| Bhiwandi East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Thane |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Major settlements | •Bhiwandi |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Bhiwandi |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| MLA | Rais Shaikh |
| Reservation | None |
| Last election | 2019 |
| Ex MLA | Rupesh Laxman Mhatre |
| Most Successful Party | Shiv Sena (2 times) |
Bhiwandi East 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 ward nos. 6 to 17, 36 to 50 and 62 to 65, of Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation and Bhinar saja in Bhiwandi revenue circle all a part of Bhiwandi taluka.[1]
Representatives[edit | edit source]
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Abu Azmi | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2010 (By-poll) | Rupesh Mhatre | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Rais Shaikh | Samajwadi Party | |
ELection Result[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Abu Asim Azmi | 37,584 | 42.07 | ||
| SHS | Yogesh Ramesh Patil | 24,599 | 27.54 | ||
| INC | Gurunath Jagannath Taware | 12,881 | 14.42 | ||
| Independent | Sonya Kashinath Patil | 4,707 | 5.27 | ||
| Majority | 12,985 | 14.53 | |||
| Turnout | 89,335 | 40.07 | |||
| SP win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly Bye Elections 2010[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rupesh Laxman Mhatre | 35,376 | 37.20 | +9.70 | |
| SP | Farhan Abu Asim Azmi | 33,700 | 35.44 | −6.60 | |
| INC | Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain N.H. | 24,418 | 25.68 | +11.20 | |
| Majority | 1,676 | 1.76 | −12.40 | ||
| Turnout | 95,087 | 42.61 | +1.50 | ||
| SHS gain from SP | Swing | +6.40 | |||
Assembly Elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rupesh Mhatre | 33,541 | 27.60 | +0.04 | |
| BJP | Santosh Shetty | 30,148 | 24.80 | +24.80 | |
| SP | Farhan Azmi | 17,541 | 14.00 | −28.07 | |
| AIMIM | Khan Md. Akram Abdul Hannam | 14,577 | 12.00 | +12.00 | |
| INC | Ansari Mo. Fajil | 11,257 | 9.30 | −15.00 | |
| Majority | 3,393 | 2.80 | +1.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,21,700 | 44.10 | +1.8 | ||
| SHS gain from SP | Swing | -10.1 | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.