Palghar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Palghar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Palghar district.
Geographical scope
The constituency comprises parts of Dahanu Taluka viz. revenue circles Kasa and Chinchani, parts of Palghar Taluka viz. revenue circles Tarapur, Palghar and Palghar Municipal Council.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Maruti Meher | Socialist Party | |
| 1957 | Navnitrai Shah | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Shridhar Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Navnitrai Shah | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Vinayak Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Arjun Shinghade | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Vishnu Valvi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Avinash Sutar | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Manisha Nimkar | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Rajendra Gavit | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Krushna Ghoda | Shiv Sena | |
| 2016^ | Amit Ghoda | ||
| 2019 | Shrinivas Vanga | ||
| 2024 | Rajendra Gavit | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rajendra Gavit | 1,12,894 | 52.61 | ||
| SS(UBT) | Jayendra Kisan Dubla | 72,557 | 33.81 | ||
| MNS | Naresh Korda | 10,251 | 4.78 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 75 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Shrinivas Chintaman Vanga | 68,040 | 52.58 | ||
| INC | Yogesh Shankar Nam | 27,735 | 21.43 | ||
| MNS | Umesh Gopal Govari | 12,819 | 9.91 | ||
| VBA | Viraj Ramchandra Gadag | 11,469 | 8.86 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SS hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2016 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Amit Ghoda | 67,129 | 41.55 | +13.43 | |
| INC | Rajendra Gavit | 48,181 | 29.82 | +2.02 | |
| BVA | Manisha Nimkar | 36,781 | 22.76 | +8.30 | |
| CPI(M) | Chandrakant Vartha | 4,865 | 3.01 | −0.02 | |
| BMP | Dileep Dumada | 1,417 | 0.87 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,162 | 1.95 | +0.13 | |
| Majority | 18,948 | 11.73 | +11.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,535 | 65.24 | −3.11 | ||
| SS hold | Swing | +5.71 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Krishna Ghoda | 46,142 | 28.12 | +2.07 | |
| INC | Rajendra Gavit | 45,627 | 27.80 | −14.00 | |
| BJP | Dr. Premchand Gond | 34,149 | 20.81 | N/A | |
| BVA | Manisha Nimkar | 23,738 | 14.46 | N/A | |
| CPI(M) | Chandrakant Vartha | 4,973 | 3.03 | +0.27 | |
| MNS | Jagannath Vartha | 3,148 | 1.92 | N/A | |
| BSP | Ashok Shingada | 1,907 | 1.16 | 0 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Vilas Dumada | 1,445 | 0.88 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,987 | 1.82 | N/A | |
| Majority | 515 | 0.32 | −15.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,64,116 | 68.35 | +9.92 | ||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | +8.04 | |||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajendra Gavit | 55,665 | 41.80 | ||
| SS | Manisha Nimkar | 34,694 | 26.05 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Nam | 30,683 | 23.04 | ||
| Independent | Rama Varkhande | 4,560 | 3.42 | ||
| CPI(M) | Gangaram Sutar | 3,677 | 2.76 | ||
| BSP | Sunil Lahange | 1,549 | 1.16 | ||
| Independent | Makan Dhodi | 1,174 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Marle | 1,163 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 20,971 | 15.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,165 | 58.43 | |||
| INC gain from SS | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Palghar Elections and Results 2016, Current and Previous MLA, Candidate list". Elections in India.