| Chiplun | |
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| Constituency No. 265 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 276,224 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Alliance | Mahayuti |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chiplun Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Chiplun constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district. It comprises parts of the Chiplun and Sangameshwar tehsils of the district. [1]
Chiplun is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Rajapur in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district. [2]
| Year | Member [3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shankar Tambitkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Gangaram Kamble | Scheduled Castes Federation | ||
| 1962 | P. K. Sawant | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Rajaram Shinde | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Nishikant Joshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bapu Khedekar | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Bhaskar Jadhav | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Rameshbhai Kadam | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2009 | Sadanand Chavan | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Shekhar Nikam | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 96,555 | 50.76% | New | |
| NCP-SP | Prashant Baban Yadav | 89,688 | 47.15% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,320 | 1.22% | ||
| Independent | Shekhar Gangaram Nikam | 1,613 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,867 | 3.61% | |||
| Turnout | 192,532 | 69.70% | |||
| Total valid votes | 190,212 | ||||
| Registered electors | 276,224 | ||||
| NCP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 101,578 | 57.84% | ||
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 71,654 | 40.80% | ||
| BSP | Sachin Laxman Mohite | 2,392 | 1.36% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,297 | 1.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,924 | 17.04% | |||
| Turnout | 178,173 | 65.90% | |||
| Total valid votes | 175,624 | ||||
| Registered electors | 270,366 | ||||
| NCP gain from SS | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 75,695 | 45.72% | ||
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 69,627 | 42.06% | ||
| BJP | Madhav Bhujang Gawali | 9,143 | 5.52% | New | |
| INC | Kadam Rashami Rajendra | 3,702 | 2.24% | New | |
| Independent | Gopinath Krishnaji Zaple | 2,720 | 1.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,013 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | Gamare Premdas Shantaram | 1,592 | 0.96% | ||
| Republican Sena | Jadhav Sushant Baban | 994 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,068 | 3.67% | |||
| Turnout | 167,596 | 67.12% | |||
| Total valid votes | 165,545 | ||||
| Registered electors | 249,688 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 76,015 | 50.13% | ||
| NCP | Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra | 57,531 | 37.94% | ||
| MNS | Salunke Suryakant Tukaram | 10,642 | 7.02% | New | |
| Independent | Bhojane Nishikant Narayan | 3,195 | 2.11% | New | |
| BSP | Mohite Sameer Vishram | 2,368 | 1.56% | ||
| RSPS | Suresh Babu Padyal | 1,885 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,484 | 12.19% | |||
| Turnout | 151,700 | 67.35% | |||
| Total valid votes | 151,636 | ||||
| Registered electors | 225,256 | ||||
| SS gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra | 53,311 | 47.65% | ||
| Independent | Bhaskar Jadhav | 48,025 | 42.92% | New | |
| SS | Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde | 6,394 | 5.71% | ||
| Independent | Udeg Pradeep Shantaram | 1,828 | 1.63% | New | |
| PWPI | Gopal Rambhau Khapre | 1,515 | 1.35% | New | |
| BSP | Hemant Vasant Kamble | 811 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,286 | 4.72% | |||
| Turnout | 111,888 | 74.24% | |||
| Total valid votes | 111,884 | ||||
| Registered electors | 150,721 | ||||
| NCP gain from SS | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bhaskar Jadhav | 45,926 | 49.89% | ||
| NCP | Rameshbhai Kadam | 44,150 | 47.96% | New | |
