https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Karjat_Assembly_constituency Karjat Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T21:48:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Karjat_Assembly_constituency&diff=508588&oldid=prev Naveed Aslam at 19:28, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:28:42Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Karjat<br /> | constituency_no = 189<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | map_image = 189-Karjat.svg<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Maval Lok Sabha constituency|Maval]]<br /> | division = Karjat<br /> | district = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]<br /> | assembly_cons = Karjat<br /> | established = 2008<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | mla = [[Mahendra Thorve]]<br /> | incumbent_image = Mahendra-Thorave.jpg<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | electors = 318,810<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Karjat Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 288 [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) constituencies in [[Maharashtra]] state in western [[India]]. This constituency is located in the [[Raigad district]].&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 |access-date=11 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=18 March 2010 <br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> |- <br /> | [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || rowspan=2 | Eknath Buwasaheb Nimbalkar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Rao Saheb Nimbalkar<br /> |- <br /> | [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || Bajirao Dashrath Kamble || {{Full party name with color|Republican Party of India}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || rowspan=2| Dagadu Sakharam Nikalji (Guruji)|| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (U)}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]] || Vittal Sahadu Bhailume<br /> |- <br /> | [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]] || rowspan=3| [[Sadashiv Lokhande]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]] || rowspan=2 | [[Suresh Narayan Lad]] || {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]] || rowspan=2 | [[Mahendra Thorve|Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve]] || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|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]] : Karjat&lt;ref name=&quot;Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Karjat&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Karjat |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13189.htm |access-date=31 December 2024 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231172801/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13189.htm |archive-date=31 December 2024 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Maharashtra Assembly polls: Independents finish second in 19 constituencies&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Maharashtra Assembly polls: Independents finish second in 19 constituencies |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Nov/24/maharashtra-assembly-polls-independents-finish-second-in-19-constituencies |access-date=27 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127053518/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Nov/24/maharashtra-assembly-polls-independents-finish-second-in-19-constituencies |archive-date=27 November 2024 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Mahendra Thorve|Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve]] |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 94,871 |percentage = 39.85% |change={{decrease}}11.98 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sudhakar Parshuram Ghare |party=Independent politician |votes = 89,177 |percentage = 37.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nitin Nandkumar Sawant |party=Shiv Sena (UBT) |votes = 48,929 |percentage = 20.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sudhakar Yadavrao Ghare |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,361 |percentage = 0.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 1,956 |percentage = 0.82% |change={{decrease}}0.74 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,694 |percentage = 2.39% |change= {{decrease}}6.76 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 239,999 |percentage = 75.28% |change= {{increase}}4.82 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 238,043}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 318,810|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.93 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{decrease}}11.98 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2019=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&lt;ref name=&quot;election2019&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |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=[[Mahendra Thorve|Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve]] |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 102,208 |percentage = 51.84% |change={{increase}}29.30 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=[[Suresh Narayan Lad]] |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 84,162 |percentage = 42.68% |change={{increase}}11.13 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Akram Mohammed Islam Khan |party=Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |votes = 4,214 |percentage = 2.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 3,072 |percentage = 1.56% |change={{increase}}0.16 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Chintaman Gaikwad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,493 |percentage = 0.76% |change={{decrease}}0.86 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Gopal Gunja Shelake |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 1,240 |percentage = 0.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jaitu Kanu Pirkad |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,216 |percentage = 0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,046 |percentage = 9.15% |change= {{increase}}8.10 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 200,278 |percentage = 70.94% |change= {{decrease}}4.50 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 197,171}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 282,310|ref = |change= {{increase}}16.14 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{increase}}20.29 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=[[Suresh Narayan Lad]] |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 57,013 |percentage = 31.55% |change={{increase}}2.88 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=[[Mahendra Thorve|Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve]] |party=Peasants And Workers Party of India |votes = 55,113 |percentage = 30.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pingle Hanumant Yashwant |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 40,721 |percentage = 22.53% |change={{increase}}4.73 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Yerunkar Rajendra Eknath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 12,990 |percentage = 7.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kharik Shivaji Babu |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 5,939 |percentage = 3.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=J. P. Patil |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 4,746 |percentage = 2.63% |change={{decrease}}8.97 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dolas Rupesh Pandurang |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,922 |percentage = 1.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 2,521 |percentage = 1.