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Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Bombay South Central Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.

Demographics

The South Central Lok Sabha constituency is quiet unique as it has voters from various communities, classes, sects & groups. The constituency has around 2.5 lakh South Indian voters. There around 5 lakh voters from North Indian mostly from UP & Bihar, 3.2 lakh Muslims and about 4.2 lakh minority voters in total. South Indian voters are concentrated in Dharavi & Sion Koliwada. Migrants from UP/Bihar are concentrated around Anushakti Nagar, Chembur, Dharavi & upto some extent in Wadala. Muslims are concentrated in Anushakti Nagar, Dharavi & Sion Koliwada. Christian population are scattered evenly but is seen mostly in Mahim also have one of the oldest St. Michael's Church. Buddhist are seen predominantly in Chembur & Dharavi.

Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation on 19 February 2008, Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

172 Anushakti Nagar Mumbai Suburban Nawab Malik NCP(SP) SS(UBT)
173 Chembur Prakash Phaterpekar SS(UBT) SS(UBT)
178 Dharavi (SC) Mumbai City Vacant SS(UBT)
179 Sion Koliwada R. Tamil Selvan BJP SS(UBT)
180 Wadala Kalidas Kolambkar BJP SHS
181 Mahim Sada Sarvankar SHS SHS

Members of Parliament

Year Name Party
1952 Jayashri Raiji Indian National Congress
1957 Shripad Amrit Dange Communist Party of India
1962 Vithal Gandhi Indian National Congress
1967 Shripad Amrit Dange Communist Party of India
1971 Abdul Kader Salebhoy Indian National Congress
1977 B. C. Kamble Janata Party
1980 R. R. Bhole Indian National Congress
1984 Datta Samant Independent
1989 Vamanrao Mahadik Shiv Sena
1991 Mohan Rawale
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009 Eknath Gaikwad Indian National Congress
2014 Rahul Shewale Shiv Sena
2019
2024 Anil Desai Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

Election results

1999

1999 Indian general election: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Mohan Rawale 1,76,323 47.97
SP Majeed Memon 97,287 26.47
BBM Dada Samant 77,747 21.15
Independent P K Gaikwad 16,248 4.42
Majority 79,036 21.50
Turnout 3,69,130 45.43
SHS hold Swing

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Mohan Rawale 1,28,536 36.94 −11.03
NCP Sachin Ahir 1,06,348 30.56
ABS Arun Gawli 92,210 26.50
SP T.K. Choudhary 10,104 2.90 −23.57
BSP Abdul Malik Choudhary 4,690 1.35
Independent Pukhraj Chunnilal Jain 2,677 0.77
IUML Ansari Husain Ahmed 1921 0.55
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Yashwant (Prakash) Shinde 1,486 0.43
Majority 22,188 6.38 −15.12
Turnout 3,47,980 49.40 +3.97
SHS hold Swing -11.03

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad 2,57,523 43.00 N/A
SHS Suresh Anant Gambhir 1,81,817 30.36 −6.58
MNS Shweta Vivek Parulkar 1,08,341 18.09 N/A
BSP Pravin Ramchandra Barve 18,427 3.08 +1.73
PRCP Rajendra Ganpat Jadhav 5,986 1.00 N/A
Majority 75,706 12.64 +6.26
Turnout 5,98,845 39.50 −9.90
INC gain from SHS Swing +6.06

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Rahul Ramesh Shewale 3,81,008 49.57 +19.21
INC Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad 2,42,828 31.59 −11.41
MNS Aditya Rajan Shirodkar 73,096 9.51 −8.58
AAP Sundar Balakrishnan 27,687 3.60 N/A
BSP Ganesh Aiyyar 14,762 1.92 −1.16
NOTA None of the Above 9,571 1.25 N/A
Majority 1,38,180 17.98 +5.34
Turnout 7,68,627 53.09 +13.59
SHS gain from INC Swing +15.32

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Rahul Ramesh Shewale 424,913 53.30 +3.73
INC Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad 272,774 34.21 +2.62
VBA Sanjay Sushil Bhosale 63,412 7.95 New
BSP Ahmedshakil Sagirahmed Shaikh 8,635 1.08 −0.84
DMSK Godfrey Noble 2,199 0.28 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 13,834 1.74 +0.49
Majority 1,52,139 19.09 +1.11
Turnout 7,97,903 55.40 +2.31
SHS hold Swing +3.73

2024

2024 Indian general election: Mumbai South Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SS(UBT) Anil Desai 395,138 49.73 New
SHS Rahul Ramesh Shewale 3,41,754 43.01 Decrease10.29
VBA Abul Hasan Ali Hasan Khan 23,867 3.00 Decrease4.95
NOTA None of the Above 13,423 1.69 Decrease0.05
Majority 53,384 6.75 Decrease12.34
Turnout 7,90,339 53.60 Decrease1.80
SS(UBT) gain from SHS Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mumbai South Central". Mumbai Voice.

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