Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Raigad

Existence	2008–present
Current MP	Anant Geete
Party	Shiv Sena
Elected Year	2014
State	Maharashtra
Total Electors	1,532,781[1]
Most Successful Party	Shiv Sena (2 times)
Assembly Constituencies	Pen, Alibag, Shrivardhan, Mahad, Dapoli, and Guhagar. [2]

Raigad Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: रायगड लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002.^[2][3] The constituency first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Anant Geete of Shiv Sena who was also re-elected in the 2014 elections. As of 2014, Geete (who is also the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises)^[4] represents this constituency in the Lok Sabha.

History

Raigad was historically called Kolaba, and was the capital of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ^[5]

Assembly segments

At present, Raigad Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:^[2]

1. Pen
2. Alibag
3. Shrivardhan
4. Mahad
5. Dapoli
6. Guhagar

Pen, Alibag and Shrivardhan Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the former Kolaba Lok Sabha constituency. Mahad was earlier part of the Ratnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Shiv Sena  

Election		Member	Party
	2009	Anant Geete	Shiv Sena
	2014	Anant Geete	Shiv Sena

Election results

General election 2009

Indian general elections, 2009: Raigad[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Anant Geete	413,546	53.89
	INC	A. R. Antulay	267,025	34.80
	Independent	Pravin Thakur	39,159	5.10
	Independent	Sunil Naik	22,200	2.89
	BSP	Mohite Kiran Baburao	13,053	1.70
	Independent	Siddharth Patil	8,559	1.12
	RSPS	Ekanath Arjun Patil	3,824	0.50
Margin of victory			146,521	19.09
Turnout			767,366	56.43
	Shiv Sena win (new seat)

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Raigad[1][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shiv Sena	Anant Geete	396,178	40.11	-13.78
	NCP	Sunil Tatkare	394,068	39.89	N/A
	PWP	Bhai Ramesh Kadam	129,730	13.13	N/A
	BSP	Yashwant Jayram Gaikwad	10,510	1.06	-0.64
	Independent	Muzaffar Jainuddin Chaudhari Alias Modi	9,952	1.01	N/A
	Independent	Sunil Tatkare	9,849	1.00	N/A
	AAP	Sanjay Yashwant Aparanti	6,759	0.68	N/A
	Hindustan Janta Party	Sandeep Pandurang Parte	4,287	0.43	N/A
	BMP	Ghone Adesh Yashawant	3,308	0.33	N/A
	SP	Aziz Abdul Kadir Mukadam	2,763	0.28	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	20,362	2.06	N/A
Margin of victory			2,110	0.22	-18.87
Turnout			987,766	64.44	+8.01
	Shiv Sena hold		Swing	-13.79

See also

• Kolaba (Lok Sabha constituency)
• List of Constituencies of Maharashtra Assembly
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Raigad district
• Ratnagiri district
• Ratnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
2. "Delimitation Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
3. "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008.
4. "Narendra Modi government: Full list of portfolios and ministers". The Indian Express (Indian Express Group). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
5. "Raigad (Kolaba) district". The Kolaba Gazeteer. Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 96–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
7. "Maharashtra - Raigad". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.