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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]

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
Total valid votes 69,206
Registered electors 104,155 Increase12.85
INC hold Swing Increase8.53

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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
Total valid votes 68,827
Registered electors 92,293 Increase13.02
INC hold Swing Decrease8.88

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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
Total valid votes 61,857
Registered electors 81,664 Increase16.18
INC gain from Praja Socialist Party Swing Increase5.70

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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
Total valid votes 55,617
Registered electors 70,288 Increase17.21
Praja Socialist Party gain from Socialist Party (India, 1948) Swing Increase2.79

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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%
Total valid votes 38,178
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.