Rajapur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India
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Rajapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]
| Rajapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 267 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 238,455 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SHS |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
Rajapur constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ratnagiri district. It comprises the entire Rajapur and Lanja tehsils and part of Sangameshwar tehsil of the district.[2]
Rajapur is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in the Sindhudurg district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Subhedar Sitaram Murari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Kulkarni Prabhat Mahadeo | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Tavade Narayan Sakharam | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi | Shiv Sena | |
| 1999 | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2006 By-election | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2009 | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Kiran Samant | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Kiran Samant | 80,256 | 52.53% | ||
| SS(UBT) | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 60,579 | 39.65% | New | |
| Independent | Avinash Shantaram Lad | 7,945 | 5.20% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,834 | 1.20% | ||
| Independent | Amrut Tambade (Dada) | 1,204 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | Rajendra Ravindranath Salvi | 1,074 | 0.70% | New | |
| BSP | Jadhav Sandeep Vishram | 1,065 | 0.70% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,677 | 12.88% | |||
| Turnout | 154,615 | 64.84% | |||
| Total valid votes | 152,781 | ||||
| Registered electors | 238,455 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 65,433 | 50.40% | ||
| INC | Avinash Shantaram Lad | 53,557 | 41.26% | ||
| MNS | Avinash Dhondu Soundalkar | 6,150 | 4.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,576 | 1.98% | ||
| ABHM | Vilas Rajaram Khanvilker | 1,862 | 1.43% | ||
| BSP | Mahendra Dharma Pawar | 1,454 | 1.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,876 | 9.15% | |||
| Turnout | 132,569 | 55.73% | |||
| Total valid votes | 129,816 | ||||
| Registered electors | 237,887 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 76,266 | 54.07% | ||
| INC | Desai Rajendra Alias Rajan Yashwant | 37,204 | 26.37% | ||
| NCP | Ajit Ramesh Yashwanthrao | 11,923 | 8.45% | New | |
| BJP | Yadav Sanjay Atmaram | 9,953 | 7.06% | New | |
| BSP | Anand Babu Kamble | 2,193 | 1.55% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,935 | 1.37% | New | |
| ABHM | Pramila Bharati | 1,875 | 1.33% | ||
| BMP | Ramesh Dhakta Pajve | 895 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,062 | 27.69% | |||
| Turnout | 143,077 | 61.10% | |||
| Total valid votes | 141,062 | ||||
| Registered electors | 234,159 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 72,574 | 52.04% | ||
| INC | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 48,433 | 34.73% | ||
| MNS | Saundalkar Avinash Dhondu | 5,390 | 3.87% | New | |
| Independent | Matkar Shantaram Keshav | 4,599 | 3.30% | New | |
| BSP | Agre Hemant Shankar | 3,529 | 2.53% | New | |
| JD(S) | Arte Yuyutsu Ramakant | 3,119 | 2.24% | New | |
| ABHM | Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai | 1,809 | 1.30% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,141 | 17.31% | |||
| Turnout | 139,521 | 66.05% | |||
| Total valid votes | 139,453 | ||||
| Registered electors | 211,245 | ||||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 45,778 | 48.77% | ||
| SS | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi | 42,070 | 44.82% | ||
| Independent | Gothankar Mahadeo Krishnaji | 3,502 | 3.73% | New | |
| ABHM | Khanvilkar Vilasrao Rajaram | 2,518 | 2.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,708 | 3.95% | |||
| Turnout | 93,869 | 67.30% | |||
| Total valid votes | 93,868 | ||||
| Registered electors | 139,476 | ||||
| INC gain from SS | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 52,231 | 56.07% | ||
| INC | Harish Sitaram Rogye | 35,952 | 38.60% | ||
| ABHM | Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai | 4,963 | 5.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,279 | 17.48% | |||
| Turnout | 93,147 | 66.61% | |||
| Total valid votes | 93,146 | ||||
| Registered electors | 139,839 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Kadam Ganpat Daulat | 32,619 | 45.08% | ||
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 22,441 | 31.02% | ||
| NCP | Arvind Shirsekar | 9,415 | 13.01% | New | |
| Independent | Salavi Vijayrao Alias Appa | 5,800 | 8.02% | New | |
| Independent | Pajave Ramesh Dhakata | 1,562 | 2.16% | New | |
| Independent | Vishwasarao Vamanrao Ramachandra | 515 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,178 | 14.07% | |||
| Turnout | 79,235 | 58.64% | |||
| Total valid votes | 72,352 | ||||
| Registered electors | 135,112 | ||||
