Chiplun Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
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Chiplun Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
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| Constituency No. 265 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 276,224 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | NCP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
Chiplun constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district. It comprises parts of the Chiplun and Sangameshwar tehsils of the district.[1]
Chiplun is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Rajapur in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shankar Tambitkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Gangaram Kamble | Scheduled Castes Federation | ||
| 1962 | P. K. Sawant | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Rajaram Shinde | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Nishikant Joshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bapu Khedekar | Shiv Sena | |
| 1995 | Bhaskar Jadhav | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Rameshbhai Kadam | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2009 | Sadanand Chavan | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Shekhar Nikam | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 96,555 | 50.76% | New | |
| NCP-SP | Prashant Baban Yadav | 89,688 | 47.15% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,320 | 1.22% |  0.09 | |
| Independent | Shekhar Gangaram Nikam | 1,613 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,867 | 3.61% | 13.43 | ||
| Turnout | 192,532 | 69.70% |  3.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 190,212 | ||||
| Registered electors | 276,224 | 2.17 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | 7.08 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 101,578 | 57.84% | 15.78 | |
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 71,654 | 40.80% | 4.93 | |
| BSP | Sachin Laxman Mohite | 2,392 | 1.36% | 0.40 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,297 | 1.31% | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 29,924 | 17.04% | 13.37 | ||
| Turnout | 178,173 | 65.90% | 1.34 | ||
| Total valid votes | 175,624 | ||||
| Registered electors | 270,366 | 8.28 | |||
| NCP gain from SS | Swing | 12.11 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 75,695 | 45.72% | 4.41 | |
| NCP | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | 69,627 | 42.06% | 4.12 | |
| BJP | Madhav Bhujang Gawali | 9,143 | 5.52% | New | |
| INC | Kadam Rashami Rajendra | 3,702 | 2.24% | New | |
| Independent | Gopinath Krishnaji Zaple | 2,720 | 1.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,013 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | Gamare Premdas Shantaram | 1,592 | 0.96% | 0.60 | |
| Republican Sena | Jadhav Sushant Baban | 994 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,068 | 3.67% | 8.52 | ||
| Turnout | 167,596 | 67.12% | 1.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 165,545 | ||||
| Registered electors | 249,688 | 10.85 | |||
| SS hold | Swing | 4.41 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Sadanand Chavan | 76,015 | 50.13% | 44.42 | |
| NCP | Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra | 57,531 | 37.94% | 9.71 | |
| MNS | Salunke Suryakant Tukaram | 10,642 | 7.02% | New | |
| Independent | Bhojane Nishikant Narayan | 3,195 | 2.11% | New | |
| BSP | Mohite Sameer Vishram | 2,368 | 1.56% | 0.84 | |
| RSPS | Suresh Babu Padyal | 1,885 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,484 | 12.19% | 7.47 | ||
| Turnout | 151,700 | 67.35% | 6.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 151,636 | ||||
| Registered electors | 225,256 | 49.45 | |||
| SS gain from NCP | Swing | 2.48 |
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Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra | 53,311 | 47.65% | 0.31 | |
| Independent | Bhaskar Jadhav | 48,025 | 42.92% | New | |
| SS | Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde | 6,394 | 5.71% | 44.18 | |
| Independent | Udeg Pradeep Shantaram | 1,828 | 1.63% | New | |
| PWPI | Gopal Rambhau Khapre | 1,515 | 1.35% | New | |
| BSP | Hemant Vasant Kamble | 811 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,286 | 4.72% | 2.80 | ||
| Turnout | 111,888 | 74.24% | 6.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 111,884 | ||||
| Registered electors | 150,721 | 11.48 | |||
| NCP gain from SS | Swing | 2.24 |
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Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bhaskar Jadhav | 45,926 | 49.89% | 1.09 | |
| NCP | Rameshbhai Kadam | 44,150 | 47.96% | New | |
| INC | Dabholkar Sudhir Sakharam | 1,720 | 1.87% | 39.76 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,776 | 1.93% | 5.24 | ||
| Turnout | 95,062 | 70.32% | 9.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 92,054 | ||||
