https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bopodi_Assembly_constituency Bopodi Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T07:44:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bopodi_Assembly_constituency&diff=492193&oldid=prev RoseKort2620073 at 00:46, 17 April 2026 2026-04-17T00:46:55Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Bopodi<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | district = [[Pune district|Pune]]<br /> | division = <br /> | loksabha_cons = <br /> | constituency_no = 246<br /> | established = 1978<br /> | reservation = <br /> | abolished = 2008<br /> | electors = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bopodi&#039;&#039;&#039; Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the constituencies of [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]], in [[India]]. Bopodi seat existed until the 2004 elections after which it was abolished in 2008.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |accessdate=12 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=25 February 2009 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Vidhan Sabha==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Member&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Bopodi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/bopodi-maharashtra-assembly-constituency |access-date= |website=resultuniversity.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; |Party<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;Till 1978: Constituency did not exist&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> |L. T. Sawant<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |Shashikant Kadam<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; |Rambhau Moze<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |Chandrakant Chhajed<br /> |-<br /> |[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> |-<br /> | colspan=&quot;4&quot; |{{center|&#039;&#039;2008 onwards: Constituency defunct&#039;&#039;}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2004=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Chandrakant Chhajed |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 47,534 |percentage = 45.47% |change={{increase}}3.40 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Aba Alias Prabhakar Sadashiv Nikam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 34,524 |percentage = 33.03% |change={{increase}}8.39 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhante Rajratan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 4,263 |percentage = 4.08% |change={{increase}}3.06 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,010 |percentage = 12.45% |change= {{increase}}1.42 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 104,530 |percentage = 43.19% |change= {{decrease}}7.04 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 104,530}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 242,028|ref = |change= {{increase}}27.62 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.40 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1999=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117044316/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Chandrakant Chhajed |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 39,185 |percentage = 42.07% |change={{decrease}}0.17 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rambhau Genba Moze |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 28,919 |percentage = 31.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Anil Shirole |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 22,943 |percentage = 24.63% |change={{increase}}2.65 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nagesh Rajaram Chabookswar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 945 |percentage = 1.01% |change={{increase}}0.57 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Avichal Nivrutti Dhiwar |party=Independent politician |votes = 625 |percentage = 0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,266 |percentage = 11.02% |change= {{decrease}}6.55 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 95,262 |percentage = 50.23% |change= {{decrease}}17.62 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 93,132}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,645|ref = |change= {{increase}}5.77 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}0.17 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1995=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121534/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Rambhau Genba Moze |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 51,393 |percentage = 42.25% |change={{decrease}}24.62 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gaikwad Jaidev Marutrao |party=Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 30,011 |percentage = 24.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rathod Vikram Walchand |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 26,743 |percentage = 21.98% |change={{increase}}7.97 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant Baliram Bapu |party=Independent politician |votes = 8,370 |percentage = 6.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Brig. Vijay Ramchandra Dani (Retd.) |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,186 |percentage = 0.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Tadakhe Shankar Hari |party=Independent politician |votes = 886 |percentage = 0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 21,382 |percentage = 17.58% |change= {{decrease}}35.28 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 123,333 |percentage = 68.79% |change= {{increase}}14.43 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 121,651}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 179,295|ref = |change= {{increase}}16.95 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}24.62 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1990=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117080722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Rambhau Genba Moze |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 54,762 |percentage = 66.87% |change={{increase}}31.35 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Patole Balasaheb Shankar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 11,473 |percentage = 14.01% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Salvae Vasant Haribhau |party=Bharatiya Republican Paksha |votes = 9,412 |percentage = 11.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Madhukar Niraphrake |party=Janata Dal |votes = 4,091 |percentage = 5.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lakka Laxman Naganna |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha |votes = 681 |percentage = 0.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Tadakhe Shankar Hari |party=Independent politician |votes = 590 |percentage = 0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 43,289 |percentage = 52.86% |change= {{increase}}36.44 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 82,738 |percentage = 53.97% |change= {{decrease}}4.87 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 81,896}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 153,313|ref = |change= {{increase}}38.02 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian Congress (Socialist) |swing= {{increase}}14.93 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1985=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117075119/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Rambhau Genba Moze |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) |votes = 33,625 |percentage = 51.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant B. B. |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 22,997 |percentage = 35.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jaghav Murlidhar |party=Independent politician |votes = 4,630 |percentage = 7.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sonkamble L. S. |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,145 |percentage = 1.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lacka Laxman, N |party=Independent politician |votes = 825 |percentage = 1.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Anthony Rananware |party=Independent politician |votes = 510 |percentage = 0.79% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,628 |percentage = 16.42% |change= {{decrease}}7.63 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 65,479 |percentage = 58.95% |change= {{increase}}8.68 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 64,744}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,084|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.53 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian Congress (Socialist) |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing= {{increase}}3.42 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Kadam Shashikant Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 23,751 |percentage = 48.51% |change={{increase}}13.54 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhosale Shivajirao Jagannathrao |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes = 11,980 |percentage = 24.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mane Vishu Shankar |party=Republican Party of India (Khobragade) |votes = 5,604 |percentage = 11.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant L. T. |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,638 |percentage = 7.43% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vasant Wani |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 3,498 |percentage = 7.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,771 |percentage = 24.04% |change= {{increase}}17.84 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 49,677 |percentage = 50.33% |change= {{decrease}}10.60 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 48,960}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,711|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.50 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}7.33 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1978=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Bopodi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629182050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2017|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=L. T. Sawant |party=Independent politician |votes = 21,750 |percentage = 41.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kadam Shashikant Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 18,473 |percentage = 34.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sonaba Anaji Alias Bhausaheb Chavan |party=Republican Party of India |votes = 9,071 |percentage = 17.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kakade Sahebrao Kashinath |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,078 |percentage = 2.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Premchand Sadiram Agarwal |party=Independent politician |votes = 701 |percentage = 1.33% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chavan Sanjiv Govind |party=Independent politician |votes = 559 |percentage = 1.06% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Agarwal Ashokkumar Kapurchand |party=Independent politician |votes = 380 |percentage = 0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,277 |percentage = 6.20% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 53,782 |percentage = 61.29% |change= }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 52,821}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,743|ref = |change= }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Independent politician |loser = |swing= }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Bopodi Assembly constituency}}<br /> [[Category:Pune district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1978]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div> RoseKort2620073