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
1952	Kamdar, Jyesthamal Morarji		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
1957	Silam Sayaji Laxman		Indian National Congress
1962	Maniben Nanubhai Desai
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	59.85%	13.65
	ABJS	J. Navichandra Mehta	24,431	40.15%	New
Margin of victory			11,985	19.70%	4.01
Turnout			62,079	58.31%	7.37
Total valid votes			60,847
Registered electors			106,468		22.87
	INC hold		Swing	13.65

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. J. Taleyarkhan	25,491	46.20%	3.30
	SWA	N. M. Chudasama	16,833	30.51%	9.80
	CPI	R. V. Deshpande	10,126	18.35%	1.05
	PSP	N. B. Shintre	2,295	4.16%	6.24
	Independent	D. M. Nagarkatti	434	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			8,658	15.69%	13.10
Turnout			56,906	65.67%	8.65
Total valid votes			55,179
Registered electors			86,649		0.43
	INC hold		Swing	3.30

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Maniben Nanubhai Desai	24,351	49.49%	4.74
	SWA	Piloo Homi Mody	10,187	20.71%	New
	CPI	Tara Gangaram Reddi	9,544	19.40%	New
	PSP	Pyarelal Shamrao Paralkar	5,117	10.40%	35.36
Margin of victory			14,164	28.79%	20.31
Turnout			50,833	58.92%	9.58
Total valid votes			49,199
Registered electors			86,275		15.75
	INC hold		Swing	4.74

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Silam Sayaji Laxman	26,925	54.24%	New
	PSP	Donde Moreshwar Vasudeo	22,718	45.76%	New
Margin of victory			4,207	8.47%
Turnout			49,643	66.60%	14.49
Total valid votes			49,643
Registered electors			74,536		46.34
	INC gain from RRP		Swing	49.32

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Walkeshwar ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RRP	Kamdar, Jyesthamal Morarji	1,306	4.92%	New
Registered electors			50,934
	RRP 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.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.