Ghatkopar West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ghatkopar West (Marathi: घाटकोपर पश्चिम विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview

Ghatkopar West constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.[1]

Ghatkopar West is part of the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Mulund, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar East, Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar and Bhandup West in the Mumbai Suburban district.[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

 MNS    BJP  

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Ram Kadam Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
2014 Ram Kadam Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Ghatkopar West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
MNS Ram Kadam 60,343 42.21
BJP Poonam Mahajan Rao 34,115 23.86
INC Janet D'Souza 30,360 21.24
Majority 26,228 18.35
Turnout 1,42,950
MNS win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Ghatkopar West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Ram Kadam 80,343 50.29 +26.43
Shiv Sena Sudhir More 38,427 24.05 N/A
MNS Dilip Lande 17,207 10.77 -31.44
INC Ramgovind Yadav 10,071 6.30 -14.94
NCP Harun Yusuf Khan 7,426 4.65 N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,879 1.18 N/A
Majority 41,916 26.24 +7.89
Turnout 1,59,755
BJP gain from MNS Swing +10.71

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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