| INC | Dabholkar Sudhir Sakharam | 1,720 | 1.87% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,776 | 1.93% | |||
| Turnout | 95,062 | 70.32% | |||
| Total valid votes | 92,054 | ||||
| Registered electors | 135,194 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bhaskar Jadhav | 49,795 | 48.80% | ||
| INC | Balasaheb Bendu Mate | 42,476 | 41.63% | ||
| Independent | Burate Shantaram Vithoba | 6,948 | 6.81% | New | |
| Independent | Prabhakar Jadhav | 1,440 | 1.41% | New | |
| BSP | Kadam Shantaram Ganpat | 797 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,319 | 7.17% | |||
| Turnout | 104,333 | 79.54% | |||
| Total valid votes | 102,030 | ||||
| Registered electors | 131,164 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bapu Khedekar | 31,103 | 37.51% | New | |
| Independent | Balasaheb Mate | 30,460 | 36.73% | New | |
| INC | Nishikant Madhao | 19,539 | 23.56% | ||
| JD | Salvi Shankar | 1,820 | 2.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 643 | 0.78% | |||
| Turnout | 84,462 | 67.90% | |||
| Total valid votes | 82,922 | ||||
| Registered electors | 124,387 | ||||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joshi Nishikani Madhao | 30,300 | 52.90% | New | |
| Independent | Vasantrao Balwantrao Shinde | 11,565 | 20.19% | New | |
| JP | Abu Dalvai | 10,026 | 17.50% | ||
| Independent | R. B. Gaikwad | 4,416 | 7.71% | New | |
| Independent | Lalmani Dube | 509 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Saadat Alli Abdul Kadir Kadiri | 460 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,735 | 32.71% | |||
| Turnout | 58,560 | 61.52% | |||
| Total valid votes | 57,276 | ||||
| Registered electors | 95,189 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Rajaram Shinde | 22,245 | 43.70% | ||
| INC(I) | Shinde Raghunath Gopalrao | 15,340 | 30.14% | ||
| Independent | Govindrao Nikam | 13,110 | 25.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,905 | 13.57% | |||
| Turnout | 52,156 | 58.53% | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,903 | ||||
| Registered electors | 89,111 | ||||
| JP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Shinde Rajaram Keshav | 28,293 | 46.94% | New | |
| INC | Shinde Vasantrao Balwantrao | 19,128 | 31.73% | ||
| Independent | Betkar Krishna Laxman | 11,974 | 19.87% | New | |
| INC(I) | Shinde Appasaheb Bapujirao | 881 | 1.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,165 | 15.21% | |||
| Turnout | 62,234 | 72.05% | |||
| Total valid votes | 60,276 | ||||
| Registered electors | 86,381 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 34,379 | 85.63% | ||
| ABJS | Rajaram Gangaram Ghag | 5,767 | 14.37% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,612 | 71.27% | |||
| Turnout | 42,011 | 51.35% | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,146 | ||||
| Registered electors | 81,817 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 22,528 | 53.11% | ||
| ABJS | R. G. Ghag | 10,459 | 24.66% | ||
| Independent | S. B. Mohite | 5,472 | 12.90% | New | |
| PSP | A. M. Dalawai | 3,956 | 9.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,069 | 28.45% | |||
| Turnout | 45,347 | 63.56% | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,415 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,346 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 18,452 | 55.58% | ||
| PSP | Abubakarkhan Mahamadkhan Dalwai | 5,909 | 17.80% | New | |
| ABJS | Raghunath Bhavrao Shinde | 5,317 | 16.02% | New | |
| CPI | Shankar Ganu Tambitkar | 3,521 | 10.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,543 | 37.78% | |||
| Turnout | 36,130 | 58.57% | |||
| Total valid votes | 33,199 | ||||
| Registered electors | 61,690 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Tambitkar Shankar Ganu | 30,469 | 35.21% | New | |
| SCF | Kambale Gangaram Bhikaji (Sc) | 27,769 | 32.09% | New | |
| INC | Khedekar Sudkoji Baburao (Sc) | 15,294 | 17.67% | New | |
| INC | Sawant Parsharam Krishnarao | 13,015 | 15.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,700 | 3.12% | |||
| Turnout | 86,547 | 80.86% | |||
| Total valid votes | 86,547 | ||||
| Registered electors | 107,033 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||