Palghar Lok Sabha constituency
| Palghar Lok Sabha | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Dark Area of Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Assembly constituencies | Dahanu Vikramgad Palghar Boisar Nalasopara Vasai |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 21,48,514 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, SHS |
Palghar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002.[1][2] The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Baliram Sukur Jadhav of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi. As of the 2014 election, Chintaman Vanaga of the Bharatiya Janata Party represented this constituency in the Lok Sabha. After sudden demise of Chintaman Vanaga, Bharatiya Janata Party gave ticket to Rajendra Gavit for by-elections.
Assembly segments
[edit]Palghar Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Dahanu (ST) | Palghar | Vinod Nikole | CPI(M) | SS(UBT) | ||
| 129 | Vikramgad (ST) | Sunil Bhusara | NCP(SP) | BJP | |||
| 130 | Palghar (ST) | Shrinivas Vanga | SHS | BJP | |||
| 131 | Boisar (ST) | Rajesh Patil | BVA | BJP | |||
| 132 | Nalasopara | Kshitij Thakur | BVA | BJP | |||
| 133 | Vasai | Hitendra Thakur | BVA | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2008 : See Dahanu | |||
| 2009 | Baliram Jadhav | Bahujan Vikas Aghadi | |
| 2014 | Chintaman Vanaga | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018[a] | Rajendra Gavit | ||
| 2019 | Shiv Sena | ||
| 2024 | Hemant Savara | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hemant Savara | 601,244 | 43.69 | New | |
| SS(UBT) | Bharti Bharat Kamdi | 417,938 | 30.37 | New | |
| BVA | Rajesh Raghunath Patil | 254,517 | 18.50 |  28.40 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,385 | 1.70 | 0.75 | |
| Majority | 1,83,306 | 13.32 |  10.92 | ||
| Turnout | 13,76,074 | 64.05 | 0.29 | ||
| BJP gain from SHS | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Rajendra Dhedya Gavit | 580,479 | 48.28 | ||
| BVA | Baliram Jadhav | 4,91,596 | 40.89 | ||
| VBA | Suresh Padavi | 13,728 | 1.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 29,479 | 2.45 | ||
| Majority | 88,883 | 7.39 | |||
| Turnout | 12,02,197 | 63.76 | |||
| SHS gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
By election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajendra Dhedya Gavit | 2,72,782 | 30.76 | −22.96 | |
| SHS | Shrinivas Chintaman Vanaga | 2,43,210 | 27.42 | ||
| BVA | Baliram Sukur Jadhav | 2,22,838 | 25.13 | −4.46 | |
| CPI(M) | Kiran Raja Gahala | 71,887 | 8.11 | +0.36 | |
| INC | Damodar Barku Shingada | 47,714 | 5.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,884 | 1.90 | −0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | 29,572 | 3.34 | |||
| Turnout | 8,86,873 | 51.23 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chintaman Vanaga | 5,33,201 | 53.72 | +24.94 | |
| BVA | Baliram Jadhav | 2,93,681 | 29.59 | −0.88 | |
| CPI(M) | Kharpade Ladkya Rupa | 76,890 | 7.75 | −4.84 | |
| AAP | Pandurang Jethya Pardhi | 16,182 | 1.63 | N/A | |
| Independent | Haribhau Soma Vartha | 12,974 | 1.31 | N/A | |
| BMP | Dilip Atmaram Dumada | 10,742 | 1.08 | N/A | |
| BSP | Gavari Shyam Anant | 8,176 | 0.82 | −0.51 | |
| Independent | Sachin Damodar Shingda | 7,957 | 0.80 | N/A | |
| BBM | Mohan Barku Guhe | 6,691 | 0.67 | −0.37 | |
| Independent | Kashinath Laxman Kokera | 4,327 | 0.44 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,797 | 2.20 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 2,39,520 | 24.13 | +22.45 | ||
| Turnout | 9,92,618 | 62.90 | +14.80 | ||
| BJP gain from BVA | Swing | +12.91 | |||
General election 2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVA | Baliram Jadhav | 2,23,234 | 30.47 | ||
| BJP | Chintaman Vanaga | 2,10,875 | 28.78 | ||
| INC | Damodar Shingada | 1,60,570 | 21.92 | ||
| CPI(M) | Lahanu Kom | 92,224 | 12.59 | ||
| Independent | Pandurang Jethya Paradhi | 20,363 | 2.78 | ||
| BSP | Dalavi Bhaskar Ladku | 9,741 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | Kashiram Mahadu Dhondaga | 7,968 | 1.09 | ||
| BBM | Chandrakant Balu Phupane | 7,613 | 1.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,360 | 1.68 | |||
| Turnout | 7,32,587 | 48.10 | |||
| BVA win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ By Poll
See also
[edit]- Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency
- Dahanu Lok Sabha constituency
- Thane district
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Maharashtra - Palghar". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 90–91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.