Ghatkopar West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Last updated October 30, 2019

Ghatkopar West is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km² (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity.

Overview

Ghatkopar West constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1]

Mumbai Suburban district District of Maharashtra in India

Mumbai Suburban District is a district of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. Its headquarters is in Bandra. It consists of three administrative subdivisions : Kurla, Andheri, and Borivali. The district along with Mumbai City district and other suburban localities make up Greater Mumbai on Salsette Island. The district occupies an area of 446 km².

Ghatkopar West is part of the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Mulund, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar East, Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar and Bhandup West in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1]

Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra.

Mulund Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Vikhroli Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

MNS BJP

	Member	Party
2009	Ram Kadam	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
2014		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ghatkopar West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MNS	Ram Kadam	60,343	42.21
	BJP	Poonam Mahajan Rao	34,115	23.86
	INC	Janet D'Souza	30,360	21.24
Majority			26,228	18.35
Turnout			1,42,950
	MNS win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ghatkopar West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Ram Kadam	80,343	50.29	+26.43
	Shiv Sena	Sudhir More	38,427	24.05	N/A
	MNS	Dilip Lande	17,207	10.77	-31.44
	INC	Ramgovind Yadav	10,071	6.30	-14.94
	NCP	Harun Yusuf Khan	7,426	4.65	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	1,879	1.18	N/A
Majority			41,916	26.24	+7.89
Turnout			1,59,755
	BJP gain from MNS		Swing	+28.94

Assembly Elections 2019

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ghatkopar West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Ram Kadam	80,343	47.01	-12.54
	Independent	Sanjay Bhalerao	41,474	27.75	N/A
	MNS	Ganesh Chukkal	15,019	10.77	-3.42
	INC	Anand Shukla	9305	6.23	-1.11
	NOTA	None of the above	2279	1.54	+30.54
Majority			28,788	-30.57	+7.89
Turnout			1,49,453	28,788

References

1 2 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

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[ceo-1] 1 2 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.