Dhule Assembly constituency

Dhule
Dhule
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhule
Established	1978
Abolished	2008

Last updated January 27, 2026

Dhule Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, in India. It was a segment of Dhule Lok Sabha constituency. Dhule seat existed until the 2004 elections after which it was renamed Dhule City seat in 2008.^[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member^[2]
Before 1978 : Constituency did not exist
1978	Kisanrao Khopade	Indian National Congress (I)
1980	Kamalabai Ajmera	Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Shalini Borse	Indian National Congress
1990	Shalini Borse	Indian National Congress
1995	Rajvardhan Kadambande	Independent
1999	Anil Anna Gote	Samajwadi Janata Party
2004	Rajvardhan Kadambande	Nationalist Congress Party
2008 onwards: See Dhule City

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Kadambande Rajwardhan Raghojirao Alias Raju Baba	54,457	39.26%	*New*
	SS	DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE	49,114	35.41%	3.88
	BSP	Ansari Fazalur Raheman Saeed Ahemad	6,494	4.68%	4.22
	SP	Shah Farooq Anwar	1,458	1.05%	New
	LJP	Mohite Youraj Ambar	1,447	1.04%	New
	Independent	Shah Saleem Inoddin	1,151	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			5,343	3.85%	0.75
Turnout			138,706	53.40%	1.62
Total valid votes			138,693
Registered electors			259,770		9.41
	NCP gain from Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra)		Swing	4.63

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra)	Anil Anna Gote	40,986	34.64%	*New*
	SS	Bapu Shardul	37,310	31.53%	19.30
	INC	Kadambande Rajwardhan Raghojirao Alias Raju Baba	33,352	28.19%	12.83
	JD(S)	Mohamad Idris Abdul Gani	4,679	3.95%	New
	Independent	Ashokbhai Vasudeo Dhulkar	904	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			3,676	3.11%	4.72
Turnout			122,935	51.78%	11.21
Total valid votes			118,323
Registered electors			237,423		9.42
	Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) gain from Independent		Swing	9.43

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kadambande Rajwardhan Raghojirao Alias Raju Baba	34,456	25.21%	*New*
	Independent	Bapu Shardul	23,755	17.38%	New
	INC	Patil Ramrao Sitaram	20,990	15.36%	18.42
	JD	Ansari Bashir Ah.Rajjak	20,269	14.83%	New
	SS	Navale Mohan Tulshiram	16,721	12.23%	20.47
	Independent	Borse Shalini Sudhakar	10,018	7.33%	New
	PWPI	Zulal Bhilajirao Patil	2,523	1.85%	New
Margin of victory			10,701	7.83%	6.76
Turnout			139,397	64.24%	8.22
Total valid votes			136,680
Registered electors			216,991		20.67
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	8.57

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Borse Shalini Sudhakar	33,266	33.78%	6.84
	SS	Bapu Shardul	32,210	32.70%	New
	CPI	Chaudhari	15,050	15.28%	New
	Independent	Shinde Vinayak (Bapuji)	14,211	14.43%	New
Margin of victory			1,056	1.07%	10.35
Turnout			99,738	55.46%	0.66
Total valid votes			98,490
Registered electors			179,824		38.36
	INC hold		Swing	6.84

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shalini Sudhakar Borase	28,562	40.61%	*New*
	IC(S)	Abasaheb N. C. Patil	20,528	29.19%	New
	Independent	Bhai Madane	8,734	12.42%	New
	RPI(K)	M. G. Dhivare	7,435	10.57%	New
	Independent	Andhari Shafik Fajlu Raheman	3,296	4.69%	New
	Independent	Bhagwatiprasad Rambharos Pande	494	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			8,034	11.42%	8.27
Turnout			71,617	55.10%	2.06
Total valid votes			70,328
Registered electors			129,970		13.35
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	2.19

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Ajmera Kamalabai Chhaganlal	25,541	42.80%	6.09
	Independent	Khopade Kisanrao Manikrao	23,661	39.65%	New
	JP	Chauk Vijaya Vishnu	8,078	13.54%	New
	Independent	Nerkar Hiraman Dhudaku	1,485	2.49%	New
	Independent	Dadabhai Jemi Echarsha	371	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			1,880	3.15%	8.64
Turnout			60,680	52.92%	12.59
Total valid votes			59,676
Registered electors			114,660		9.12
	INC(I) hold		Swing	6.09

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Dhule^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Khopade Kisanrao Manikrao	24,933	36.71%	*New*
	Independent	Nerkar Hiraman Dhudaku	16,928	24.92%	New
	Independent	Ansari Abdul Waheb Abdul Kadir	11,284	16.61%	New
	INC	Karankal Kisanrao Sonu	7,487	11.02%	New
	Independent	Choudhari Ramdas Bhagwan	6,010	8.85%	New
	Independent	Patole Subhash Vithal	540	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			8,005	11.79%
Turnout			69,543	66.18%
Total valid votes			67,916
Registered electors			105,075
	INC(I) win (new seat)

References

↑ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
↑ "Dhule Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

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[1] "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[2] "Dhule Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 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, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

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