Wada Assembly constituency

Wada
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Established1951
Abolished2008

Wada Vidhan Sabha constituency was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India.[1] Wada is near Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar. The area under this seat is now mostly divided as a part of Bhiwandi Rural and Vikramgad Vidhan Sabha seats since 2008.

Vishnu Savara, who represented this Wada seat (विष्णु सावरा, वाडा मतदारसंघ) for close to 20 years, was later elected to Vidhan Sabha from Bhiwandi Rural Assembly constituency in 2009 and from Vikramgad seat in 2014.[2]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year Member Party
1978 Somnath Wani Janata Party
1980 Gowari Shankar Aba Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Vishnu Savara Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1999
2004
2008 onwards : Constituency defunct

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 77,351 47.15% 0.04
NCP Suresh Haribhau Pawar 43,261 26.37% 7.55
Independent Mohan Baban Pawar 31,356 19.11% New
BSP Shyam Dattu Mahakal 7,739 4.72% New
PWPI Jadhav Pandharinath Tukaram 4,357 2.66% New
Margin of victory 34,090 20.78% 7.51
Turnout 164,072 51.41% 1.48
Total valid votes 164,064
Registered electors 319,162 28.63
BJP hold Swing 0.04

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 54,696 47.11% 0.69
NCP Patil Shantaram Dundaram 21,848 18.82% New
INC Jadhav Baliram Sukar 18,163 15.64% 8.78
Independent Varana Ramchandra Dharu 11,156 9.61% New
CPI(M) Varatha Haribhau Soma 10,242 8.82% 2.05
Margin of victory 32,848 28.29% 4.92
Turnout 123,885 49.93% 15.19
Total valid votes 116,105
Registered electors 248,123 5.92
BJP hold Swing 0.69

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 72,919 47.80% 2.18
INC Lahange Babu Kashinath 37,260 24.43% 12.56
CPI(M) Gahala Raja Rama 16,581 10.87% New
Independent Nankar Keshav Valya 10,755 7.05% New
JD Kale Shankar Ladku 6,352 4.16% 8.13
Independent Vanage Raghunath Zipar 3,350 2.20% New
BSP Desale Kashinath Ramchandra 3,004 1.97% New
Margin of victory 35,659 23.38% 10.38
Turnout 159,037 67.89% 13.23
Total valid votes 152,543
Registered electors 234,266 26.10
BJP hold Swing 2.18

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 48,184 49.99% 12.40
INC Duinada Laxman Kadya 35,656 36.99% 6.59
JD Gaikar Ambo Narayan 11,849 12.29% New
Independent Jadhav Jeevan Bhagwan 706 0.73% New
Margin of victory 12,528 13.00% 7.01
Turnout 98,689 53.12% 11.43
Total valid votes 96,395
Registered electors 185,777 33.62
BJP gain from INC Swing 6.41

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gowari Shankar Aba 24,513 43.58% New
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 21,145 37.59% 1.47
Independent Gajanan Dagale 5,804 10.32% New
Independent Kamadi Raghunath Mau 4,791 8.52% New
Margin of victory 3,368 5.99% 1.40
Turnout 57,895 41.64% 7.84
Total valid votes 56,253
Registered electors 139,033 9.40
INC gain from INC(I) Swing 2.87

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Gowari Shankar Aba 16,874 40.71% 32.06
BJP Vishnu Rama Savar 14,974 36.12% New
PWPI Telam Krishnakant Ramchandra 9,606 23.17% 5.68
Margin of victory 1,900 4.58% 14.58
Turnout 42,652 33.56% 21.36
Total valid votes 41,454
Registered electors 127,091 10.08
INC(I) gain from JP Swing 5.81

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Wada[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Wani Somnath Rama 28,989 46.51% New
INC Kale Shankar Ladku 17,047 27.35% New
PWPI Deu Kali Hamre 10,899 17.49% New
INC(I) Gowari Shankar Aba 5,388 8.65% New
Margin of victory 11,942 19.16%
Turnout 64,833 56.15%
Total valid votes 62,323
Registered electors 115,455
JP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Vishnu Savara Death: BJP leader, former Maharashtra minister Vishnu Savara dies | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

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