| Rajapur | |
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| Constituency No. 267 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 238,455 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|Template:Shiv Sena (2022–present)/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Rajapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Rajapur constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ratnagiri district. It comprises the entire Rajapur and Lanja tehsils and part of Sangameshwar tehsil of the district.[2]
Rajapur is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in the Sindhudurg district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Sahadev Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Laxman Hatankar | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Sahadev Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Laxman Hatankar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Narayan Tawde | ||
| 1985 | Laxman Hatankar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Vijay Salvi | Shiv Sena | |
| 1999 | Ganpat Kadam | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Rajan Salvi | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Kiran Samant | Shiv Sena | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Kiran Samant | 80,256 | 52.53% |  2.13
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| Shiv Sena (UBT) | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 60,579 | 39.65% | New | |
| Independent | Avinash Shantaram Lad | 7,945 | 5.20% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,834 | 1.20% |  0.78
| |
| Independent | Amrut Tambade (Dada) | 1,204 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Rajendra Ravindranath Salvi | 1,074 | 0.70% | New | |
| BSP | Jadhav Sandeep Vishram | 1,065 | 0.70% | 0.42
| |
| Margin of victory | 19,677 | 12.88% | 3.73
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| Turnout | 154,615 | 64.84% | 9.50
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| Registered electors | 238,455 | ||||
| SHS hold | Swing | 2.13
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Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 65,433 | 50.40% | 3.66
| |
| INC | Avinash Shantaram Lad | 53,557 | 41.26% | 14.88
| |
| MNS | Avinash Dhondu Soundalkar | 6,150 | 4.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,576 | 1.98% | 0.61
| |
| ABHM | Vilas Rajaram Khanvilker | 1,862 | 1.43% | 0.11
| |
| BSP | Mahendra Dharma Pawar | 1,454 | 1.12% | 0.43
| |
| Margin of victory | 11,876 | 9.15% | 18.54
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| Turnout | 132,569 | 5.67
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| Registered electors | 237,887 | ||||
| SHS hold | Swing | 3.66
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Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 76,266 | 54.07% | 2.02
| |
| INC | Desai Rajendra Alias Rajan Yashwant | 37,204 | 26.37% | 8.36
| |
| NCP | Ajit Ramesh Yashwanthrao | 11,923 | 8.45% | New | |
| BJP | Yadav Sanjay Atmaram | 9,953 | 7.06% | New | |
| BSP | Anand Babu Kamble | 2,193 | 1.55% | 0.98
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| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,935 | 1.37% | New | |
| ABHM | Pramila Bharati | 1,875 | 1.33% | 0.03
| |
| BMP | Ramesh Dhakta Pajve | 895 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,062 | 27.69% | 10.38
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| Turnout | 143,077 | 5.77
| |||
| Registered electors | 234,159 | ||||
| SHS hold | Swing | 2.02
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Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 72,574 | 52.04% | 7.22
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| INC | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 48,433 | 34.73% | 14.04
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| MNS | Saundalkar Avinash Dhondu | 5,390 | 3.87% | New | |
| Independent | Matkar Shantaram Keshav | 4,599 | 3.30% | New | |
| BSP | Agre Hemant Shankar | 3,529 | 2.53% | New | |
| JD(S) | Arte Yuyutsu Ramakant | 3,119 | 2.24% | New | |
| ABHM | Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai | 1,809 | 1.30% | 1.39
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| Margin of victory | 24,141 | 17.31% | 13.36
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| Turnout | 139,521 | 66.05% | 1.29
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| Registered electors | 211,245 | 51.46
| |||
| SHS gain from INC | Swing | 3.27
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Assembly By-election 2006[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 45,778 | 48.77% | 10.17
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| SHS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 42,070 | 44.82% | 11.26
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| Independent | Gothankar Mahadeo Krishnaji | 3,502 | 3.73% | New | |
| ABHM | Khanvilkar Vilasrao Rajaram | 2,518 | 2.68% | 2.65
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| Margin of victory | 3,708 | 3.95% | 13.53
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| Turnout | 93,869 | 67.30% | 0.69
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| Registered electors | 139,476 | 0.26
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| INC gain from SHS | Swing | 7.31
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Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 52,231 | 56.07% | 10.99
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| INC | Harish Sitaram Rogye | 35,952 | 38.60% | 7.58
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| ABHM | Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai | 4,963 | 5.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,279 | 17.48% | 3.41
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| Turnout | 93,147 | 66.61% | 13.06
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| Registered electors | 139,839 | 3.50
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| SHS hold | Swing | 10.99
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 32,619 | 45.08% | 13.27
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| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 22,441 | 31.02% | 3.18
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| NCP | Arvind Shirsekar | 9,415 | 13.01% | New | |
| Independent | Salavi Vijayrao Alias Appa | 5,800 | 8.02% | New | |
| Independent | Pajave Ramesh Dhakata | 1,562 | 2.16% | New | |
| Independent | Vishwasarao Vamanrao Ramachandra | 515 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,178 | 14.07% | 16.44
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| Turnout | 79,235 | 58.64% | 20.30
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| Registered electors | 135,112 | 0.56
| |||
| SHS hold | Swing | 13.27
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Assembly Election 1995[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi | 58,550 | 58.35% | 23.90
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| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 27,935 | 27.84% | 20.20
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| JD | Malpekar Ramakant Shantaram | 8,670 | 8.64% | 7.04
