Walkeshwar Assembly constituency

Walkeshwar
Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Established	1962
Abolished	1972 [1]
Total electors	106,468

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Maniben Nanubhai Desai		Indian National Congress
1967	H. J. Taleyarkhan
1972	Harishkumar N. Trivedi

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harishkumar N. Trivedi	36,416	58.66%	13.87
	ABJS	J. Navichandra Mehta	24,431	39.35%	New
Margin of victory			11,985	19.31%	4.09
Turnout			62,079	57.15%	7.37
Registered electors			106,468		22.87
	INC hold		Swing	13.87

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. J. Taleyarkhan	25,491	44.79%	3.11
	SWA	N. M. Chudasama	16,833	29.58%	9.54
	CPI	R. V. Deshpande	10,126	17.79%	0.98
	PSP	N. B. Shintre	2,295	4.03%	6.03
	Independent	D. M. Nagarkatti	434	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			8,658	15.21%	12.65
Turnout			56,906	63.68%	6.75
Registered electors			86,649		0.43
	INC hold		Swing	3.11

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Maniben Nanubhai Desai	24,351	47.90%	New
	SWA	Piloo Homi Mody	10,187	20.04%	New
	CPI	Tara Gangaram Reddi	9,544	18.78%	New
	PSP	Pyarelal Shamrao Paralkar	5,117	10.07%	New
Margin of victory			14,164	27.86%
Turnout			50,833	57.03%
Registered electors			86,275
	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.