Girgaon Assembly constituency
Former constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
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Girgaon Vidhan Sabha seat (formerly Girgaum) was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India from 1962 to 1978. It was made defunct after the constituency map of India was redrawn around 1975.
| Girgaon | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1955 [1] |
| Abolished | 1978 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Atre Prahlad Keshav | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Anant Namjoshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Pramod Navalkar | Shiv Sena | |
1978 onwards: Constituency defunct | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Pramod Navalkar | 25,636 | 50.76% | New | |
| INC | Khadikar Y. Vinayak | 24,867 | 49.24% |  6.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 769 | 1.52% |  4.65 | ||
| Turnout | 51,390 | 67.22% | 6.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,503 | ||||
| Registered electors | 76,447 | 0.99 | |||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | 7.63 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anant Namjoshi | 23,572 | 43.13% | 5.42 | |
| PWPI | A. Pendse | 20,198 | 36.95% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Khare | 5,972 | 10.93% | 0.71 | |
| SWA | J. C. Gandhi | 3,679 | 6.73% | 4.60 | |
| Independent | B. R. Shankarsheth | 841 | 1.54% | New | |
| Independent | P. Bakhale | 394 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,374 | 6.17% | 15.84 | ||
| Turnout | 56,588 | 73.29% | 9.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 54,656 | ||||
| Registered electors | 77,209 | 0.70 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.42 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anant Namjoshi | 24,107 | 48.55% | 9.55 | |
| Independent | Govind Moreshwar Pendse | 13,178 | 26.54% | New | |
| ABJS | Dattaprasannasadashiv Katdare | 5,777 | 11.63% | New | |
| PSP | Damodar Motiram Vagal | 3,504 | 7.06% | New | |
| Independent | Chandravati Krishnarao Bengeri | 1,882 | 3.79% | New | |
| SWA | Yoganand | 1,059 | 2.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,929 | 22.01% | 1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 51,917 | 66.77% | 11.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 49,657 | ||||
| Registered electors | 77,750 | 12.87 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 11.23 |
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Atre Prahlad Keshav | 31,077 | 59.78% | New | |
| INC | Modi Sulochana Mohanlal | 20,273 | 38.99% | New | |
| Independent | Bengeri Chandrawati Krishnarao | 639 | 1.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,804 | 20.78% | |||
| Turnout | 51,989 | 75.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,989 | ||||
| Registered electors | 68,886 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||