https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dahanu_Assembly_constituency Dahanu Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T19:47:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Dahanu_Assembly_constituency&diff=495318&oldid=prev WilheminaJanzen at 23:20, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:20:30Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Dahanu<br /> | constituency_no = 128<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | map_image = 128-Dahanu.svg<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Palghar Lok Sabha constituency|Palghar]]<br /> | district = [[Palghar district|Palghar]]<br /> | established = 1955 &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/146-archive-delimitation-orders |title= Archive Delimitation Orders - Final Order DC (1953-1955) |access-date=31 January 2026 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> | reservation = ST<br /> | mla = [[Vinod Bhiva Nikole]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}<br /> | incumbent_image = <br /> | electors =301,257 <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Dahanu Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 288 [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of [[Maharashtra]] state in western India.&lt;ref name=delimitation2008&gt;{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&amp;type=order&amp;filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> Dahanu constituency is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the [[Palghar district]]. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Adivasi|Scheduled tribes]].&lt;ref name=ceo&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 |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=18 March 2010 |df= }}&lt;/ref&gt; It comprises the entire Talasari [[tehsil]] and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.<br /> <br /> Dahanu is part of the [[Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palghar Lok Sabha constituency]] along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Vikramgad Assembly constituency|Vikramgad]], [[Palghar Assembly constituency|Palghar]], [[Boisar Assembly constituency|Boisar]], [[Nalasopara Assembly constituency|Nalasopara]] and [[Vasai Assembly constituency|Vasai]] in [[Palghar district]].&lt;ref name=ceo/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Member&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Dahanu Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dahanu.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |Shamrao Patil || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> |Santu Thakeria<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Shamrao Patil<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| Mahadev Kadu<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Shankar Chavan<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> | Mahadev Kadu<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;| Shankar Nam<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| [[Krishna Ghoda]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | [[Rajaram Ozare]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | [[Dhanare Paskal Janya|Paskal Dhanare]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| [[Vinod Bhiva Nikole|Vinod Nikole]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref name=&quot;Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Dahanu&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Dahanu |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13128.htm |access-date=15 December 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215154014/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13128.htm |archive-date=15 December 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Vinod Bhiva Nikole]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 104,702 |percentage = 48.33% |change={{increase}}3.58 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Medha Vinod Suresh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 99,569 |percentage = 45.96% |change={{increase}}4.13 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 5,120 |percentage = 2.36% |change={{decrease}}0.63 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kalpesh Balu Bhavar |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,927 |percentage = 1.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vijay Devaji Wadhia |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 2,388 |percentage = 1.10% |change={{decrease}}2.83 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhasara Vasant Navsha |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,353 |percentage = 1.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Meena Kishor Bhad |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,923 |percentage = 0.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Santosh Ramji Thakare |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,654 |percentage = 0.76% |change={{decrease}}0.89 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,133 |percentage = 2.37% |change= {{decrease}}0.55 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 221,769 |percentage = 73.61% |change= {{increase}}12.68 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 216,649}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 301,257|ref = |change= {{increase}}10.72 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}3.58 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2019=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13|title=General Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends &amp; Results Oct-2019|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121065754/http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13|archive-date=21 November 2019|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Vinod Bhiva Nikole]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 72,114 |percentage = 44.75% |change={{increase}}26.03 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dhanare Paskal Janya |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 67,407 |percentage = 41.83% |change={{increase}}12.00 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sunil Lahanya Ebhad |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 6,332 |percentage = 3.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 4,824 |percentage = 2.99% |change={{increase}}0.00 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Randhe Damodar Shirad |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,823 |percentage = 1.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dumada Rajesh Ravaji |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,671 |percentage = 1.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dhi.Santosh Kisan Pagi |party=Ambedkarite Party of India |votes = 2,648 |percentage = 1.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ramesh Janu Malavkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,242 |percentage = 1.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,707 |percentage = 2.92% |change= {{decrease}}8.19 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 166,029 |percentage = 61.02% |change= {{decrease}}4.97 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 161,157}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 272,085|ref = |change= {{increase}}16.19 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}14.92 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref name=&quot;election2014&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2014/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Dhanare Paskal Janya]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 44,849 |percentage = 29.