Dhobitalao Assembly constituency

Dhobitalao
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1962
Abolished	1972 [1]
Total electors	72,905

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Shivarayan Kailas		Indian National Congress
1967	Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai
1972

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Dhobitalao ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai	25,259	60.10%	15.05
	ABJS	Vinod Chhajuram Gupta	8,853	21.06%	12.10
	INC(O)	Rajda R. Gokuldas	6,627	15.77%	New
Margin of victory			16,406	39.03%	23.13
Turnout			42,031	56.51%	8.97
Registered electors			72,905		1.89
	INC hold		Swing	15.05

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Dhobitalao ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai	22,298	45.04%	18.81
	SSP	A. J. Shela	14,426	29.14%	New
	SWA	M. M. Chinai	5,213	10.53%	New
	ABJS	B. S. Gupta	4,439	8.97%	5.21
	PSP	Babubhai Manilal Choksi	1,420	2.87%	New
Margin of victory			7,872	15.90%	32.41
Turnout			49,504	64.32%	11.97
Registered electors			74,308		35.46
	INC hold		Swing	18.81

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Dhobitalao ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shivarayan Kailas	19,144	63.85%	New
	Independent	Marutirao Namdeo Tanpure	4,661	15.55%	New
	Independent	Babubhai Manilal Choksi	3,798	12.67%	New
	ABJS	Arvindchandra Ambalal Trivedi	1,127	3.76%	New
Margin of victory			14,483	48.31%
Turnout			29,981	52.37%
Registered electors			54,857
	INC 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.