC gain from BSP | INC gain from BSP | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Maharashtra State Assembly election: Latur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Keshavrao Sonawane | 23,049 | 57.15 |
| | Independent | Ramchandra Govind | 14,036 | 34.80 |
| | PWPI | Digamberrao Yadavrao | 2,974 | 7.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,013 | 22.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,649 | 62.29 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1957

1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election: Latur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Keshavrao Sonawane | 14,785 | 54.83 |
| | Independent | Vithalrao Kelgaokar | 12,178 | 45.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,607 | 9.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,963 | 48.84 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |