Colaba Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colaba Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state within Mumbai City in western India.[1] Rahul Narwekar of the BJP is currently the MLA of Colaba Constituency
| Colaba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 187 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mumbai South |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 265,326 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
Colaba (constituency number 187) is one of the 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai City district.[2] The number of electors in 2009 was 275,033 (male 159,519, female 115,514) 71,932 are from minority community.[3]
Colaba is part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in Mumbai City district, namely Worli, Shivadi, Byculla, Malabar Hill and Mumbadevi.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kalaram Dharia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | B. B. K. Bawan | Independent | |
| 1972 | Aloo Jal Chibber | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | O. P. Bahl | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Marzban Patrawala | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Ashok Dhatrak | ||
| 1999 | Marzban Patrawala | ||
| 2000 | Dinaz Patrawala | Shiv Sena | |
| 2004 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress | |
Major boundary changes[5] | |||
| 2009 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Raj K. Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Rahul Narwekar | ||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rahul Suresh Narwekar | 81,085 | 69.66% |  14.30 | |
| INC | Heera Nawaji Devasi | 32,504 | 27.93% |  11.83 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,993 | 1.71% | 1.10 | |
| BSP | Rukhe Arjun Ganpat | 833 | 0.72% | 0.12 | |
| Margin of victory | 48,581 | 41.74% | 26.12 | ||
| Turnout | 118,389 | 44.62% | 4.97 | ||
| Total valid votes | 116,396 | ||||
| Registered electors | 265,326 | 0.47 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 14.30 |
|||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rahul Suresh Narwekar | 57,420 | 55.37% | 9.92 | |
| INC | Ashok Arjunrao Alias Bhai Jagtap | 41,225 | 39.75% | 22.12 | |
| VBA | Jitendra Ramchandra Kamble | 3,011 | 2.90% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,921 | 2.82% | 1.51 | |
| Independent | Santosh Gopinath Chavan | 667 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,195 | 15.62% | 4.93 | ||
| Turnout | 107,025 | 40.15% | 6.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 103,709 | ||||
| Registered electors | 266,587 | 4.98 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 9.92 |
|||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raj K. Purohit | 52,608 | 45.44% | 13.28 | |
| SS | Pandurang Ganpat Sakpal | 28,821 | 24.90% | New | |
| INC | Annie Shekhar | 20,410 | 17.63% | 22.70 | |
| NCP | Patel Bashir Musa | 5,966 | 5.15% | New | |
| MNS | Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde | 5,453 | 4.71% | 18.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,516 | 1.31% | New | |
| BSP | Kamble Ramesh Kashiram | 721 | 0.62% | 0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 23,787 | 20.55% | 12.38 | ||
| Turnout | 117,289 | 46.19% | 9.73 | ||
| Total valid votes | 115,767 | ||||
| Registered electors | 253,929 | 7.67 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.11 |
|||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Annie Shekhar | 39,779 | 40.33% | 1.38 | |
| BJP | Raj K. Purohit | 31,722 | 32.16% | New | |
| MNS | Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde | 22,756 | 23.07% | New | |
| BSP | Ilyas Khan (Ilu ) | 865 | 0.88% | New | |
| RPI(A) | Manohar Gopal Jadhav | 685 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | Shahbaz Khan | 663 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,057 | 8.17% | 7.66 | ||
| Turnout | 98,627 | 35.86% | 6.34 | ||
| Total valid votes | 98,627 | ||||
| Registered electors | 275,035 | 138.86 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.38 |
|||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Annie Shekhar | 20,266 | 41.71% | 8.70 | |
| SS | Adv.Rahul Suresh Narwekar | 12,576 | 25.88% | 0.07 | |
| Independent | Puran Doshi | 5,916 | 12.18% | New | |
| SP | Ganesh Kumar Gupta | 4,724 | 9.72% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Premji Patel | 2,092 | 4.31% | New | |
| BBM | Dada Sakpal | 1,835 | 3.78% | New | |
| Independent | Sanap Vinayak Y | 433 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,690 | 15.83% | 8.63 | ||
| Turnout | 48,587 | 42.20% | 6.84 | ||
| Total valid votes | 48,586 | ||||
| Registered electors | 115,143 | 11.66 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.70 |
|||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Patrawala Marazban Jal | 23,235 | 50.41% | 1.72 | |
| SS | Ad. Prakash Sampat Bhaud | 11,962 | 25.95% | 11.79 | |
