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Kankavli is a census town in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important town due to its central location in the Sindhudurg district. All talukas are of an equal distance from Kankavli. There is a temple of Swyambhu Ravalnath and Bhalchandra Maharaj. The city is situated in between two rivers. It is a cultural, educational and politically rich town.
Kankavli Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This Vidhan Sabha constituency is located in the Sindhudurg district.
It is a part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Kudal and Sawantwadi from the Sindhudurg district and Chiplun Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri and Rajapur from the Ratnagiri district.