Bhir Assembly constituency

Bhir
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1962
Abolished	1972 [1]
Total electors	106,801

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1952	Sripat Rao		People's Democratic Front
1957	Shantabai W/O Ratanlal		Indian National Congress
1962	Kashinath Tatyaba		Communist Party of India
1967	S. B. Chavre		Indian National Congress
1972	Deshmukh S. Syed Ali

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bhir ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Deshmukh S. Syed Ali	19,029	42.70%	18.42
	Independent	Dhepe M. Rudrappa	10,977	24.63%	New
	CPI	Ather Babar Ahmed Husain	9,674	21.71%	0.89
	Independent	Dhande Sadashiv Patilbuwa	1,967	4.41%	New
	RPI	Sable Rajaram Genaji	951	2.13%	New
Margin of victory			8,052	18.07%	16.38
Turnout			44,567	39.89%	10.60
Registered electors			106,801		16.51
	INC hold		Swing	18.42

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bhir ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. B. Chavre	11,648	24.28%	10.08
	CPI	K. T. Hadhav	10,841	22.60%	25.90
	Independent	K. S. Kshirsagar	10,637	22.17%	New
	Independent	M. R. Dhepe	7,334	15.29%	New
	Independent	W. B. Butt	2,664	5.55%	New
Margin of victory			807	1.68%	12.45
Turnout			47,970	47.05%	5.00
Registered electors			91,663		13.08
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	24.21

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Bhir ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Kashinath Tatyaba	18,609	51.90%	New
	INC	Shantabai Ratanlal	13,186	36.78%	15.72
	Independent	Rajaram Jairam	1,489	4.15%	New
	Independent	Barayan Ramrao	1,302	3.63%	New
	Independent	Dharma Hariba	1,269	3.54%	New
Margin of victory			5,423	15.12%	10.13
Turnout			38,372	47.34%	10.05
Total valid votes			35,855
Registered electors			81,060		19.00
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	0.60

Assembly Election 1957

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shantabai W/O Ratanlal	12,224	52.50%	11.65
	PWPI	Sripatrao Limbaji	11,061	47.50%	New
Margin of victory			1,163	4.99%	13.31
Turnout			23,285	34.18%	1.99
Total valid votes			23,285
Registered electors			68,116		39.46
	INC gain from PDF		Swing	6.66

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election  : Bhir ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PDF	Sripat Rao	10,452	59.15%	New
	INC	Bapurao Kadam	7,217	40.85%	New
Margin of victory			3,235	18.31%
Turnout			17,669	36.18%
Total valid votes			17,669
Registered electors			48,842
	PDF 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 Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 June 2016.