| Lanja | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1951 [2] |
| Abolished | 1976 [1] |
| Total electors | 67,646 |
Lanja Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra. After 1976 Delimitation act, it was split into Rajapur and Sangameshwar.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kalambate Vithal Ganesh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Athale Shashishekhar Kashinath | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Shiwajirao Sawant | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shiwajirao Sawant | 21,939 | 60.34% |  24.17
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| SSP | Jagannathrao Jadhao | 11,308 | 31.10% | New | |
| INC(O) | Vanjare Nana | 2,376 | 6.54% | New | |
| Independent | Gopal Kashinath Surve | 734 | 2.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,631 | 29.24% | 17.53
| ||
| Turnout | 38,513 | 56.93% |  2.12
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| Registered electors | 67,646 | 5.63
| |||
| INC gain from Praja Socialist Party | Swing | 12.46
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye | 16,620 | 47.88% | 3.74
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| INC | Shiwajirao Sawant | 12,556 | 36.17% | 12.76
| |
| Independent | R. R. Kamble | 5,539 | 15.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,064 | 11.71% | 16.50
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| Turnout | 37,816 | 59.05% | 22.09
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| Registered electors | 64,039 | 16.70
| |||
| PSP hold | Swing | 3.74
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye | 9,562 | 51.62% | 29.23
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| INC | Anna Shripat Vishwasrao | 4,336 | 23.41% | 11.97
| |
| PWPI | Narayan Babu Chaugule | 2,669 | 14.41% | New | |
| ABJS | Purushottam Pandurang Chawan | 1,958 | 10.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,226 | 28.21% | 41.21
| ||
| Turnout | 20,283 | 36.96% | 4.99
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| Registered electors | 54,876 | 4.43
| |||
| PSP hold | Swing | 29.23
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Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Athale Shashishekhar Kashinath | 17,824 | 80.85% | New | |
| INC | Kalambate Vithal Ganesh | 2,521 | 11.44% | 27.88
| |
| Independent | Khanvilkar Appasaheb Balvantrao | 1,700 | 7.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,303 | 69.42% | 61.67
| ||
| Turnout | 22,045 | 41.95% | 9.46
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| Registered electors | 52,547 | 14.28
| |||
| Praja Socialist Party gain from INC | Swing | 41.53
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Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kalambate Vithal Ganesh | 7,831 | 39.32% | New | |
| Socialist Party (India, 1948) | Athiye Shashishekhar Kashinath | 6,288 | 31.58% | New | |
| Independent | Thakurdesai Shivram Ganesh | 3,143 | 15.78% | New | |
| PWPI | Salvi Vinayakrao Shivramrao | 2,652 | 13.32% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,543 | 7.75% | |||
| Turnout | 19,914 | 32.49% | |||
| Registered electors | 61,299 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archive Delimitation Orders - DPACO 1976". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". pp. 344–357. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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