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Bhandup
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Lok Sabha constituencyMumbai North East
Established1972
Abolished2008

Bhandup Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. It was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008. Now there is a new constituency named Bhandup West which is a segment of Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seat.

Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
1960-1972: Constituency did not exist
1978 Prabhakar Sanzgiri Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1980 Vaman Sherekar Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Liladhar Dake Shiv Sena
1995
1999
2004 Sanjay Dina Patil Nationalist Congress Party
2008 onwards: See Bhandup West

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Sanjay Dina Patil 79,440 44.90% Increase8.48
SHS Liladhar Dake 73,760 41.69% Decrease0.46
BBM Anandraj Ambedkar 6,654 3.76% New
BSP Chandrakant Bhimrao Nirbhavane 5,057 2.86% Decrease0.09
CPI(M) Madan Naik 4,925 2.78% New
SP Sanjay Jagannath Keni 2,132 1.20% New
Independent Vitthalrao Janaji Sonawane 1,677 0.95% New
Margin of victory 5,680 3.21% Decrease2.53
Turnout 176,941 53.00% Increase5.44
Registered electors 333,853 Increase3.98
NCP gain from SHS Swing Increase2.75

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Liladhar Dake 64,328 42.15% Decrease5.90
NCP Sanjay Dina Patil 55,572 36.41% New
RPI Adv. Ashok Gajanan Talwatkar 22,549 14.78% New
BSP Popatrao Pandurang Adangle 4,499 2.95% Increase1.50
Independent Chandrashekhar M. Shetty 1,660 1.09% New
ABS A. K. Maini 1,633 1.07% New
Independent Sukhdeo Chandu Dandge 1,396 0.91% New
Margin of victory 8,756 5.74% Decrease5.72
Turnout 152,684 47.55% Decrease14.66
Registered electors 321,069 Increase2.32
SHS hold Swing Decrease5.90

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Liladhar Dake 93,807 48.05% Increase3.20
INC Patil Manorama Dinanath 71,449 36.60% Decrease0.46
CPI(M) Madan Naik 16,803 8.61% Decrease1.09
JD Gangurde Chintaman Nana 6,916 3.54% New
BSP Takalkar Jijabai Kashinath 2,823 1.45% New
Margin of victory 22,358 11.45% Increase3.66
Turnout 198,272 63.19% Increase2.46
Registered electors 313,788 Increase18.74
SHS hold Swing Increase3.20

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Liladhar Dake 70,834 44.86% New
INC Patil Dinanath Bama 58,523 37.06% Decrease1.28
CPI(M) Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang 15,320 9.70% Decrease3.81
RPI Chouhan Lalsing Hnatsingh 11,995 7.60% New
Margin of victory 12,311 7.80% Decrease13.10
Turnout 159,405 60.32% Increase9.59
Registered electors 264,268 Increase31.44
SHS gain from INC Swing Increase6.51

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shekerkar Waman Ramchandra 38,674 38.34% New
BJP Madhukar R. Desai 17,600 17.45% Decrease7.70
CPI(M) Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang 13,633 13.52% Decrease17.77
Independent Kadam Edanath Hari 11,618 11.52% New
Independent Shishir Shinde 8,582 8.51% New
Independent V. D. Khade 6,986 6.93% New
Independent Chintaman Nana Gangurde 1,153 1.14% New
Margin of victory 21,074 20.89% Increase9.74
Turnout 101,855 50.66% Increase15.97
Registered electors 201,059 Increase19.79
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease4.10

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Shekerkar Waman Ramchandra 24,354 42.44% Increase25.98
CPI(M) Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang 17,955 31.29% Decrease17.37
BJP Madhukar R. Desai 14,435 25.16% New
Independent Thakker Bipin Naranji 418 0.73% New
Margin of victory 6,399 11.15% Decrease17.57
Turnout 57,876 34.48% Decrease31.70
Registered electors 167,841 Increase12.81
INC(I) gain from CPI (M) Swing Decrease6.22

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Bhandup[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang 47,708 48.66% New
INC Patil Dinanath Bama 19,555 19.95% New
INC(I) Nirbhavane Bhimrao Dhondiram 16,139 16.46% New
SHS Padwal Ramchandra Vishnu 13,267 13.53% New
Independent Batia Jogindersigh Gurudayalsingh 920 0.94% New
Margin of victory 28,153 28.72%
Turnout 99,515 66.89%
Registered electors 148,783
CPI (M) win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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