Byculla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Byculla Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: भायखळा विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]

Overview

Byculla (constituency number 184) is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai City district.[2] Number of electorates in 2009 was 271,507 (male 153,641, female 117,866).[3]

Byculla is part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in Mumbai City district, namely Worli, Shivadi, Colaba, Malabar Hill and Mumbadevi.[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

 INC    AIMIM  

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Madhukar Chavan Indian National Congress
2014 Waris Pathan All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Byculla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Madhukar Chavan 36,302 31.37
MNS Sanjay Naik 27,198 23.50
ABS Arun Gawli 25,703 22.21
Shiv Sena Yeshwant Jadhav 20,692 17.88
Majority 9,104 7.87
Turnout 1,15,741
INC win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Byculla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIMIM Waris Pathan 25,314 20.33 N/A
BJP Madhu Chavan 23,957 19.24 N/A
INC Madhukar Chavan 22,021 17.68 -13.69
ABS Geeta Gawli [5] 20,895 16.78 -5.43
MNS Sanjay Naik 19,762 15.87 -7.63
NOTA None of the above 1,620 1.30 N/A
Majority 1,357 1.09 -6.78
Turnout 1,24,544
AIMIM gain from INC Swing +20.33

See also

References

  1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 267.
  3. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  4. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
  5. Shiv Sena-supported candidate
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