Kherwadi Assembly constituency

Kherwadi
Kherwadi
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1978
Abolished	2008

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Kherwadi was one of the constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India. It was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member
1978	Ramdas Nayak	Janata Party
1980	Chheda Meghaji	Indian National Congress
1985	Janardan Chandurkar	Indian National Congress
1990	Madhukar Sarpotdar	Shiv Sena
1995	Madhukar Sarpotdar
1996 By-election	Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar
1999	Janardan Chandurkar	Indian National Congress
2004	Janardan Chandurkar

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Janardan Chandurkar	50,157	50.04%	8.11
	SHS	Prakash(Bala) Vasant Sawant	43,609	43.51%	4.18
	SP	K. H. Giri	2,333	2.33%	New
	BSP	Khan Shamim	1,736	1.73%	0.91
	Independent	Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed	978	0.98%	New
	Independent	Gaikwad Pramod Ramchandra	604	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			6,548	6.53%	3.93
Turnout			1,00,233	50.49%	4.19
Total valid votes			1,00,233
Registered electors			1,98,529		0.32
	INC hold		Swing	8.11

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Janardan Chandurkar	37,936	41.94%	2.09
	SHS	Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar	35,577	39.33%	13.00
	NCP	Vijay Kamble	15,130	16.73%	New
	BSP	Bandu Laxman Kasare	745	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			2,359	2.61%	5.70
Turnout			92,213	46.30%	8.77
Total valid votes			90,463
Registered electors			1,99,171		4.94
	INC gain from SHS		Swing	10.40

Assembly By-election 1996

1996 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Kherwadi^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar	37,272	52.33%	3.40
	INC	Kamble Vijay Baburao	31,355	44.02%	12.52
	RPI	Bapuji Sitaram Ramteke	1,098	1.54%	New
	AIMF	Khan Rais Khan	677	0.95%	New
	Independent	Madhav Deshpande	467	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			5,917	8.31%	9.13
Turnout			71,932	37.90%	26.25
Total valid votes			71,224
Registered electors			1,89,797		7.74
	SHS hold		Swing	3.40

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Madhukar Sarpotdar	54,978	48.93%	3.25
	INC	Kamble Vijay Baburao	35,390	31.50%	13.33
	JD	Shaila Satpute	10,504	9.35%	New
	BSP	Ashok Prabhakar Patil	6,767	6.02%	New
	PDP	Sayed Sipte Haider	2,558	2.28%	New
	Independent	Adangale Rajendra Nivrutti	1,103	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			19,588	17.43%	16.59
Turnout			1,14,062	64.75%	6.90
Total valid votes			1,12,350
Registered electors			1,76,168		7.07
	SHS hold		Swing	3.25

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Madhukar Sarpotdar	42,742	45.68%	*New*
	INC	Kamble Vijay Baburao	41,948	44.83%	10.62
	CPI	Jagtap Sitaram Ramchandra	3,684	3.94%	New
	Independent	Janardan Chandurkar	2,078	2.22%	New
	DMM	Nanyiyani Ali Husein	1,412	1.51%	New
	Independent	Indrakant P. Jha	901	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			794	0.85%	6.16
Turnout			94,466	57.42%	4.53
Total valid votes			93,568
Registered electors			1,64,529		22.42
	SHS gain from INC		Swing	11.47

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Janardan Chandurkar	24,063	34.21%	*New*
	Independent	Madhukar Sarpotdar	19,135	27.20%	New
	BJP	Ramdas Nayak	13,583	19.31%	16.57
	Independent	Upadhyay Ramanuj	7,293	10.37%	New
	Independent	Habib Pakih	4,385	6.23%	New
	Independent	Dayal Sakpal (Mumurshikar)	1,104	1.57%	New
Margin of victory			4,928	7.01%	0.84
Turnout			71,094	52.90%	12.90
Total valid votes			70,340
Registered electors			1,34,397		6.48
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	9.51

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Chheda Meghaji	21,765	43.72%	*New*
	BJP	Ramdas Nayak	17,861	35.88%	New
	INC(U)	Kanire Ramchandra Annaji	4,296	8.63%	New
	JP	G. R. Nayak	3,680	7.39%	43.60
	Independent	R. S. Meshram	1,146	2.30%	New
	CPI	Jagtap Sitaram Ramchandra	929	1.87%	0.57
Margin of victory			3,904	7.84%	18.47
Turnout			50,373	39.91%	26.02
Total valid votes			49,781
Registered electors			1,26,215		14.32
	INC(I) gain from JP		Swing	7.27

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Ramdas Nayak	36,851	50.99%	*New*
	INC	Ahmed B. Zakaria	17,834	24.68%	New
	RPI	R. G. Ruke	8,200	11.35%	New
	SHS	Madhukar Sarpotdar	6,228	8.62%	New
	CPI	Sitaram Ramchandra Jagtap	1,762	2.44%	New
	Independent	Shivrao Shantaram Wagle	1,170	1.62%	New
Margin of victory			19,017	26.31%
Turnout			73,559	66.63%
Total valid votes			72,271
Registered electors			1,10,405
	JP win (new seat)

References

↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

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[1] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[2] "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

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