Kalmeshwar Assembly constituency
| Kalmeshwar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1955 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Total electors | 275,717 |
Kalmeshwar Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Kedar Chhatrapal Anandrao | ||
| 1995 | Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan | Independent politician | |
| 1999 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2023 By-election | Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly By-election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | 73,309 | 53.52% | New | |
| BJP | Hemant Narayan Rasane | 62,394 | 45.55% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,401 | 1.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,915 | 7.97% | 6.00 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,103 | 50.09% | 19.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,36,980 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,75,717 | 22.90 | |||
| INC gain from NCP | Swing | 22.35 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan | 48,643 | 31.17% | 1.20 | |
| Independent | Gawande Sunita Ramesh | 45,579 | 29.21% | New | |
| SS | Adhau Ramesh Zinguji | 43,560 | 27.91% | 0.97 | |
| BSP | Dr. Dilip Ganeshrao Deshmukh | 9,527 | 6.10% | New | |
| Independent | Sanjay Upasrao Patil | 2,729 | 1.75% | New | |
| Independent | Lambat Bandu Wasudev | 1,014 | 0.65% | New | |
| Independent | Dakhole Purushottam Madhukar | 999 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,064 | 1.96% | 1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,063 | 69.56% | 11.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,56,053 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,24,350 | 13.10 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | 1.20 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan | 34,580 | 29.97% | New | |
| Independent | Gawande Nana Pandurangji | 31,117 | 26.97% | New | |
| SS | Ramesh Zinguji Adhau | 31,090 | 26.94% | 9.88 | |
| Independent | Mate Pandurang Daolat | 9,727 | 8.43% | New | |
| Independent | Chafale Sheshrao Shamraoji | 3,624 | 3.14% | New | |
| GGP | Pandharam Arun Bapurao | 1,312 | 1.14% | New | |
| BBM | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | 1,021 | 0.88% | 2.71 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,463 | 3.00% | 2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,23,564 | 62.29% | 14.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,15,388 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,98,358 | 2.23 | |||
| NCP gain from Independent | Swing | 5.17 | |||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan | 35,118 | 24.80% | New | |
| Independent | Mate Pandurang Daolat | 27,869 | 19.68% | New | |
| SS | Adhau Ramesh Zinguji | 24,160 | 17.06% | 10.93 | |
| INC | Rameshalias Nana Pandurangji Gawande | 23,456 | 16.57% | 20.65 | |
| JD | Sunandatai Prabhakar Shete | 7,412 | 5.23% | 13.94 | |
| Independent | Chaple Sheshrao Shamrao | 5,520 | 3.90% | New | |
| BBM | Jaiswal Rajiv Dilip | 5,090 | 3.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,249 | 5.12% | 4.88 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,184 | 74.82% | 7.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,41,598 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,94,035 | 22.43 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 12.41 | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kedar Chhatrapal Anandrao | 38,767 | 37.21% | 9.15 | |
| Independent | Gawande Pandurang Narayanrao | 28,348 | 27.21% | New | |
| JD | Shetty Sunanda Prabhakar | 19,979 | 19.18% | New | |
| SS | Bhoge Ravindra Dewaji | 6,389 | 6.13% | New | |
| BSP | Somankar Manoharrao Damaji | 2,621 | 2.52% | New | |
| Independent | Karade Ruprao Sahebrao | 2,541 | 2.44% | New | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) Sarat Chandra Sinha | Doifode Murlidhar Santoshrao | 1,100 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,419 | 10.00% | 5.83 | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,800 | 66.76% | 3.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,04,173 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,58,481 | 33.59 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.15 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao | 34,035 | 46.36% | New | |
| IC(S) | Deshmukh Sudhakar Shamraoji | 30,975 | 42.19% | New | |
| Independent | Lokhande Sachidanand Nathuji | 3,850 | 5.24% | New | |
| Independent | Markam Sheetal Kawadooji | 2,282 | 3.11% | New | |
| Independent | Bhimrao Pandurang Mhaiskey | 933 | 1.27% | New | |
| Independent | Lande Sudhakar Ajabrao | 610 | 0.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,060 | 4.17% | 56.27 | ||
| Turnout | 74,742 | 63.00% | 22.35 | ||
| Total valid votes | 73,410 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,18,629 | 8.69 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 29.41 | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao | 32,692 | 75.77% | New | |
| INC(U) | Doiphode Murkidhar Santosh | 6,616 | 15.33% | New | |
| JP | Mahajan Ramdas Ganpatrao | 2,283 | 5.29% | 9.99 | |
| Independent | Nikose Shankar Nathuji | 1,553 | 3.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,076 | 60.44% | 4.72 | ||
| Turnout | 44,042 | 40.35% | 35.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 43,144 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,09,145 | 5.59 | |||
| INC(I) gain from AIFB | Swing | 4.78 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao | 55,202 | 71.00% | 26.95 | |
| JP | Wankhede Chandrashekhar Santoshrao | 11,879 | 15.28% | New | |
| INC | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | 8,218 | 10.57% | 41.63 | |
| Independent | Markam Sheetal Kawadooji | 1,010 | 1.30% | New | |
| Independent | Nikose Shankar Nathuji | 599 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43,323 | 55.72% | 47.57 | ||
| Turnout | 79,828 | 77.22% | 9.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,753 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,03,371 | 9.44 | |||
| AIFB gain from INC | Swing | 18.80 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | 32,538 | 52.20% | 1.10 | |
| AIFB | Jambuwant Bapurao Dhote | 27,460 | 44.05% | New | |
| Independent | Patil Shriram Bhagwan | 1,078 | 1.73% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Tarachand Tirphude | 479 | 0.77% | New | |
| Independent | Masram Chandansingh | 402 | 0.64% | New | |
| Independent | Maroti Kewaji Patil | 381 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,078 | 8.15% | 4.69 | ||
| Turnout | 64,897 | 68.71% | 1.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 62,338 | ||||
| Registered electors | 94,453 | 9.55 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.10 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | 29,603 | 53.30% | 2.07 | |
| Independent | B. A. Yaolkar | 22,474 | 40.46% | New | |
| RPI | D. J. Belekar | 2,999 | 5.40% | New | |
| Independent | A. M. Hingnekar | 465 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,129 | 12.84% | 6.02 | ||
| Turnout | 61,252 | 71.04% | 1.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 55,541 | ||||
| Registered electors | 86,217 | 12.43 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.07 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | 26,054 | 51.23% | 18.01 | |
| Independent | Indubhushan Bhagwantrao Bhingare | 16,467 | 32.38% | New | |
| Independent | Indrarajsingh Chandansingh Masram | 6,523 | 12.83% | New | |
| Independent | Shriram Bhagwanji Patil | 1,812 | 3.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,587 | 18.85% | 26.36 | ||
| Turnout | 54,692 | 71.32% | 2.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,856 | ||||
| Registered electors | 76,687 | 10.12 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 18.01 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao | 30,887 | 69.24% | New | |
| SCF | Fulzele Sadanand Jumman | 10,719 | 24.03% | New | |
| Independent | Giri Sadashio Saudagir | 3,000 | 6.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,168 | 45.21% | |||
| Turnout | 44,606 | 64.05% | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,606 | ||||
| Registered electors | 69,640 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
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