Bassein Assembly constituency

Bassein
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1952
Abolished	1972 [1]
Total electors	104,155

Bassein Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1952	Sadanand G. Warty		Samajwadi Party
1957			Praja Socialist Party
1962	Hari Govindrao Vartak		Indian National Congress
1967
1972

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bassein ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hari Govindrao Vartak	40,589	58.65%	8.53
	SSP	Pandhari Nath R. Choudhari	28,617	41.35%	New
Margin of victory			11,972	17.30%	3.87
Turnout			71,145	68.31%	9.87
Total valid votes			69,206
Registered electors			104,155		12.85
	INC hold		Swing	8.53

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bassein ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hari Govindrao Vartak	34,494	50.12%	8.89
	PSP	Sadanand G. Warty	25,252	36.69%	3.66
	Independent	W. T. Samant	8,110	11.78%	New
	ABJS	G. G. Gavankar	971	1.41%	0.40
Margin of victory			9,242	13.43%	12.55
Turnout			72,154	78.18%	2.43
Total valid votes			68,827
Registered electors			92,293		13.02
	INC hold		Swing	8.89

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bassein ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hari Govindrao Vartak	36,498	59.00%	12.30
	PSP	Sadanand G. Warty	20,430	33.03%	20.27
	Independent	Baburao Shantaram More	3,807	6.15%	New
	ABJS	Yeshwant Vithal Powale	1,122	1.81%	New
Margin of victory			16,068	25.98%	19.38
Turnout			64,583	79.08%	3.38
Total valid votes			61,857
Registered electors			81,664		16.18
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	5.71

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Bassein ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	Sadanand G. Warty	29,642	53.30%	New
	INC	Vartak Hari Govindrao	25,975	46.70%	2.79
Margin of victory			3,667	6.59%	5.58
Turnout			55,617	79.13%	15.47
Total valid votes			55,617
Registered electors			70,288		17.21
	PSP gain from SP		Swing	2.79

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Bassein ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Sadanand G. Warty	19,283	50.51%	New
	INC	Parulekar Ganesh Bhikaji	18,895	49.49%	New
Margin of victory			388	1.02%
Turnout			38,178	63.66%
Total valid votes			38,178
Registered electors			59,970
	SP win (new seat)

References

1. "Archive Delimitation Orders". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 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, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.