| SS hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi | 58,550 | 58.35% | ||
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 27,935 | 27.84% | ||
| JD | Malpekar Ramakant Shantaram | 8,670 | 8.64% | ||
| Independent | Bhitale Raghunath Tanu | 1,738 | 1.73% | New | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) | Pawar Bhagaji Hari | 1,634 | 1.63% | New | |
| Independent | Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao | 1,246 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,615 | 30.51% | |||
| Turnout | 103,609 | 76.25% | |||
| Total valid votes | 100,342 | ||||
| Registered electors | 135,879 | ||||
| SS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 41,197 | 48.04% | ||
| SS | Narvekar Chandrakant Balkrishna | 29,543 | 34.45% | New | |
| JD | Kaviskar Suhas | 13,445 | 15.68% | New | |
| Independent | Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar | 892 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | Ayare Anant Ramchandra | 678 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,654 | 13.59% | |||
| Turnout | 87,973 | 68.01% | |||
| Total valid votes | 85,755 | ||||
| Registered electors | 129,350 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 32,726 | 52.00% | New | |
| JP | Bhikajirao Chavan | 23,977 | 38.10% | New | |
| Independent | Khanvilkar Manmohan Pandurang | 2,989 | 4.75% | New | |
| Independent | Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao | 1,579 | 2.51% | New | |
| Independent | Ramdas N. Rumde | 925 | 1.47% | New | |
| Independent | Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar | 741 | 1.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,749 | 13.90% | |||
| Turnout | 64,677 | 59.34% | |||
| Total valid votes | 62,937 | ||||
| Registered electors | 109,001 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Tavade Narayan Sakharam | 17,875 | 39.60% | New | |
| INC(I) | Thakare Sahadeo Mukund | 13,865 | 30.72% | ||
| Independent | Tatankar Laxman Rangannath | 12,265 | 27.17% | New | |
| Independent | Rumade Ramdas Namdeo | 1,131 | 2.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,010 | 8.88% | |||
| Turnout | 46,501 | 45.43% | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,136 | ||||
| Registered electors | 102,351 | ||||
| JP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath | 46,099 | 70.67% | New | |
| INC | Thakare Sahadeo Mukund | 14,693 | 22.53% | ||
| Independent | Rumade Ramdas Namdeo | 2,224 | 3.41% | New | |
| INC(I) | Ayare Anant Ramchandra | 1,217 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | Kazi Fakir Mohammad | 996 | 1.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,406 | 48.15% | |||
| Turnout | 68,276 | 68.13% | |||
| Total valid votes | 65,229 | ||||
| Registered electors | 100,219 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 22,006 | 51.73% | ||
| SSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 19,761 | 46.46% | New | |
| Independent | Sadanand Shivram Chawan | 770 | 1.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,245 | 5.28% | |||
| Turnout | 44,786 | 62.34% | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,537 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,845 | ||||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 23,156 | 58.59% | ||
| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 11,443 | 28.95% | ||
| ABJS | P. R. Kinare | 3,748 | 9.48% | New | |
| Independent | K. F. M. Daood | 1,174 | 2.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,713 | 29.64% | |||
| Turnout | 42,918 | 62.67% | |||
| Total valid votes | 39,521 | ||||
| Registered electors | 68,479 | ||||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sahadev Mukund Thakre | 8,408 | 39.44% | ||
| PSP | Laxman Rangnath Hatankar | 6,574 | 30.84% | ||
| ABJS | Purshottam Anant Shetye | 4,667 | 21.89% | New | |
| PWPI | Wasudev Pandurang Chavan | 1,669 | 7.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,834 | 8.60% | |||
| Turnout | 23,544 | 45.27% | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,318 | ||||
| Registered electors | 52,007 | ||||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Kulkarni Prabhat Mahadeo | 15,394 | 75.34% | New | |
| INC | Subhedar Sitaram Murari | 5,038 | 24.66% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,356 | 50.69% | |||
| Turnout | 20,432 | 40.97% | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,432 | ||||
| Registered electors | 49,876 | ||||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subhedar Sitaram Murari | 7,618 | 41.06% | New | |
| Socialist | Narkar Gopal Balkrishna | 4,261 | 22.96% | New | |
| Independent | Thakurdesai Mahadeo Vasudeo | 2,246 | 12.10% | New | |
| PWPI | Murtuza. S. A | 2,158 | 11.63% | New | |
| Independent | Karangutkar Hari Sakharam | 1,251 | 6.74% | New | |
| Independent | Karambelkar Ramchandra Pandurang | 1,021 | 5.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,357 | 18.09% | |||
| Turnout | 18,555 | 33.39% | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,555 | ||||
| Registered electors | 55,567 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||