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Kherwadi
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Established1978
Abolished2008

Kherwadi was one of the constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India. It was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008.

Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
1978 Ramdas Nayak Janata Party
1980 Chheda Meghaji Indian National Congress
1985 Janardan Chandurkar Indian National Congress
1990 Madhukar Sarpotdar Shiv Sena
1995
1996 By-election Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar
1999 Janardan Chandurkar Indian National Congress
2004

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Janardan Chandurkar 50,157 50.04% Increase8.11
SHS Prakash(Bala) Vasant Sawant 43,609 43.51% Increase4.18
SP K. H. Giri 2,333 2.33% New
BSP Khan Shamim 1,736 1.73% Increase0.91
Independent Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed 978 0.98% New
Independent Gaikwad Pramod Ramchandra 604 0.60% New
Margin of victory 6,548 6.53% Increase3.93
Turnout 1,00,233 50.49% Increase4.19
Registered electors 1,98,529 Decrease0.32
INC hold Swing Increase8.11

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Janardan Chandurkar 37,936 41.94% Decrease2.09
SHS Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar 35,577 39.33% Decrease13.00
NCP Vijay Kamble 15,130 16.73% New
BSP Bandu Laxman Kasare 745 0.82% New
Margin of victory 2,359 2.61% Decrease5.70
Turnout 92,213 46.30% Increase8.77
Registered electors 1,99,171 Increase4.94
INC gain from SHS Swing Decrease10.40

Assembly By-election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Kherwadi[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar 37,272 52.33% Increase3.40
INC Kamble Vijay Baburao 31,355 44.02% Increase12.52
RPI Bapuji Sitaram Ramteke 1,098 1.54% New
AIMF Khan Rais Khan 677 0.95% New
Independent Madhav Deshpande 467 0.66% New
Margin of victory 5,917 8.31% Decrease9.13
Turnout 71,932 37.90% Decrease26.25
Registered electors 1,89,797 Increase7.74
SHS hold Swing Increase3.40

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Madhukar Sarpotdar 54,978 48.93% Increase3.25
INC Kamble Vijay Baburao 35,390 31.50% Decrease13.33
JD Shaila Satpute 10,504 9.35% New
BSP Ashok Prabhakar Patil 6,767 6.02% New
PDP Sayed Sipte Haider 2,558 2.28% New
Independent Adangale Rajendra Nivrutti 1,103 0.98% New
Margin of victory 19,588 17.43% Increase16.59
Turnout 1,14,062 64.75% Increase6.90
Registered electors 1,76,168 Increase7.07
SHS hold Swing Increase3.25

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SHS Madhukar Sarpotdar 42,742 45.68% New
INC Kamble Vijay Baburao 41,948 44.83% Increase10.62
CPI Jagtap Sitaram Ramchandra 3,684 3.94% New
Independent Janardan Chandurkar 2,078 2.22% New
DMM Nanyiyani Ali Husein 1,412 1.51% New
Independent Indrakant P. Jha 901 0.96% New
Margin of victory 794 0.85% Decrease6.16
Turnout 94,466 57.42% Increase4.53
Registered electors 1,64,529 Increase22.42
SHS gain from INC Swing Increase11.47

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Janardan Chandurkar 24,063 34.21% New
Independent Madhukar Sarpotdar 19,135 27.20% New
BJP Ramdas Nayak 13,583 19.31% Decrease16.57
Independent Upadhyay Ramanuj 7,293 10.37% New
Independent Habib Pakih 4,385 6.23% New
Independent Dayal Sakpal (Mumurshikar) 1,104 1.57% New
Margin of victory 4,928 7.01% Decrease0.84
Turnout 71,094 52.90% Increase12.90
Registered electors 1,34,397 Increase6.48
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease9.51

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Chheda Meghaji 21,765 43.72% New
BJP Ramdas Nayak 17,861 35.88% New
INC(U) Kanire Ramchandra Annaji 4,296 8.63% New
JP G. R. Nayak 3,680 7.39% Decrease43.60
Independent R. S. Meshram 1,146 2.30% New
CPI Jagtap Sitaram Ramchandra 929 1.87% Decrease0.57
Margin of victory 3,904 7.84% Decrease18.47
Turnout 50,373 39.91% Decrease26.02
Registered electors 1,26,215 Increase14.32
INC(I) gain from JP Swing Decrease7.27

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kherwadi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Ramdas Nayak 36,851 50.99% New
INC Ahmed B. Zakaria 17,834 24.68% New
RPI R. G. Ruke 8,200 11.35% New
SHS Madhukar Sarpotdar 6,228 8.62% New
CPI Sitaram Ramchandra Jagtap 1,762 2.44% New
Independent Shivrao Shantaram Wagle 1,170 1.62% New
Margin of victory 19,017 26.31%
Turnout 73,559 66.63%
Registered electors 1,10,405
JP 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. "Key Statistics - Bye Elections - 1996". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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