Islampur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

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 (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state in western India

India

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Overview

Islampur (constituency number 283) is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sangli district

Sangli district

Sangli district is a district of Maharashtra state in west-central India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. The district is 24.51% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial town of Kirloskarwadi is also located in the Sangli District...

. It comprises parts of Walwa and Miraj tehsils of this district.

Islampur is part of Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency

Hatkanangle (Lok Sabha constituency)

Hatkanangle Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was dissolved as a part of the implementation of delimitation in 1976...

 along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Shirala

Shirala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shirala Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Overview:...

 in Sangli district and Shahuwadi, Hatkanangle, Ichalkaranji and Shirol in Kolhapur district

Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...

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Members of Legislative Assembly

From Walva constituency:

• 1990: Jayant Patil
  Jayant Patil
  Jayant Patil is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Rural Development in the state of Maharashtra in Western India.Patil has a B.E. in Civil Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai...
  
  , Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1995: Jayant Patil, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Jayant Patil, Nationalist Congress Party
  Nationalist Congress Party
  The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...
  
  
• 2004: Jayant Patil, Nationalist Congress Party

From Islampur constituency:

• 2009: Jayant Patil, Nationalist Congress Party