| Girgaon | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1955 [1] |
| Abolished | 1978 |
Girgaon Vidhan Sabha seat (formerly Girgaum) was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India from 1962 to 1978. It was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn around 1975.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Atre Prahlad Keshav | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Anant Namjoshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Pramod Navalkar | Shiv Sena | |
1978 onwards: Constituency defunct
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Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Pramod Navalkar | 25,636 | 50.76% | New | |
| INC | Khadikar Y. Vinayak | 24,867 | 49.24% |  6.11
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| Margin of victory | 769 | 1.52% |  4.65
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| Turnout | 51,390 | 67.22% | 6.07
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| Registered electors | 76,447 | 0.99
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| SHS gain from INC | Swing | 7.63
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anant Namjoshi | 23,572 | 43.13% | 5.42
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| PWPI | A. Pendse | 20,198 | 36.95% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Khare | 5,972 | 10.93% | 0.71
| |
| SWA | J. C. Gandhi | 3,679 | 6.73% | 4.60
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| Independent | B. R. Shankarsheth | 841 | 1.54% | New | |
| Independent | P. Bakhale | 394 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,374 | 6.17% | 15.84
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| Turnout | 56,588 | 73.29% | 9.42
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| Registered electors | 77,209 | 0.70
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| INC hold | Swing | 5.42
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anant Namjoshi | 24,107 | 48.55% | 9.55
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| Independent | Govind Moreshwar Pendse | 13,178 | 26.54% | New | |
| ABJS | Dattaprasannasadashiv Katdare | 5,777 | 11.63% | New | |
| PSP | Damodar Motiram Vagal | 3,504 | 7.06% | New | |
| Independent | Chandravati Krishnarao Bengeri | 1,882 | 3.79% | New | |
| SWA | Yoganand | 1,059 | 2.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,929 | 22.01% | 1.23
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| Turnout | 51,917 | 66.77% | 11.60
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| Registered electors | 77,750 | 12.87
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| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 11.23
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Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Atre Prahlad Keshav | 31,077 | 59.78% | New | |
| INC | Modi Sulochana Mohanlal | 20,273 | 38.99% | New | |
| Independent | Bengeri Chandrawati Krishnarao | 639 | 1.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,804 | 20.78% | |||
| Turnout | 51,989 | 75.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 68,886 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archive Delimitation Orders - Final Order DC (1953-1955)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "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.
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