267. Rajapur is one of the 288 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Maharashtra. This constituency is located in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which is located in the West region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 267. Rajapur Assembly constituency is part of the 46. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, Rajapur voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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11-06-2009 – 14:08:32 River Arjun flows carrying along with village-thrown-away plastic pieces which gathered on it bank, also on its bank beautiful structure like mosque is built, Rajapur, India. Copyright (c) 2020 Duttagupta M K/Shutterstock.
Location
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Map location of Rajapur Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 2,38,409 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Rajapur Assembly constituency, of which 1,13,839 were male, 1,24,570 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,37,887 registered voters, of which 1,11,552 were male, 1,26,335 female and 0 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,34,159 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,07,338 were male and 1,26,821 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,11,245 which included 91,234 male and 1,20,011 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 42 in 2019, 90 in 2014 and 76 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1,094, in 2019 it was 1,133, 1,182 in 2014 and 1,315 in 2009.
Poll dates
Rajapur 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, Rajapur voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.267. Rajapur comprises of the following areas of Ratnagiri district in the Konkan region of Maharashtra: Rajapur Tehsil, Lanja Tehsil, Sangameshwar Tehsil (Part) Revenue Circle-Kondgaon.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 2138.66 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 16°45'15.5"N 73°33'56.5"E.
A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Rajapur constituency, which are: Kankavli, Karvir, Shahuwadi, Chiplun, Ratnagiri. 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 63.00%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 48.05%, while it was 61.1% in 2014 and 66.05% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -14.95% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rajan Prabhakar Salvi of SS won in this constituency beating Avinash Shantaram Lad of INC by a margin of 11,893 votes which was 08.98% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Salvi Rajan Prabhakar of SS was the winner in this seat beating Desai Rajendra Alias Rajan Yashwant of INC by a margin of 39,062 votes which was 27.3% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Rajan Salvi of SS won this seat defeating Kadam Ganpat Daulat of INC by a margin of 24,141 votes which was 17.3% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rajan Prabhakar Salvi of SS had a vote share of 49.42% in this seat. In 2014, Salvi Rajan Prabhakarof SS secured a vote share of 53.3% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Rajan Salvi of SS got a vote share of 52.02% in Rajapur.