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mangat Barkya Vansha |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 28,149 |percentage = 18.72% |change={{decrease}}28.56 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kashinath Govind Chaudhari |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 27,963 |percentage = 18.60% |change={{decrease}}16.45 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Padwale Ramesh Dama |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 14,166 |percentage = 9.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sudhir Rajaram Ozare |party=Independent politician |votes = 12,968 |percentage = 8.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nam Shankar Sakharam |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 7,847 |percentage = 5.22% |change={{decrease}}8.36 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Arjun Padvi |party=Independent politician |votes = 5,165 |percentage = 3.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 4,498 |percentage = 2.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,700 |percentage = 11.11% |change= {{decrease}}1.13 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 154,849 |percentage = 66.13% |change= {{increase}}8.23 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 150,351}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 234,175|ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.88 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{decrease}}17.45 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2009=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher= Chief Eletoral Officer, [[Maharashtra]]|title=General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009 |url=https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20240708005931/https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Rajaram Ozare]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 62,530 |percentage = 47.28% |change={{increase}}37.80 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ghoda Krishna Arjun |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 46,350 |percentage = 35.05% |change={{decrease}}14.77 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dhodi Ishwar Kisan |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 17,955 |percentage = 13.58% |change={{decrease}}19.20 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shinda Vinod Bendya |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 5,412 |percentage = 4.09% |change={{increase}}1.19 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,180 |percentage = 12.23% |change= {{decrease}}4.81 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 132,247 |percentage = 55.98% |change= {{increase}}1.11 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 132,247}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 236,251|ref = |change= {{decrease}}11.18 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{decrease}}2.54 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2004=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Krushna Ghoda]] |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 72,715 |percentage = 49.82% |change={{increase}}13.64 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ishwar Kisan Dhodi |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 47,843 |percentage = 32.78% |change={{increase}}6.68 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vartha Edward Henry |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 13,844 |percentage = 9.49% |change={{decrease}}5.02 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Katkar Vinod Gangaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 7,304 |percentage = 5.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lalita Manu Rathod |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 4,242 |percentage = 2.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24,872 |percentage = 17.04% |change= {{increase}}6.97 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 145,948 |percentage = 54.87% |change= {{increase}}5.07 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 145,948}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 265,991|ref = |change= {{increase}}17.18 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{increase}}13.64 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1999=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=[[Krushna Ghoda]] |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 40,895 |percentage = 36.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ishwar Kisan Dhodi |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 29,508 |percentage = 26.11% |change={{decrease}}2.78 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Babu Lakhama Waghat |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 26,230 |percentage = 23.21% |change={{decrease}}21.64 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sutar Gangaram Dhakat |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 16,402 |percentage = 14.51% |change={{decrease}}8.83 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,387 |percentage = 10.07% |change= {{decrease}}5.89 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 123,598 |percentage = 54.45% |change= {{decrease}}14.92 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 113,035}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 227,001|ref = |change= {{increase}}4.89 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.67 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1995=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=Nam Shankar Sakharam |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 62,813 |percentage = 44.85% |change={{increase}}4.05 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kanbi Kisan Lallubhai |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 40,458 |percentage = 28.89% |change={{increase}}6.28 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kom Lahanu Shidva |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 32,689 |percentage = 23.34% |change={{increase}}3.16 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dombre Somnath Rama |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,246 |percentage = 2.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Marle Gajanan Narayan |party=Doordarshi Party |votes = 845 |percentage = 0.60% |change={{increase}}0.08 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 22,355 |percentage = 15.96% |change= {{decrease}}2.23 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 147,307 |percentage = 68.06% |change= {{increase}}10.74 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 140,051}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 216,426|ref = |change= {{increase}}32.44 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}4.05 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1990=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=Nam Shankar Sakharam |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 35,981 |percentage = 40.80% |change={{decrease}}24.97 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Keny Ramkrishna Mangesh |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 19,937 |percentage = 22.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chavan Shankar Marya |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 17,793 |percentage = 20.18% |change={{decrease}}0.26 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dagla Marhya Radhya |party=Independent politician |votes = 14,014 |percentage = 15.89% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,044 |percentage = 18.19% |change= {{decrease}}27.14 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 90,910 |percentage = 55.63% |change= {{increase}}13.87 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 88,188}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 163,412|ref = |change= {{increase}}25.35 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}24.97 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1985=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=Nam Shankar Sakharam |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 34,385 |percentage = 65.