Chopda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Chopda Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: चोपडा विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is located in the Jalgaon district and it is reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled tribes.[1] It is currently held by Jagdishchandra Walvi of the Nationalist Congress Party.
It is part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency along with another five Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Bhusawal, Jamner, Muktainagar and Raver in Jalgaon district and Malkapur in adjoining Buldhana district.
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 10 Chopda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: 1. Chopda Tehsil, 2.Yawal Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Kingaon and Sakali of Jalgaon district. [2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1951: Patil Madhavrao Gotto, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Deorao Madhavrao Nikam, Indian National Congress
- 1967: M.N.Gujarathi, Independent
- 1972: Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Chaudhary Madhavrao Kautik, Janata Party
- 1980: Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1985: Arunlal Gowardhandas Gujrathi, Indian National Congress (Socialist)
- 1990: Arunlal Gowardhandas Gujrathi, Indian National Congress
- 1995: Arunlal Gowardhandas Gujrathi, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Arunlal Gowardhandas Gujrathi, Nationalist Congress Party
- 2004: Patil Kailas Gorakh, Shiv Sena
- 2009: Jagdishchandra Walvi, Nationalist Congress Party
- 2014: Chandrakant Baliram Sonawane, Shiv Sena