Ratnagiri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ratnagiri is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. It is one of the 6 assembly seats under Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Assembly

• 1972: S. E Hassnain (Congress)
• 1978: Kusum Abhyankar (Janata Party)
• 1980: Kusum Abhyankar (BJP)
• 1983 bypoll, after sitting MLA's death : Shivaji Gotad (BJP)
• 1985: Shivajirao Jadyar, (Congress)
• 1990: Shivaji Gotad, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995: Shivaji Gotad, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Bal Mane, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Uday Samant, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Uday Samant, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2014: Uday Samant, Shiv Sena
• 2019: Uday Samant, Shiv Sena

Election results

General Election 1972

• S. E Hassnain (INC) : 22,325 votes
• Niwendkar V Krishnaji (BJS) : 13,395

General Election 1978

• Abhyankar, Kusumtai Ramchandra (JNP) : 29,901 votes
• Paje Shantaram Laxman (INC) : 19,876 votes

General Election 1980

• Kusum Abhyankar (BJP) : 16,996
• Jadyar, Shivajirao Tulaji (INC(I)) : 16,483

1983 bypoll

      Bypoll held due to sitting MLA's death

• Gotad, Shivaji Ramchandra (BJP) : 23,777 votes
• S.G.Sitaram (INC) : 21,340

General Election 1985

• Shivajirao Jadyar (INC) : 30,518 votes
• Gotad Sivaji Ramchandra (BJP) : 19,252

General Election 1990

• Sivaji Ramchandra Gotad (BJP) : 39,823
• Shivajirao Jadyar (INC) : 31729 votes

General Election 2009

General Election, 2009: Ratnagiri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Uday Samant	74,245	46.53
	BJP	Bal Mane	65,969	41.34
	MNS	Sanket Ghag	5,617	3.52
Majority			8,276
Turnout			1,59,562
	NCP hold		Swing

General Election 2014

• Uday Ravindra Samant (SHS) Winner
• Balasaheb Mane (BJP) Runner-up

2019 Result

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ratnagiri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Uday Samant	118,484	79.18
	NCP	Sudesh Sadanand Mayekar	31,149	20.8
Majority			87,335
Turnout			1,49,633
	SHS hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}