Ambernath Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Thane district.[1]
Geographical scope[edit | edit source]
The constituency comprises parts of Ambernath taluka viz. revenue circles Ambernath (Rural), and Ambernath Municipal Council, parts of Ulhasnagar taluka that is parts of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation that is wards 14 to 22 and 44 to 51.[1]
Representatives[edit | edit source]
Key
ā INC ā JP ā SHS ā NCP
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Jagannath Patil | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Nakul Pundalik Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Nakul Pundalik Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Sabir Shaikh | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Sabir Shaikh | Shiv Sena | |
| 1999 | Sabir Shaikh | Shiv Sena | |
| 2004 | Kisan Kathore | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| Major boundary changes; electorate reserved for scheduled castes | |||
| 2009 | Dr. Balaji Kinikar | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | Dr. Balaji Kinikar | Shiv Sena | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 1978[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Jagannath Shivram Patil | 33,087 | 47.42 | ||
| INC | Nakul Pundalik Patil | 23,470 | 33.64 | ||
| PWPI | Master Amboji Daji Kene | 5,571 | 7.98 | ||
| INC(I) | Tukaram Savalaram Ratnaparkhe | 5,138 | 7.76 | ||
| RPI | Ramesh Bhaurao | 2,503 | 3.59 | ||
| Majority | 9,617 | 13.78 | |||
| Turnout | 71,794 | 58.94 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 1980[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Nakul Pundalik Patil | 31,365 | 47.08 | +13.44 | |
| BJP | Jagannath Shivram Patil | 28,158 | 42.27 | ā5.15 | |
| Independent | Krishna Kalu Gaikwad | 3,654 | 5.49 | ||
| INC(U) | Laxman Chintaman Jathar | 2,823 | 4.24 | ||
| Majority | 3,207 | 4.81 | ā8.97 | ||
| Turnout | 68,180 | 43.98 | ā14.96 | ||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | +13.44 | |||
Assembly Elections 1985[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nakul Pundalik Patil | 37,037 | 38.87 | ā8.21 | |
| BJP | Jagannath Shivram Patil | 27,772 | 29.15 | ā13.12 | |
| Independent | Ratan Joma Mhatre | 16,661 | 17.48 | ||
| Independent | Manohar Harishchandra Ambayane | 7,256 | 7.61 | ||
| Majority | 9,265 | 9.15 | |||
| Turnout | 97,500 | 50.90 | +6.92 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -8.21 | |||
Assembly Elections 1990[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Sabir Shaikh | 71,322 | 48.31 | N/A | |
| INC | Sanjay Satish Dutt | 30,121 | 20.40 | ā18.47 | |
| JD | Ratan Buwa Patil | 19,729 | 13.36 | ||
| Independent | Sham Ananda Gaikwad | 15,733 | 10.66 | ||
| Majority | 41,201 | 27.91 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,146 | 53.58 | N/A | ||
| SHS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 1995[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Sabir Shaikh | 1,19,283 | 52.79 | +4.48 | |
| INC | Nakul Pundlik Patil | 64,797 | 28.68 | +8.28 | |
| JD | Sham Ananda Gaikwad | 20,505 | 9.07 | ā4.29 | |
| Independent | Vishnu Gopal Tare | 9,645 | 4.27 | ||
| Majority | 54,486 | 24.11 | ā3.70 | ||
| Turnout | 2,30986 | 54.54 | +0.96 | ||
| SHS hold | Swing | +4.48 | |||
Assembly Elections 1999[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Sabir Shaikh | 64,674 | 46.67 | ā6.12 | |
| Independent | Pundlik Balu Mhatre | 50,015 | 36.09 | ||
| SP | Chandrabhan Ramlakhan Yadav | 8,789 | 6.34 | ||
| Independent | Surajprakash Govind Sharma | 7,247 | 5.23 | ||
| Majority | 14,659 | 10.58 | ā13.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,070 | 33.41 | ā21.13 | ||
| SHS hold | Swing | -6.12 | |||
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Kisan Kathore | 1,14,675 | 45.60 | ||
| SHS | Sabir Shaikh | 1,06,582 | 42.40 | ||
| Independent | Sudha Naresh Gaikwad | 15,184 | 6.00 | ||
| SP | Manoj Jeetpratap Singh | 6,463 | 2.60 | ||
| BSP | Bhimrao Rupaji Dolas | 5,086 | 2.00 | ||
| Independent | Kumud Ramdas Bendale | 3,484 | 1.40 | ||
| Majority | 8,093 | 3.20 | |||
| Turnout | 2,51,591 | 46.10 | +12.70 | ||
| NCP gain from SHS | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Dr. Balaji Kinikar | 50,470 | 44.70 | ā0.90 | |
| NCP | Mahesh Bharat Tapase | 30,491 | 27.00 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Ananda Gaikwad | 17,007 | 15.10 | ||
| Independent | Kamalakar Nagrao Suryavanshi | 9,009 | 8.00 | ||
| BSP | Ganesh Pandharinath Doke | 2,054 | 1.80 | ||
| BBM | Sarang Shyamrao Thorat | 1,707 | 1.50 | ||
| Majority | 19,979 | 17.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,007 | 38.60 | ā7.50 | ||
| SHS gain from NCP | Swing | -0.90 | |||
Assembly Elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Dr. Balaji Kinikar | 47,000 | 34.40 | ā10.30 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Devendra Wankhede | 44,959 | 32.90 | ||
| INC | Kamalakar Nagrao Suryavanshi | 15,740 | 11.50 | ||
| NCP | Mahesh Bharat Tapase | 8,722 | 6.40 | ā22.60 | |
| MNS | Dr. Vikas Tukaram Kamble | 5,129 | 3.80 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Anand Gaikwad | 4,118 | 3.00 | ||
| BSP | Prashant Ramesh Ingle | 3,557 | 2.60 | ||
| BBM | Sarang Shyamrao Thorat | 1,552 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 2,041 | 1.50 | ā15.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,563 | 39.71 | +1.80 | ||
| SHS hold | Swing | -10.30 | |||
Assembly Elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Dr. Balaji Kinikar | 60,083 | 44.87 | ||
| INC | Rohit Chandrakant Salve | 30,789 | 22.99 | ||
| VBA | Dhananjay Bhimrao Surve | 16,274 | 12.15 | ||
| MNS | Sumedh Hiraman Bhawa | 13,635 | 10.18 | ||
| Majority | 29,294 | 22.59 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,989 | 42.46 | |||
| SHS hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 9 August 2015.