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sutar Gangaram Dhakat |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 10,685 |percentage = 20.44% |change={{decrease}}21.92 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dhinde Lahanu Ladkya |party=Janata Party |votes = 7,208 |percentage = 13.79% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 23,700 |percentage = 45.33% |change= {{increase}}30.05 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 54,302 |percentage = 41.65% |change= {{increase}}2.86 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 52,278}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,366|ref = |change= {{increase}}9.66 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing= {{increase}}8.13 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=Kadu Mahadeo Gopal |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 25,522 |percentage = 57.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chavan Shankar Marya |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 18,753 |percentage = 42.36% |change={{decrease}}5.37 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,769 |percentage = 15.29% |change= {{increase}}6.72 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 46,064 |percentage = 38.75% |change= {{decrease}}13.62 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 44,275}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,878|ref = |change= {{increase}}10.04 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}9.92 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1978=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&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=Chavan Shankar Marya |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 26,224 |percentage = 47.73% |change={{increase}}0.42 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kadu Mahadeo Gopal |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 21,514 |percentage = 39.16% |change={{decrease}}13.53 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lahanu Ladakya Dhinde |party=Independent politician |votes = 7,206 |percentage = 13.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,710 |percentage = 8.57% |change= {{increase}}3.19 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 57,706 |percentage = 53.42% |change= {{decrease}}3.00 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 54,944}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,031|ref = |change= {{increase}}16.23 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}4.96 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1972=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519183024/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf|archive-date=19 May 2017|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Mahadeo Gopal Kadu |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 26,378 |percentage = 52.69% |change={{increase}}0.47 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kom Lahanu Shidwa |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 23,685 |percentage = 47.31% |change={{increase}}10.68 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,693 |percentage = 5.38% |change= {{decrease}}10.21 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 52,965 |percentage = 56.99% |change= {{decrease}}1.73 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 50,063}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,945|ref = |change= {{increase}}30.82 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.47 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1967=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926233227/https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2018|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Mahadeo Gopal Kadu |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 20,627 |percentage = 52.22% |change={{increase}}10.79 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=N. R. Ozarya |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 14,469 |percentage = 36.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=D. N. Bendar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 2,813 |percentage = 7.12% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=K. N. Bhimara |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes = 1,592 |percentage = 4.03% |change={{decrease}}19.64 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,158 |percentage = 15.59% |change= {{increase}}9.07 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 43,445 |percentage = 61.15% |change= {{decrease}}8.71 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 39,501}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,050|ref = |change= {{increase}}39.86 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}10.79 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1962===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117085627/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Shamrao Ramchandra Patil |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 13,533 |percentage = 41.42% |change={{increase}}10.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Godavari Shamrao Parulekar |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 11,403 |percentage = 34.90% |change={{increase}}12.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Parshuram Dharmaji Churi |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes = 7,733 |percentage = 23.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,130 |percentage = 6.52% |change= {{increase}}3.14 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 35,035 |percentage = 68.97% |change= {{decrease}}53.88 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 32,669}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 50,801|ref = |change= {{decrease}}59.32 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}10.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1957===<br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Dahanu&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114093455/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Shamrao Ramchandra Patil |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 45,871 |percentage = 31.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Thakaria Santu Devoo (St) |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 40,883 |percentage = 27.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Parulekar Godavari Shamrao |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 33,249 |percentage = 22.53% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sapatya Shidva Deoji (St) |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 27,602 |percentage = 18.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,988 |percentage = 3.38% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 147,605 |percentage = 118.18% |change= }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 147,605}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,894|ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Dahanu]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Thane district topics}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> {{coords|19.99|72.74|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Palghar district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div> WilheminaJanzen