Dharavi Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Mumbai City district.

Overview

Dharavi (constituency number 178) is one of the 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai City district. Number of electorates in 2009 was 268,779 (male 152,013, female 116,766) 113,732 are voters from minority community.

It is a part of the Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Sion Koliwada, Wadala, Mahim, from Mumbai City district and Chembur and Anushakti Nagar from Mumbai Suburban district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1978Satyendra MoreCommunist Party of India
1980Premanand AwaleIndian National Congress (I)
1985Eknath GaikwadIndian National Congress
1990
1995Baburao ManeShiv Sena
1999Eknath GaikwadIndian National Congress
2004Varsha Gaikwad
2009
2014
2019
2024Jyoti Gaikwad

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDr. Jyoti Gaikwad70,72754.60%8.56
SSRajesh Shivdas Khandare47,26836.49%0.54
BSPManohar Kedari Raibage6,1964.78%3.19
IndependentGhazi Saaduddin3,3312.57%New
NOTANone of the Above1,7561.36%0.24
Margin of victory23,45918.11%8.02
Turnout131,30450.14%2.63
Total valid votes129,548
Registered electors261,8924.65
INC holdSwing8.56

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVarsha Eknath Gaikwad53,95446.03%5.15
SSAshish Vasant More42,13035.94%8.20
AIMIMManoj Sansare13,09911.18%New
MNSKawade Sandeep Vinayak4,0623.47%0.79
BSPAnita Deepak Gautam1,8701.60%1.10
NOTANone of the Above1,8691.59%0.36
Margin of victory11,82410.09%3.04
Turnout119,09247.59%1.99
Total valid votes117,208
Registered electors250,2514.68
INC holdSwing5.15

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVarsha Eknath Gaikwad47,71840.88%8.87
SSBaburao Mane32,39027.75%12.80
BJPDivya Dholay20,76317.79%New
IndependentHanumantha S Nandepalli5,3334.57%New
BSPAdv. Sandeep Dattu Katke3,1432.69%4.20
MNSGanesh Chandrakant Khade3,1202.67%New
IndependentDilip Nagesh Katke2,1991.88%New
NOTANone of the Above1,4361.23%New
Margin of victory15,32813.13%3.93
Turnout118,16049.42%9.56
Total valid votes116,724
Registered electors239,07311.05
INC holdSwing8.87

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVarsha Eknath Gaikwad52,49249.75%3.03
SSRaibage Manohar Kedari42,78340.55%0.63
BSPVishnu Ramchandra Gaikwad7,2696.89%2.52
IndependentDaulatram Bhujingrao Kawle1,7201.63%New
IndependentLokhande Shanu Janardan6450.61%New
Margin of victory9,7099.20%3.66
Turnout105,52339.26%0.82
Total valid votes105,516
Registered electors268,77012.50
INC holdSwing3.03

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCVarsha Eknath Gaikwad64,98152.78%5.85
SSJadhav Snehal Sudhir49,15139.92%1.47
INCBaba Jiyauddin Siddiki44,51736.16%10.77
BJPShaina Nana Chudasama Alias Shaina N.C25,87721.02%New
IndependentEdwin Brito5,4824.45%New
BSPDoulatram Bhujingrao Kawle5,3784.37%1.85
BSPSingh Chandrashekhar ( Mannubhai)1,9451.58%0.94
Margin of victory15,83012.86%4.38
Turnout123,12440.08%1.02
Total valid votes123,122
Registered electors307,17713.76
INC holdSwing5.85

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDr. Jyoti Gaikwad52,08746.93%16.41
SSBaburao Mane42,67338.45%11.11
IndependentM. Y. Shinde10,3729.35%New
BSPChandrakant Atamaram Yadav2,8002.52%6.27
IndependentShashikant Lumaji Bhalerao2,0341.83%New
National Minorities PartyJagannath Bhimrao Vhatkar1,0220.92%New
Margin of victory9,4148.48%10.56
Turnout110,99041.10%11.38
Total valid votes110,988
Registered electors270,0338.71
INC gain from SSSwing2.63

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSMane Baburao Jotiram64,60749.56%New
INCDr. Boudhankar Rajeev Narendra39,78730.52%10.81
BSPDhakoliya Vijender Surtaram11,4608.79%7.80
JDKawle Doulatram Bhujangrao7,1005.45%New
IndependentVhatkar Jagannath Bhimrao3,8682.97%New
JPTrimbake Machindranath Mahadeo1,5311.17%New
Margin of victory24,82019.04%12.65
Turnout133,00953.55%4.52
Total valid votes130,358
Registered electors248,4035.56
SS gain from INCSwing8.23

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDr. Jyoti Gaikwad46,64341.33%7.99
BJPRamesh Medhekar39,43034.94%New
CPI(M)Satyendra More13,61412.06%5.81
IndependentVasant More10,5979.39%New
BSPBalvant Kakade1,1150.99%New
Margin of victory7,2136.39%10.10
Turnout114,41148.62%5.85
Total valid votes112,859
Registered electors235,31034.27
INC holdSwing7.99

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCDr. Jyoti Gaikwad36,39649.32%New
IC(S)Vasant More24,22332.82%New
CPI(M)Satyendra More4,6126.25%15.55
IndependentNarayan Genu Kadam4,5416.15%New
IndependentNanasaheb Waghmare3,8285.19%New
Margin of victory12,17316.49%14.72
Turnout75,05642.83%9.24
Total valid votes73,802
Registered electors175,2529.17
INC gain from INC(I)Swing3.69

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I)Premanand Awale27,97153.01%New
CPI(M)Satyendra More11,50121.80%27.70
BJPDattaji Shinde11,19421.21%New
IndependentYeshwant Gopal Thorat5321.01%New
IndependentShakuntala Chintaman Salve4600.87%New
IndependentPrakash Ambaji Kamble3300.63%New
Margin of victory16,47031.21%3.28
Turnout53,53533.35%20.28
Total valid votes52,767
Registered electors160,53216.81
INC(I) gain from CPI(M)Swing3.51

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dharavi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Satyendra More36,15649.50%New
INCGaikwad Vishnu Babaji15,75421.57%New
IndependentBharat Namdeo More11,09315.19%New
SSSadaphule Sudam Krishna5,5437.59%New
IndependentAshayya Buchayya Badhya4,4996.16%New
Margin of victory20,40227.93%
Turnout74,76954.40%
Total valid votes73,045
Registered electors137,434
CPI(M) win (new seat)

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