Matunga Assembly constituency

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Matunga
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Established1962
Abolished2008

Matunga is a former constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. It was abolished when the constituency boundaries were re-arranged through 2008 delimitation bill.

Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
1952 Subramaniam Salivati Indian National Congress
1957 Mane Madhavrao Ganpatrao Praja Socialist Party
Bhatankar Jagannath Ganpatrao (Sc) Scheduled Castes Federation
1962 Liladhar Passu Shah Indian National Congress
1967
1972 Kamla Raman
1978 Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh Janata Party
1980 V. Subramnian Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Chandrakanta Goyal Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1999
2004 Jagannath Achanna Shetty Indian National Congress

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jagannath Achanna Shetty 48,266 43.48% Increase6.95
BJP Babubhai Bhawanji 43,610 39.29% Increase0.94
SP Mohammad Zubair Lakadawala 12,771 11.51% New
BSP Kuntal Abhishek 2,821 2.54% Increase1.43
Margin of victory 4,656 4.19% Increase2.38
Turnout 1,11,005 45.97% Increase2.46
Total valid votes 1,11,001
Registered electors 2,41,488 Increase8.17
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase5.14

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandrakanta Goyal 37,244 38.35% Decrease1.50
INC Upendra P. Doshi 35,485 36.54% Increase4.27
NCP Niyaz Ahmed Vanu 14,302 14.73% New
Independent Babubhai Bhawanji 6,589 6.78% New
BSP Ramchandra Balikaran Gautam 1,082 1.11% Decrease1.07
AIADMK Geetha Dasarathan 743 0.76% New
Margin of victory 1,759 1.81% Decrease5.76
Turnout 97,125 43.50% Decrease10.63
Total valid votes 97,125
Registered electors 2,23,252 Increase3.68
BJP hold Swing Decrease1.50

Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandrakanta Goyal 46,443 39.84% Increase6.39
INC Upendra P. Doshi 37,613 32.27% Increase2.13
JD Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh 24,017 20.60% Decrease9.11
BSP Sardar Avtarsingh 2,544 2.18% Increase1.70
Independent Ahire Namdeo Savliram 1,500 1.29% New
Independent Sayad Varisali Barkhati Bachhual 975 0.84% New
Margin of victory 8,830 7.58% Increase4.26
Turnout 1,18,566 55.06% Decrease40.84
Total valid votes 1,16,563
Registered electors 2,15,334 Increase111.46
BJP hold Swing Increase6.39

Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandrakanta Goyal 32,355 33.45% Decrease2.17
INC V. Subramnian 29,150 30.14% Decrease12.56
JD Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh 28,738 29.71% New
Independent Herbert D. Barretto 2,606 2.69% New
DMM Shaikh Raeen Habibulla Babu 1,584 1.64% New
INS(SCS) M. K. Eapen 626 0.65% New
Margin of victory 3,205 3.31% Decrease3.76
Turnout 97,887 96.13% Increase53.33
Total valid votes 96,713
Registered electors 1,01,831 Decrease33.30
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease9.24

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. Subramnian 27,149 42.70% New
BJP Rustom Tirandaz 22,654 35.63% Increase5.04
Independent Ahmadji Mohammed Ibrahim 8,370 13.16% New
Independent Chandrakant Khanduji Kasbe 2,488 3.91% New
Independent Santosh Kumar 2,068 3.25% New
Independent Ramyash Maurya 418 0.66% New
Margin of victory 4,495 7.07% Decrease6.43
Turnout 64,434 42.20% Increase2.47
Total valid votes 63,583
Registered electors 1,52,674 Increase18.85
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease1.38

Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) V. Subramnian 22,186 44.08% Increase29.96
BJP Rustom Tirandaz 15,394 30.59% New
JP Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh 10,198 20.26% Decrease38.69
INC(U) Ranjeet Naik 2,334 4.64% New
Margin of victory 6,792 13.50% Decrease31.33
Turnout 51,040 39.73% Decrease19.46
Total valid votes 50,329
Registered electors 1,28,458 Increase6.83
INC(I) gain from JP Swing Decrease14.87

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh 41,568 58.95% New
INC(I) Bhat Padma Subha 9,956 14.12% New
INC Dadasaheb Baburao Chavan 9,887 14.02% Decrease34.55
Independent Tirandaz Rustom Sheriar 8,532 12.10% New
Margin of victory 31,612 44.83% Increase18.38
Turnout 71,836 59.74% Decrease6.29
Total valid votes 70,515
Registered electors 1,20,247 Increase45.66
JP gain from INC Swing Increase10.38

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamla Raman 26,037 48.57% Increase12.10
SWA Narayan Dandekar 11,856 22.12% Decrease11.54
INC(O) P. K. Ganatra 9,485 17.69% New
ABJS Mangaldas Nathubai Manek 6,103 11.39% Decrease6.43
Margin of victory 14,181 26.46% Increase23.64
Turnout 54,583 66.12% Decrease2.05
Total valid votes 53,604
Registered electors 82,553 Increase17.17
INC hold Swing Increase12.10

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Liladhar Passu Shah 17,213 36.47% Decrease12.15
SWA V. R. Murthy 15,885 33.66% New
ABJS V. P. Thakkar 8,408 17.82% Increase10.16
RPI D. R. Gadgil 5,687 12.05% New
Margin of victory 1,328 2.81% Decrease3.02
Turnout 48,997 69.55% Increase4.49
Total valid votes 47,193
Registered electors 70,453 Increase0.71
INC hold Swing Decrease12.15

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Liladhar Passu Shah 21,258 48.62% Increase24.83
PSP M. Madhavan 18,707 42.79% Increase15.26
ABJS Sarojini Ramchandra Shevde 3,346 7.65% New
Independent Hardevkaur Pritamsing Mathuaru 409 0.94% New
Margin of victory 2,551 5.83% Increase4.65
Turnout 45,052 64.40% Decrease72.33
Total valid votes 43,720
Registered electors 69,953 Decrease39.90
INC gain from Praja Socialist Party Swing Increase21.10

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Matunga[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Mane Madhavrao Ganpatrao 43,198 27.52% New
SCF Bhatankar Jagannath Ganpatrao (Sc) 41,334 26.34% New
INC Shah Liladhar Pasoo 37,345 23.80% Decrease23.08
INC Salve Shakuntala Chintaman (Sc) 35,065 22.34% Decrease24.53
Margin of victory 1,864 1.19% Decrease17.15
Turnout 1,56,942 134.83% Increase77.64
Total valid votes 1,56,942
Registered electors 1,16,398 Increase113.92
Praja Socialist Party gain from INC Swing Decrease19.35

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Matunga Sion Koliwada[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subramaniam Salivati 14,588 46.87% New
SP Bhat, U. U. 8,880 28.53% New
Independent Desai, Ratilal Ichharam 3,254 10.46% New
CPI Sundaram, Ganpat 2,597 8.34% New
Margin of victory 5,708 18.34%
Turnout 31,122 57.20%
Total valid votes 31,122
Registered electors 54,412
INC win (new seat)

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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.

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