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Dharavi

Assembly Constituency, Maharashtra

Dr. Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath

INC | Dharavi | Maharashtra

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178. Dharavi is one of the 288 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Maharashtra. This constituency is located in the Mumbai-Thane region of Maharashtra, which is located in the West region of India. This seat can be classified as: Urban and falls in the Mumbai City district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Caste. 178. Dharavi Assembly constituency is part of the 30. Mumbai South-Central (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Urban. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, Dharavi voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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    Landscape view of Dharavi. Heart of the Mumbai and biggest slum of the Asia. Copyright (c) 2018 Pra_Deep/Shutterstock.
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    Landscape view of Dharavi. Heart of the Mumbai and biggest slum of the Asia. Copyright (c) 2018 Pra_Deep/Shutterstock.

Location

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Map location of Dharavi Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Dharavi Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
INC70,72753.87%
Dr. Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath
Winner
Margin :23,459 (17.87%)
Winner
Nota1,7561.34%Nota
BSP6,1964.72%Manohar Kedari Raibage
SS47,26836%Rajesh Shivdas Khandare
PPID2090.16%Ananta Sambhaji Mahajan
AAPP3580.27%Manoj Laxman Wackchawre
IND1260.1%Ajay Ramchandra Dethe
IND2800.21%Akash Laxman Kharatmal
IND1000.08%Ishwar Vilas Tathawade
IND3,3312.54%Ghazi Saaduddin
2019

Dharavi Assembly election results

2014

Dharavi Assembly election results

2009

Dharavi Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 2,61,869 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Dharavi Assembly constituency, of which 1,45,856 were male, 1,15,975 female and 38 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,50,251 registered voters, of which 1,42,365 were male, 1,07,882 female and 4 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,39,073 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,38,083 were male and 1,00,990 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,68,770 which included 1,58,128 male and 1,10,642 female voters.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 19 in 2019, 14 in 2014 and 15 in 2009.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 795, in 2019 it was 758, 731 in 2014 and 700 in 2009.

Poll dates

Dharavi Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.

In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, October 21, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in 1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 19, 2014.

In 2009, Dharavi voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.178. Dharavi comprises of the following areas of Mumbai City district in the Mumbai-Thane region of Maharashtra: Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation (Part) – Ward No. 933 (Part) Dadar - E.B. No. 12, EB. No. 16 to 507, 699 to 733 .

This constituency covers an approximate area of 3.44 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 19°02'37.7"N 72°51'02.9"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Dharavi constituency, which are: Vandre East, Kurla, Sion Koliwada, Mahim. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Maharashtra constituency was 49.70%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 47.55%, while it was 49.42% in 2014 and 39.26% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -2.15% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC won in this constituency beating Ashish Vasant More of SS by a margin of 11,822 votes which was 09.93% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC was the winner in this seat beating Baburao Mane of SS by a margin of 15,328 votes which was 12.97% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC won this seat defeating Raibage Manohar Kedari of SS by a margin of 9,710 votes which was 9.2% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC had a vote share of 45.31% in this seat. In 2014, Gaikwad Varsha Eknathof INC secured a vote share of 40.38% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC got a vote share of 49.74% in Dharavi.
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  • First Published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: November 28, 2024 at 05:24 PM IST

178. Dharavi


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Caste
Constituency type :Urban
State :Maharashtra
District(s) :Mumbai City
Region (India) :West
Region (State) :Mumbai-Thane
Lok Sabha constituency :Mumbai South-Central
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :49.7
Total voters :2,61,869
Male voters :1,45,856
Female voters :1,15,975
Third gender voters :38
Electorate gender ratio :795
Poll phase :1
Poll date :November 20, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :November 23, 2024
Number of candidates :12

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202420192014
AkkalkuwaSSINCINC
ShahadaBJPBJPBJP
NandurbarBJPBJPBJP
NawapurINCINCINC
SakriSSINDINC
Dhule RuralBJPINCINC
Dhule CityBJPAIMIMBJP
SindkhedaBJPBJPBJP
ShirpurBJPBJPINC
ChopdaSSSSSS