Murbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Murbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Thane district.[1]

Murbad
Constituency
Kisan Kathore, present MLA of Murbad
District	Thane
State	Maharashtra
Lok Sabha Constituency	Bhiwandi
Current constituency
Number of members	1
Party	BJP
MLA	Kisan Kathore
Reservation	None
Last election	2019
Ex MLA	Gotiram Padu Pawar
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (7 times)

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises Murbad taluka, parts of Kalyan taluka viz. revenue circles of Titwala, Nadgaon, parts of Ambernath taluka viz. revenue circles Badlapur , Goregaon, Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council, parts of Ambernath revenue circle viz. Manjarli and Kharwai Saja.[1]

Representatives

• 2014: Kisan Shankar Kathore of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2]

  INC     NCP     BJP  

Election		Member	Party
	1962	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	Indian National Congress
	1967	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	Indian National Congress
	1972	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	Indian National Congress
	1978	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	Indian National Congress
	1980	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	Indian National Congress
	1985	Gotiram Padu Pawar	Indian National Congress
	1990	Gotiram Padu Pawar	Indian National Congress
	1995	Digambar Narayan Vishe	Bharatiya Janata Party
	1999	Gotiram Padu Pawar	Nationalist Congress Party
	2004	Gotiram Padu Pawar	Nationalist Congress Party
Major boundary changes
	2009	Kisan Shankar Kathore	Nationalist Congress Party
	2014	Kisan Shankar Kathore	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	13,855	43.74
	PWP	Mukund Kanu Patil	8,705	27.48
	Independent	Tulshiram Shivram Dhotre	4,454	14.06
	Independent	Harishchandra Gopal Shelar	2,886	9.11
	BJS	Purushottam Vinayak Jage	1,481	4.68
Majority			5,150	16.26
Turnout			35,189	53.73
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	21,001	47.06
	RPI	S. B. Yadao	14,972	33.55
	Independent	Tulshiram Shivram Dhotre	5,072	11.36
	BJS	B. M. Dhako	3,585	8.03
Majority			6,029	13.51
Turnout			50,148	58.67
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	35,791	60.61
	PWP	Namdev Kashinath Aher	20,285	34.35
Majority			15,506	26.26
Turnout			61,599	59.51
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	42,242	61.45
	PWP	Damodar Lahu Farde	24,792	36.07
Majority			17,450	24.38
Turnout			71,315	72.84
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	36,422	61.48	+0.03
	PWP	Krishnarao Dhulap	22,011	37.15	+1.08
Majority			14,411	24.33	-1.05
Turnout			60,924	58.96	-13.88
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Gotiram Padu Pawar	35,440	51.83	-9.65
	Independent	Raghunath Ramchandra Gholap	18,352	26.84
	PWP	Damodar Lahu Farde	12,116	17.72	-19.43
	RPI	Dattu Kondu Ughade	1,386	2.02
Majority			17,088	24.99	+0.66
Turnout			69,686	59.62	+0.66
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Gotiram Padu Pawar	50,083	53.06
	BJP	Digambar Narayan Vishe	39,700	42.06
	CPI	Ramesh Narayan Vishe Bhange	1,888	2.00
Majority			10,383	11.00
Turnout			96,665	67.65
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Digambar Narayan Vishe	58,941	49.75
	INC	Gotiram Padu Pawar	51,471	43.44
	CPI	Ramesh Narayan Bhange	4,383	3.70
Majority			7,470	6.31
Turnout			1,22,074	74.81
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NCP	Gotiram Padu Pawar	48,786	47.84
	BJP	Digambar Narayan Vishe	31,035	30.43
	INC	Shantaram Gopal Gholap	20,979	20.57
Majority			17,751	17.41
Turnout			1,09,291	62.31
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NCP	Gotiram Padu Pawar	63,763	44.50
	BJP	Rajaram Rama Salvi	46,698	32.60
	Independent	Digambar Narayan Vishe	20,782	14.50
	BSP	Shobha Shuddhodhan Ingle	4,371	3.10
	Independent	Ramakant Narayanrao Deshmukh	2,782	1.90
Majority			17,065	11.90
Turnout			1,43,414	73.40
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NCP	Kisan Shankar Kathore	55,830	31.27
	Independent	Gotiram Padu Pawar	49,288	27.61
	MNS	Waman Barku Mhatre	37,080	20.77
	BJP	Digambar Narayan Vishe	25,258	14.15
	Independent	Rajendra Ashok Ambedkar	4,666	2.61
Majority			6,542	3.66
Turnout			1,78,523	61.34
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Murbad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Kisan Shankar Kathore	85,543	37.95	+23.80
	NCP	Gotiram Padu Pawar	59,313	26.32	-4.95
	SHS	Waman Barku Mhatre	53,496	23.73
	Independent	Capt. Ashish Anand Damle	9,705	4.71
	INC	Adv. Rajesh Anant Gholap	3,401	1.71
Majority			26,230	11.63	+8.97
Turnout			2,25,389	63.30	+1.96
	BJP gain from NCP		Swing	+23.80

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. p. 262. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
2. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 9 August 2015.