| NCP | Ashok Gangaram Dhatrak | 9,914 | 21.51% | New | |
| Independent | Santosh Balkrishna Dhaval | 543 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | Mishra Prema Dinesh | 436 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,273 | 24.46% | 10.06 | ||
| Turnout | 46,092 | 35.36% | 12.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 46,090 | ||||
| Registered electors | 130,348 | 11.50 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.72 |
|||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dhatrak Ashok Gangaram | 29,256 | 52.14% | 11.89 | |
| SS | Narwekar Suresh Murari | 21,178 | 37.74% | 9.47 | |
| JD | Kuldip Sitabi Adav | 2,261 | 4.03% | 9.77 | |
| Independent | Peter Lobo | 1,385 | 2.47% | New | |
| Independent | Tatyaram Tukaram Sonawane | 477 | 0.85% | New | |
| Independent | Dhatigara Eric Nariman | 347 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,078 | 14.40% | 2.41 | ||
| Turnout | 57,132 | 48.87% | 6.65 | ||
| Total valid votes | 56,115 | ||||
| Registered electors | 116,901 | 2.44 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.89 |
|||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Patrawala Marazban Jal | 19,945 | 40.25% | 20.33 | |
| SS | Gawade Dnyaneshwar Bhimmaji | 14,007 | 28.27% | New | |
| Independent | Suresh Murari Narveker | 8,015 | 16.17% | New | |
| JD | Usha Tripathi | 6,837 | 13.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,938 | 11.98% | 18.10 | ||
| Turnout | 50,188 | 41.89% | 8.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 49,552 | ||||
| Registered electors | 119,822 | 13.51 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 20.33 |
|||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Patrawala Marazban Jal | 20,836 | 60.58% | New | |
| JP | Sharad Rao | 10,489 | 30.50% | 11.66 | |
| Independent | Ankush Sakharam Ruke | 2,819 | 8.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,347 | 30.08% | 10.95 | ||
| Turnout | 34,791 | 32.96% | 3.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 34,394 | ||||
| Registered electors | 105,561 | 9.97 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 10.60 |
|||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | O. P. Bahl | 17,091 | 49.98% | 29.77 | |
| BJP | Haresh Jagtiani | 10,547 | 30.85% | New | |
| JP | Ranjit Bhanu | 6,440 | 18.83% | 26.78 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,544 | 19.14% | 6.26 | ||
| Turnout | 34,514 | 35.96% | 18.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 34,193 | ||||
| Registered electors | 95,990 | 3.83 | |||
| INC(I) gain from JP | Swing | 4.37 |
|||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Ranjit Bhanu | 24,479 | 45.61% | New | |
| INC(I) | Vyas Manjula Mukundray | 10,848 | 20.21% | New | |
| Independent | Boman Behram Boman Kavasji | 8,110 | 15.11% | New | |
| INC | Chibber Aloo Jal | 4,237 | 7.89% | 65.48 | |
| SS | Palav Jagannath Jairam | 3,056 | 5.69% | New | |
| Independent | Bhaskar Sadashiv Kargutkar | 2,685 | 5.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,631 | 25.40% | 26.15 | ||
| Turnout | 54,607 | 54.71% | 1.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,668 | ||||
| Registered electors | 99,811 | 39.73 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 27.76 |
|||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aloo Jal Chibber | 27,141 | 73.38% | 43.5 | |
| INC(O) | Jamitram Kashiram Joshi | 8,075 | 21.83% | New | |
| Independent | Shankar Govind Khanekar | 1,562 | 4.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,066 | 51.55% | 29.82 | ||
| Turnout | 37,731 | 52.82% | 11.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,989 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,430 | 0.51 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 21.78 |
|||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. B. K. Bawan | 23,536 | 51.59% | New | |
| INC | K. S. Dhabia | 13,627 | 29.87% | 24.02 | |
| ABJS | S. K. Bahl | 4,656 | 10.21% | 4.19 | |
| PSP | M. M. Cheriyan | 3,799 | 8.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,909 | 21.72% | 12.47 | ||
| Turnout | 47,442 | 66.08% | 11.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 45,618 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,794 | 3.13 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 2.30 |
|||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kalaram Shankar Dharia | 19,351 | 53.89% | New | |
| SWA | Phiroze Jamshedji Shroff | 7,073 | 19.70% | New | |
| CPI | Penambur Vishnu Narayan Upadhyay | 5,157 | 14.36% | New | |
| Socialist Party (India) | Palkhat Chandy Cheriyan | 2,166 | 6.03% | New | |
| ABJS | Murlidhar Vishindas Mulchandani | 2,159 | 6.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,278 | 34.19% | |||
| Turnout | 37,087 | 53.27% | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,906 | ||||
| Registered electors | 69,617 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||