270. Sawantwadi 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 Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 270. Sawantwadi 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, Sawantwadi voted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and the counting of votes is on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
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Sawantwadi, a tourist place of the South konkan area, which is famous for its beautiful beaches and heavy rainfall. Copyright (c) 2017 bhargavishal/Shutterstock.
Location
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Map location of Sawantwadi Assembly constituency in Maharashtra (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 2,30,002 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Sawantwadi Assembly constituency, of which 1,14,648 were male, 1,15,354 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,25,302 registered voters, of which 1,14,168 were male, 1,11,134 female and 0 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,20,928 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,11,316 were male and 1,09,612 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 2,02,926 which included 99,125 male and 1,03,801 female voters.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 583 in 2019, 1,890 in 2014 and 1,704 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1,006, in 2019 it was 973, 985 in 2014 and 1,047 in 2009.
Poll dates
Sawantwadi 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, Sawantwadi voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.270. Sawantwadi comprises of the following areas of Sindhudurg district in the Konkan region of Maharashtra: Vengurla Tehsil, Sawantwadi Tehsil, Dodamarg Tehsil.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1559.23 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sabalagadh is: 15°50'00.6"N 73°42'55.8"E.
A total of three Assembly constituencies in the state of Maharashtra share borders with Sawantwadi constituency, which are: Kudal, Radhanagari, Chandgad,. This constituency shares an inter-state border with North Goa district of Goa and Belgavi district of Karnataka.
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 68.00%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 65%, while it was 66.04% in 2014 and 64.76% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -3.00% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Deepak Vasantrao Kesarkar of SS won in this constituency beating Rajan Krishna Teli of IND by a margin of 13,025 votes which was 09.06% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Deepak Vasant Kesarkar of SS was the winner in this seat beating Teli Rajan Krishna of BJP by a margin of 41,192 votes which was 28.23% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Deepak Vasant Kesarkar of NCP won this seat defeating Dalvi Shivram Gopal of SS by a margin of 18,418 votes which was 14.02% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Deepak Vasantrao Kesarkar of SS had a vote share of 48.52% in this seat. In 2014, Deepak Vasant Kesarkarof SS secured a vote share of 48.6% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Deepak Vasant Kesarkar of NCP got a vote share of 48.27% in Sawantwadi.