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| Independent | Bhitale Raghunath Tanu | 1,738 | 1.73% | New | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) | Pawar Bhagaji Hari | 1,634 | 1.63% | New | |
| Independent | Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao | 1,246 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,615 | 30.51% | 16.92
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| Turnout | 103,609 | 76.25% | 7.55
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| Registered electors | 135,879 | 5.05
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| SHS gain from INC | Swing | 10.31
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Assembly Election 1990[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 41,197 | 48.04% | 3.96
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| SHS | Narvekar Chandrakant Balkrishna | 29,543 | 34.45% | New | |
| JD | Kaviskar Suhas | 13,445 | 15.68% | New | |
| Independent | Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar | 892 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | Ayare Anant Ramchandra | 678 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,654 | 13.59% | 0.31
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| Turnout | 87,973 | 68.01% | 8.56
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| Registered electors | 129,350 | 18.67
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| INC hold | Swing | 3.96
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 32,726 | 52.00% | New | |
| JP | Bhikajirao Chavan | 23,977 | 38.10% | 1.51
| |
| Independent | Khanvilkar Manmohan Pandurang | 2,989 | 4.75% | New | |
| Independent | Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao | 1,579 | 2.51% | New | |
| Independent | Ramdas N. Rumde | 925 | 1.47% | New | |
| Independent | Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar | 741 | 1.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,749 | 13.90% | 5.02
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| Turnout | 64,677 | 59.34% | 13.64
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| Registered electors | 109,001 | 6.50
| |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 12.40
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Assembly Election 1980[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Tavade Narayan Sakharam | 17,875 | 39.60% | 31.07
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| INC(I) | Thakare Sahadeo Mukund | 13,865 | 30.72% | 28.85
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| Independent | Tatankar Laxman Rangannath | 12,265 | 27.17% | New | |
| Independent | Rumade Ramdas Namdeo | 1,131 | 2.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,010 | 8.88% | 39.26
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| Turnout | 46,501 | 45.43% | 20.99
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| Registered electors | 102,351 | 2.13
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| JP hold | Swing | 31.07
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 46,099 | 70.67% | New | |
| INC | Thakare Sahadeo Mukund | 14,693 | 22.53% | 29.21
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| Independent | Rumade Ramdas Namdeo | 2,224 | 3.41% | New | |
| INC(I) | Ayare Anant Ramchandra | 1,217 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | Kazi Fakir Mohammad | 996 | 1.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,406 | 48.15% | 42.87
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| Turnout | 68,276 | 68.13% | 5.88
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| Registered electors | 100,219 | 39.49
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| JP gain from INC | Swing | 18.94
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Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 22,006 | 51.73% | 22.78
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| SSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 19,761 | 46.46% | New | |
| Independent | Sadanand Shivram Chawan | 770 | 1.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,245 | 5.28% | 24.36
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| Turnout | 44,786 | 62.34% | 1.49
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| Registered electors | 71,845 | 4.92
| |||
| INC gain from Praja Socialist Party | Swing | 6.86
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 23,156 | 58.59% | 27.75
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| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 11,443 | 28.95% | 10.49
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| ABJS | P. R. Kinare | 3,748 | 9.48% | 12.41
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| Independent | K. F. M. Daood | 1,174 | 2.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,713 | 29.64% | 21.03
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| Turnout | 42,918 | 62.67% | 16.72
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| Registered electors | 68,479 | 31.67
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| Praja Socialist Party gain from INC | Swing | 19.15
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 8,408 | 39.44% | 14.78
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| PSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 6,574 | 30.84% | 44.5
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| ABJS | Purshottam Anant Shetye | 4,667 | 21.89% | New | |
| PWPI | Wasudev Pandurang Chavan | 1,669 | 7.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,834 | 8.60% | 42.08
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| Turnout | 23,544 | 45.27% | 0.03
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| Registered electors | 52,007 | 4.27
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| INC gain from Praja Socialist Party | Swing | 35.90
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Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Kulkarni Prabhat Mahadeo | 15,394 | 75.34% | New | |
| INC | Subhedar Sitaram Murari | 5,038 | 24.66% | 16.4
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| Margin of victory | 10,356 | 50.69% | 32.59
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| Turnout | 20,432 | 40.97% | 7.57
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| Registered electors | 49,876 | 10.24
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| Praja Socialist Party gain from INC | Swing | 34.29
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Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subhedar Sitaram Murari | 7,618 | 41.06% | New | |
| SP | Narkar Gopal Balkrishna | 4,261 | 22.96% | New | |
| Independent | Thakurdesai Mahadeo Vasudeo | 2,246 | 12.10% | New | |
| PWPI | Murtuza S. A. | 2,158 | 11.63% | New | |
| Independent | Karangutkar Hari Sakharam | 1,251 | 6.74% | New | |
| Independent | Karambelkar Ramchandra Pandurang | 1,021 | 5.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,015 | 10.86% | New | ||
| Turnout | 18,555 | 33.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 55,567 | ||||
| SP win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 273.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
- ↑ "Rajapur Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2006". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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