| 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.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Shivarayan Kailas | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai | ||
| 1972 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai | 25,259 | 60.10% | ||
| ABJS | Vinod Chhajuram Gupta | 8,853 | 21.06% | ||
| INC(O) | Rajda R. Gokuldas | 6,627 | 15.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,406 | 39.03% | |||
| Turnout | 42,031 | 56.51% | |||
| Registered electors | 72,905 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Popat Mohanlal Bhavanbhai | 22,298 | 45.04% | ||
| 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% | ||
| PSP | Babubhai Manilal Choksi | 1,420 | 2.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,872 | 15.90% | |||
| Turnout | 49,504 | 64.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,308 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| 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) | |||||