Kankavli

There were a total of 2,31,740 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Kankavli Assembly constituency, of which 1,14,379 were male, 1,17,359 female and 2 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,30,081 registered voters, of which 1,12,924 were male, 1,17,157 female and 0 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,24,081 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,09,220 were male and 1,14,861 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,04,374 which included 95,791 male and 1,08,583 female voters.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 57 in 2019, 171 in 2014 and 172 in 2009.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1,026, in 2019 it was 1,037, 1,052 in 2014 and 1,134 in 2009.

Kankavli Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.

In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, October 21, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 19, 2014.

In 2009, Kankavli voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.

Assembly constituency no.268. Kankavli comprises of the following areas of Sindhudurg district in the Konkan region of Maharashtra: Devgad Tehsil, Vaibhavvadi Tehsil, Kankavli Tehsil.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 1961.86 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 16°24'59.4"N 73°38'02.4"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Kankavli constituency, which are: Rajapur, Karvir, Radhanagari, Kudal. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Maharashtra constituency was 67.10%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 65.2%, while it was 69.6% in 2014 and 70.71% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -1.90% compared to the 2019 turnout.

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Nitesh Narayan Rane of BJP won in this constituency beating Satish Jagannath Sawant of SS by a margin of 28,113 votes which was 18.68% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Nitesh Narayan Rane of INC was the winner in this seat beating Jathar Pramod Shantaram of BJP by a margin of 25,979 votes which was 16.66% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Jathar Pramod Shantaram of BJP won this seat defeating Phatak Ravindra Sadanand of INC by a margin of 34 votes which was 0.02% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Nitesh Narayan Rane of BJP had a vote share of 56.16% in this seat. In 2014, Nitesh Narayan Raneof INC secured a vote share of 47.91% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Jathar Pramod Shantaram of BJP got a vote share of 39.89% in Kankavli.