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Bassein
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Established1952
Abolished1972[1]
Total electors104,155

Bassein Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1952 Sadanand G. Warty Socialist Party
1957 Praja Socialist Party
1962 Hari Govindrao Vartak Indian National Congress
1967
1972

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bassein [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hari Govindrao Vartak 40,589 58.65% Increase8.53
SSP Pandhari Nath R. Choudhari 28,617 41.35% New
Margin of victory 11,972 17.30% Increase3.87
Turnout 71,145 68.31% Decrease9.87
Registered electors 104,155 Increase12.85
INC hold Swing Increase8.53

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bassein [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hari Govindrao Vartak 34,494 50.12% Decrease8.88
PSP Sadanand G. Warty 25,252 36.69% Increase3.66
Independent W. T. Samant 8,110 11.78% New
ABJS G. G. Gavankar 971 1.41% New
Margin of victory 9,242 13.43% Decrease12.55
Turnout 72,154 78.18% Decrease0.90
Registered electors 92,293 Increase13.02
INC hold Swing Decrease8.88

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bassein [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hari Govindrao Vartak 36,498 59.00% Increase12.30
PSP Sadanand G. Warty 20,430 33.03% Decrease20.27
Independent Baburao Shantaram More 3,807 6.15% New
ABJS Yeshwant Vithal Powale 1,122 1.81% New
Margin of victory 16,068 25.98% Increase19.39
Turnout 64,583 79.08% Decrease0.05
Registered electors 81,664 Increase16.18
INC gain from Praja Socialist Party Swing Increase5.70

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Bassein [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Sadanand G. Warty 29,642 53.30% New
INC Hari Govindrao Vartak 25,975 46.70% Decrease2.79
Margin of victory 3,667 6.59% Increase5.57
Turnout 55,617 79.13% Increase15.47
Registered electors 70,288 Increase17.21
Praja Socialist Party gain from Socialist Party (India, 1948) Swing Increase2.79

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Bassein [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Party (India, 1948) Sadanand G. Warty 19,283 50.51% New
INC Parulekar Ganesh Bhikaji 18,895 49.49% New
Margin of victory 388 1.02%
Turnout 38,178 63.66%
Registered electors 59,970
Socialist Party (India, 1948) win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Archive Delimitation Orders". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
  3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 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, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

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