Ambernath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ambernath Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: अंबरनाथ विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Thane district.^[1]

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Ambernath taluka viz. revenue circles Ambernath (Rural), and Ambernath Municipal Council, parts of Ulhasnagar taluka that is parts of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation that is wards 14 to 22 and 44 to 51.^[1]

Representatives

Key

  INC     Janata Party     Shiv Sena     NCP  

Election		Member	Party
	1978	Jagannath Shivram Patil	Janata Party
	1980	Nakul Pundalik Patil	Indian National Congress
	1985	Nakul Pundalik Patil	Indian National Congress
	1990	Sabir Shaikh	Shiv Sena
	1995	Sabir Shaikh	Shiv Sena
	1999	Sabir Shaikh	Shiv Sena
	2004	Kisan Kathore	Nationalist Congress Party
Major boundary changes; electorate reserved for scheduled castes
	2009	Dr. Balaji Kinikar	Shiv Sena
	2014	Dr. Balaji Kinikar	Shiv Sena

Election Results

Assembly Elections 1978

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1978: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Janata Party	Jagannath Shivram Patil	33,087	47.42
	INC	Nakul Pundalik Patil	23,470	33.64
	PWP	Master Amboji Daji Kene	5,571	7.98
	INC(I)	Tukaram Savalaram Ratnaparkhe	5,138	7.76
	RPI	Ramesh Bhaurao	2,503	3.59
Majority			9,617	13.78
Turnout			71,794	58.94
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1980

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1980: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Nakul Pundalik Patil	31,365	47.08	+13.44
	BJP	Jagannath Shivram Patil	28,158	42.27	-5.15
	Independent	Krishna Kalu Gaikwad	3,654	5.49
	INC(U)	Laxman Chintaman Jathar	2,823	4.24
Majority			3,207	4.81	-8.97
Turnout			68,180	43.98	-14.96
	INC gain from Janata Party		Swing	+13.44

Assembly Elections 1985

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1985: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nakul Pundalik Patil	37,037	38.87	-8.21
	BJP	Jagannath Shivram Patil	27,772	29.15	-13.12
	Independent	Ratan Joma Mhatre	16,661	17.48
	Independent	Manohar Harishchandra Ambayane	7,256	7.61
Majority			9,265	9.15
Turnout			97,500	50.90	+6.92
	INC hold		Swing	-8.21

Assembly Elections 1990

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1990: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Sabir Shaikh	71,322	48.31	N/A
	INC	Sanjay Satish Dutt	30,121	20.40	-18.47
	Janata Dal	Ratan Buwa Patil	19,729	13.36
	Independent	Sham Ananda Gaikwad	15,733	10.66
Majority			41,201	27.91
Turnout			1,50,146	53.58	N/A
	Shiv Sena gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 1995

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1995: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Sabir Shaikh	1,19,283	52.79	+4.48
	INC	Nakul Pundlik Patil	64,797	28.68	+8.28
	Janata Dal	Sham Ananda Gaikwad	20,505	9.07	-4.29
	Independent	Vishnu Gopal Tare	9,645	4.27
Majority			54,486	24.11	-3.70
Turnout			2,30986	54.54	+0.96
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	+4.48

Assembly Elections 1999

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1999: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Sabir Shaikh	64,674	46.67	-6.12
	Independent	Pundlik Balu Mhatre	50,015	36.09
	SP	Chandrabhan Ramlakhan Yadav	8,789	6.34
	Independent	Surajprakash Govind Sharma	7,247	5.23
Majority			14,659	10.58	-13.53
Turnout			1,46,070	33.41	-21.13
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	-6.12

Assembly Elections 2004

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Kisan Kathore	1,14,675	45.60
	Shiv Sena	Sabir Shaikh	1,06,582	42.40
	Independent	Sudha Naresh Gaikwad	15,184	6.00
	SP	Manoj Jeetpratap Singh	6,463	2.60
	BSP	Bhimrao Rupaji Dolas	5,086	2.00
	Independent	Kumud Ramdas Bendale	3,484	1.40
Majority			8,093	3.20
Turnout			2,51,591	46.10	+12.70
	NCP gain from Shiv Sena		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Dr. Balaji Kinikar	50,470	44.70	-0.90
	NCP	Mahesh Bharat Tapase	30,491	27.00
	Independent	Shyam Ananda Gaikwad	17,007	15.10
	Independent	Kamalakar Nagrao Suryavanshi	9,009	8.00
	BSP	Ganesh Pandharinath Doke	2,054	1.80
	BBM	Sarang Shyamrao Thorat	1,707	1.50
Majority			19,979	17.70
Turnout			1,13,007	38.60	-7.50
	Shiv Sena gain from NCP		Swing	-0.90

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Ambernath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Dr. Balaji Kinikar	47,000	34.40	-10.30
	BJP	Rajesh Devendra Wankhede	44,959	32.90
	INC	Kamalakar Nagrao Suryavanshi	15,740	11.50
	NCP	Mahesh Bharat Tapase	8,722	6.40	-22.60
	MNS	Dr. Vikas Tukaram Kamble	5,129	3.80
	Independent	Shyam Anand Gaikwad	4,118	3.00
	BSP	Prashant Ramesh Ingle	3,557	2.60
	BBM	Sarang Shyamrao Thorat	1,552	1.10
Majority			2,041	1.50	-15.20
Turnout			1,36,563	40.40	+1.80
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	-10.30

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2008-11-26. p. 262. Retrieved 2015-08-09.