Shukrawar Peth Assembly constituency
| Shukrawar Peth | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pune |
| Established | 1955 [1] |
| Abolished | 1976 |
Shukrawar Peth Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India, from 1962 to 1977. It was a segment of Pune Lok Sabha constituency. The Vidhan Sabha seat was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn around 1975.
Members of Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shreedhar Joshi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Rambhau Telang | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Rambhau Mhalgi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | |||
1978 onwards: Constituency defunct
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Election results
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Rambhau Mhalgi | 41,792 | 50.15% | 7.23 | |
| INC | Vasant Thorat | 40,195 | 48.23% | 22.27 | |
| SS | Babyrao Rajput | 748 | 0.90% | New | |
| Independent | Shreekanth Nargolkar | 606 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,597 | 1.92% | 29.50 | ||
| Turnout | 84,608 | 74.03% | 1.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 83,341 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,14,282 | 49.21 | |||
| ABJS hold | Swing | 7.23 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Rambhau Mhalgi | 31,265 | 57.38% | 52.60 | |
| INC | B. P. Apte | 14,146 | 25.96% | 27.82 | |
| SSP | L. G. Sahasrabudhe | 3,784 | 6.94% | New | |
| PSP | L. B. Kotwal | 2,938 | 5.39% | 31.04 | |
| Independent | P. B. Jog | 1,643 | 3.02% | New | |
| Independent | S. B. Kamble | 715 | 1.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,119 | 31.42% | 14.07 | ||
| Turnout | 58,207 | 76.00% | 12.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 54,491 | ||||
| Registered electors | 76,590 | 8.22 | |||
| ABJS gain from INC | Swing | 3.60 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rambhau Vithal Telang | 28,434 | 53.78% | 6.77 | |
| PSP | Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi | 19,263 | 36.43% | 16.55 | |
| ABJS | Narayan Laxman Soman | 2,524 | 4.77% | New | |
| PWPI | Dattatraya Sakharam Lad | 1,294 | 2.45% | New | |
| Independent | Abaji Mahadev Dhande | 1,211 | 2.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,171 | 17.35% | 11.38 | ||
| Turnout | 55,608 | 66.64% | 14.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,870 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,449 | 22.22 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | 0.80 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi | 28,258 | 52.98% | New | |
| INC | Sanas Baburao Narayanrao | 25,075 | 47.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,183 | 5.97% | |||
| Turnout | 53,333 | 78.11% | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,333 | ||||
| Registered electors | 68,280 | ||||
| PSP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Archive Delimitation Orders - Final Order DC (1953-1955)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
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