| Registered electors | 135,194 | 3.07 | |||
| SS hold | Swing | 1.09 |
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Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bhaskar Jadhav | 49,795 | 48.80% | 11.30 | |
| INC | Balasaheb Bendu Mate | 42,476 | 41.63% | 18.07 | |
| Independent | Burate Shantaram Vithoba | 6,948 | 6.81% | New | |
| Independent | Prabhakar Jadhav | 1,440 | 1.41% | New | |
| BSP | Kadam Shantaram Ganpat | 797 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,319 | 7.17% | 6.40 | ||
| Turnout | 104,333 | 79.54% | 11.12 | ||
| Total valid votes | 102,030 | ||||
| Registered electors | 131,164 | 5.45 | |||
| SS hold | Swing | 11.30 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bapu Khedekar | 31,103 | 37.51% | New | |
| Independent | Balasaheb Mate | 30,460 | 36.73% | New | |
| INC | Nishikant Madhao | 19,539 | 23.56% | 29.34 | |
| JD | Salvi Shankar | 1,820 | 2.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 643 | 0.78% | 31.93 | ||
| Turnout | 84,462 | 67.90% | 6.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 82,922 | ||||
| Registered electors | 124,387 | 30.67 | |||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | 15.39 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joshi Nishikani Madhao | 30,300 | 52.90% | New | |
| Independent | Vasantrao Balwantrao Shinde | 11,565 | 20.19% | New | |
| JP | Abu Dalvai | 10,026 | 17.50% | 26.20 | |
| Independent | R. B. Gaikwad | 4,416 | 7.71% | New | |
| Independent | Lalmani Dube | 509 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Saadat Alli Abdul Kadir Kadiri | 460 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,735 | 32.71% | 19.15 | ||
| Turnout | 58,560 | 61.52% | 3.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,276 | ||||
| Registered electors | 95,189 | 6.82 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 9.20 |
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Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Rajaram Shinde | 22,245 | 43.70% | 3.24 | |
| INC(I) | Shinde Raghunath Gopalrao | 15,340 | 30.14% | 28.67 | |
| Independent | Govindrao Nikam | 13,110 | 25.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,905 | 13.57% | 1.64 | ||
| Turnout | 52,156 | 58.53% | 12.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,903 | ||||
| Registered electors | 89,111 | 3.16 | |||
| JP hold | Swing | 3.24 |
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Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Shinde Rajaram Keshav | 28,293 | 46.94% | New | |
| INC | Shinde Vasantrao Balwantrao | 19,128 | 31.73% | 53.90 | |
| Independent | Betkar Krishna Laxman | 11,974 | 19.87% | New | |
| INC(I) | Shinde Appasaheb Bapujirao | 881 | 1.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,165 | 15.21% | 56.06 | ||
| Turnout | 62,234 | 72.05% | 20.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 60,276 | ||||
| Registered electors | 86,381 | 5.58 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 38.70 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 34,379 | 85.63% | 32.52 | |
| ABJS | Rajaram Gangaram Ghag | 5,767 | 14.37% | 10.29 | |
| Margin of victory | 28,612 | 71.27% | 42.82 | ||
| Turnout | 42,011 | 51.35% | 10.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 40,146 | ||||
| Registered electors | 81,817 | 14.68 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 32.52 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 22,528 | 53.11% | 2.47 | |
| ABJS | R. G. Ghag | 10,459 | 24.66% | 8.64 | |
| Independent | S. B. Mohite | 5,472 | 12.90% | New | |
| PSP | A. M. Dalawai | 3,956 | 9.33% | 8.47 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,069 | 28.45% | 9.33 | ||
| Turnout | 45,347 | 63.56% | 5.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,415 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,346 | 15.65 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.47 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant | 18,452 | 55.58% | 37.91 | |
| PSP | Abubakarkhan Mahamadkhan Dalwai | 5,909 | 17.80% | New | |
| ABJS | Raghunath Bhavrao Shinde | 5,317 | 16.02% | New | |
| CPI | Shankar Ganu Tambitkar | 3,521 | 10.61% | 24.6 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,543 | 37.78% | 34.66 | ||
| Turnout | 36,130 | 58.57% | 27.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,199 | ||||
| Registered electors | 61,690 | 42.36 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 20.37 |
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Tambitkar Shankar Ganu | 30,469 | 35.21% | New | |
| SCF | Kambale Gangaram Bhikaji (Sc) | 27,769 | 32.09% | New | |
| INC | Khedekar Sudkoji Baburao (Sc) | 15,294 | 17.67% | New | |
| INC | Sawant Parsharam Krishnarao | 13,015 | 15.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,700 | 3.12% | |||
| Turnout | 86,547 | 80.86% | |||
| Total valid votes | 86,547 | ||||
| Registered electors | 107,033 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||