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Palghar Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: पालघर लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence on February 19, 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on July 12, 2002.[1]
[edit] Assembly segments
Presently, Palghar Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are[2]:
- Dahanu
- Vikramgad
- Palghar
- Boisar
- Nalasopara
- Vasai
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Election results
[edit] General elections 2009
| General Election, 2009: Palghar |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi |
Baliram Jadhav |
2,23,234 |
30.47 |
|
|
BJP |
Adv. Chintaman Vanga |
2,10,874 |
28.78 |
|
|
Congress |
Damodar Shingda |
1,60,570 |
21.92 |
|
|
CPI(M) |
Lahanu Kom |
92,224 |
12.59 |
|
| Majority |
12,360 |
|
|
| Turnout |
7,32,587 |
|
|
|
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi hold |
Swing |
|
|
[edit] See also