Dahanu Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Dahanu

| constituency_no = 128

| type = SLA

| state = Maharashtra

| latest_election_year = 2024

| map_image = 128-Dahanu.svg

| loksabha_cons = Palghar

| district = Palghar

| established = 1962

| reservation = ST

| mla = Vinod Bhiva Nikole

| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| incumbent_image =

| alliance =

| electors =

}}

Dahanu Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}

Overview

Dahanu constituency is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Palghar district. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=18 March 2010 |df= }} It comprises the entire Talasari tehsil and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.

Dahanu is part of the Palghar Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vikramgad, Palghar, Boisar, Nalasopara and Vasai in Palghar district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable"
Year

!Member{{Cite web |title=Dahanu Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dahanu.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}

!colspan="2"|Party

rowspan="2" |1952

|Shamrao Patil

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}}

Radka Bhimara
rowspan="2" |1957

|Shamrao Patil

Santu Thakeria
1962

| Shamrao Patil

1967

| rowspan="2"| Mahadev Kadu

1972
1978

| Shankar Chavan

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}

1980

| Mahadev Kadu

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}

1985

| rowspan="3"| Shankar Nam

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

1990
1995
1999

| rowspan="2"| Krishna Ghoda

| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}}

2004
2009

| Rajaram Ozare

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}

2014

| Paskal Dhanare

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2019

|rowspan="2"| Vinod Nikole

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}

2024

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin |title=2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Dahanu |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13128.htm |access-date=15 December 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215154014/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13128.htm |archive-date=15 December 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Vinod Bhiva Nikole

|votes = 104,702

|percentage = 47.21

|change = {{increase}}3.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Vinod Medha

|votes = 99,569

|percentage = 44.90

|change = {{increase}}4.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above (India)

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 5,120

|percentage = 2.31

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,133

|percentage = 2.31

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,21,769

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2019=

{{Election box begin |title=2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Vinod Bhiva Nikole

|votes = 72,114

|percentage = 43.45

|change = {{increase}}25.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Dhanare Paskal Janya

|votes = 67,407

|percentage = 40.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Randhe  Damodar  Shirad

|votes = 12,968

|percentage = 8.37

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

|candidate = Sunil Lahanya Ebhad

|votes = 6,332

|percentage = 3.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the Above

|candidate = NOTA

|votes = 4,824

|percentage = 2.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,707

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,65,981

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin|

title=2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3726-maharashtra-2014/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=7 May 2023 |url-access=limited}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Paskal Dhanare

|votes = 44,849

|percentage = 28.96

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Barkya Mangat

|votes = 28,149

|percentage = 18.18

|change = -29.10

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nationalist Congress Party

|candidate = Kashinath Chaudhari

|votes = 27,963

|percentage = 18.06

|change = -16.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Ramesh Padavle

|votes = 14,166

|percentage = 9.15

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sudhir Ozare

|votes = 12,968

|percentage = 8.37

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiv Sena

|candidate = Shankar Nam

|votes = 7,847

|percentage = 5.07

|change = -8.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Suresh Padvi

|votes = 5,165

|percentage = 3.34

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ramji Vartha

|votes = 2,187

|percentage = 1.41

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

|candidate = Vijay Vadhiya

|votes = 2,088

|percentage = 1.35

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Mukti Party

|candidate = Devram Kurkute

|votes = 1,838

|percentage = 1.19

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Vinod Shinda

|votes = 1,674

|percentage = 1.08

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Sanjay Tambda

|votes = 1,457

|percentage = 0.94

|change = -3.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 4,498

|percentage = 2.90

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,700

|percentage = 10.78

|change = -1.45

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,54,849

|percentage = 66.34

|change = +8.63

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|swing = +29.03

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin|

title=2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3724-maharashtra-2009/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 25 April 2023 |url-access=limited}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Rajaram Ozare

|votes = 62,530

|percentage = 47.28

|change = +37.79

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nationalist Congress Party

|candidate = Krishna Ghoda

|votes = 46,350

|percentage = 35.05

|change = -14.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiv Sena

|candidate = Ishwar Dhodi

|votes = 17,955

|percentage = 13.58

|change = -19.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Vinod Shinda

|votes = 5,412

|percentage = 4.09

|change = +1.18

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,180

|percentage = 12.23

|change = -4.81

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,32,247

|percentage = 57.71

|change = +2.84

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser = Nationalist Congress Party

|swing = +26.28

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin|

title=2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nationalist Congress Party

|candidate = Krishna Ghoda

|votes = 72,715

|percentage = 49.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiv Sena

|candidate = Ishwar Dhodi

|votes = 47,843

|percentage = 32.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Edward Vartha

|votes = 13,844

|percentage = 9.49

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Vinod Katkar

|votes = 7,304

|percentage = 5.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Lalita Rathod

|votes = 4,242

|percentage = 2.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 24,872

|percentage = 17.04

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,45,948

|percentage = 54.87

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Nationalist Congress Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References