# Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency

Khanapur Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a segment of Sangli Lok Sabha constituency. This seat was named 'Khanapur' until 1972. Then its name, and area under it, changed to 'Khanapur Atpadi', from 1978 to 2004. From 2008 onwards it was back to 'Khanapur' only, after the boundaries of constituencies were redrawn again.
There is a vidhan sabha seat by the same name (Khanapur) in Karnataka.
On 31 January 2024, the Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency seat became vacant upon the death of MLA Anil Babar.

## Overview

Khanapur constituency is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Sangli district. It comprises the entire Khanapur and Atpadi tehsil and part of the Tasgaon tehsil (Visapur Circal) of the district.
Khanapur is part of the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Miraj, Sangli, Palus-Kadegaon, Tasgao-Kavathemahakal and Jat.
This constituency comes under drought prone area where every year farmers are facing problems of water. The famous grape growing area comes under this zone.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Laxman Bhingardeve | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Dattajirao Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sampatrao Mane | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Sampatrao Mane | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Sampatrao Mane | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Sahajirao Salunkhe | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Hanmantrao Patil | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 1985 | Sampatrao Mane | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Anil Babar | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Rajendra Deshmukh | Independent |
| 1999 | Anil Babar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Sadashivrao Patil | Independent |
| 2009 | Sadashivrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Anil Babar † | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Anil Babar † | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Suhas Babar | Shiv Sena |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SHS | Suhas Babar | 153,892 | 61.14 |
| | NCP-SP | Vaibhavdada Sadashivrao Patil | 75,711 | 30.08 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Deshmukh | 13,958 | 5.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,181 | 31.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,51,685 | 70.41 |
| | SHS gain from NCP-SP | SHS gain from NCP-SP | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Anil Babar | 116,974 | 53.94 | 20.51 |
| | Independent | Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil | 90,683 | 41.81 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,291 | 2.00 | 7.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,16,871 | 67.11 | |
| | SS gain from Independent | SS gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Anil Babar | 72,849 | 33.43 |
| | INC | Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil | 53,052 | 24.34 |
| | BJP | Gopichand Padalkar | 44,419 | 20.38 |
| | NCP | Amarsinh Narsinrao Deshmukh | 39,725 | 18.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,797 | 9.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 217,937 | 73.32 |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2009: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil | 77,965 | 42.55 |
| | Independent | Anil Babar | 74,976 | 40.92 |
| | RSPS | Gopichand Padalkar | 19,024 | 10.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,989 | 1.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183,223 | 67.23 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2004

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2004: Khanapur Atpadi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sadashivrao Hanmantrao Patil | 79,813 | 50.92 |
| | NCP | Anil Babar | 54,726 | 34.92 |
| | BJP | Patil Vijaysinh Tatyaso | 12,619 | 8.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,087 | 16.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,733 | 72.97 |
| | Independent gain from NCP | Independent gain from NCP | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mane Sampatrao Sitaram | 38,361 | 59.45 |
| | PWPI | Pawar Sampatrao Govindrao | 26,170 | 40.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,191 | 18.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,531 | 69.83 |
| | INC gain from PWPI | INC gain from PWPI | Swing | |