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,900 |percentage = 1.05% |change= {{decrease}}9.81 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 183,287 |percentage = 75.40% |change= {{increase}}5.53 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 180,702}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 243,076|ref = |change= {{increase}}14.92 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{increase}}2.88 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2009=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=[[Suresh Narayan Lad]] |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 41,727 |percentage = 28.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Devendra Satam |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 25,917 |percentage = 17.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Hanumant Yashwant Pingale |party=Independent politician |votes = 24,987 |percentage = 17.17% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Eknath Pandurang Pingale |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 16,876 |percentage = 11.60% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Savalaram Hiraji Jadhav |party=Independent politician |votes = 12,749 |percentage = 8.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Uttam Maya Jadhav |party=Republican Party of India (A) |votes = 6,441 |percentage = 4.43% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pundlik (Bandhu) Tukaram Patil |party=Independent politician |votes = 5,092 |percentage = 3.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 15,810 |percentage = 10.86% |change= {{increase}}5.39 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 145,552 |percentage = 68.81% |change= {{increase}}9.15 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 145,543}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 211,523|ref = |change= {{increase}}6.63 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}19.09 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 2004=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 56,524 |percentage = 47.76% |change={{decrease}}8.56 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Arvind Shahurao Kalookhe |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 50,051 |percentage = 42.29% |change={{increase}}26.34 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Meghadamber Ashok Kanhuji |party=Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |votes = 4,098 |percentage = 3.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prabhakar Rupawate |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,096 |percentage = 1.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sunil Ajinath Salave |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,981 |percentage = 1.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Misal Baban Sitaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,446 |percentage = 1.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rakshe Rajendra Madhukar |party=Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 787 |percentage = 0.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,473 |percentage = 5.47% |change= {{decrease}}33.37 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 118,348 |percentage = 59.66% |change= {{increase}}2.47 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 118,344}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 198,363|ref = |change= {{increase}}15.25 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}8.56 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1999=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Lokhande Sadashiv Kisan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 55,440 |percentage = 56.32% |change={{increase}}1.74 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kalokhe Shahurao Bhaurao |party=Independent politician |votes = 17,203 |percentage = 17.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kusalkar Rajaram Laxman |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 15,703 |percentage = 15.95% |change={{decrease}}17.02 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Abdule Janardhan Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes = 5,408 |percentage = 5.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gaikwad Kisan Bhimaji |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,108 |percentage = 1.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ghodake Jaising Tukaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 722 |percentage = 0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 38,237 |percentage = 38.84% |change= {{increase}}17.24 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 109,122 |percentage = 63.40% |change= {{decrease}}13.13 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 98,441}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 172,121|ref = |change= {{increase}}2.79 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.74 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1995=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Lokhande Sadashiv Kisan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 64,269 |percentage = 54.58% |change={{increase}}28.27 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Premanand Dadasaheb Rupwate |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 38,834 |percentage = 32.98% |change={{decrease}}15.74 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kalokhe Shahurao Bhaurao |party=Janata Dal |votes = 4,333 |percentage = 3.68% |change={{decrease}}16.59 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chavan Balasaheb Manohar |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,911 |percentage = 2.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kale Radhakrushna Machchindra |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,359 |percentage = 1.15% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adhav Sopan Nana |party=Hindustan Janta Party |votes = 1,180 |percentage = 1.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ghaytadak Siddharth Maruti |party=Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 1,112 |percentage = 0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 25,435 |percentage = 21.60% |change= {{decrease}}0.81 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 122,423 |percentage = 73.11% |change= {{increase}}15.70 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 117,762}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 167,453|ref = |change= {{increase}}9.32 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.86 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1990=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Bhailume Vittal Sahadu |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 40,764 |percentage = 48.72% |change={{increase}}14.56 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lokhande Sadashiv Kisan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 22,015 |percentage = 26.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Patil Ranjana Onkar |party=Janata Dal |votes = 16,961 |percentage = 20.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Waghmare Madan Janu |party=Bharatiya Republican Paksha |votes = 2,198 |percentage = 2.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vilas Laxman Tryambake |party=Independent politician |votes = 654 |percentage = 0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,749 |percentage = 22.41% |change= {{increase}}16.81 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 86,199 |percentage = 56.27% |change= {{increase}}3.81 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 83,676}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 153,176|ref = |change= {{increase}}22.70 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}14.56 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1985=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Dagadu Sakharam Nikalji (Guruji) |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 21,668 |percentage = 34.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prabhakarao Rupawate |party=Independent politician |votes = 18,116 |percentage = 28.56% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ranjana Onkar Patil |party=Janata Party |votes = 16,900 |percentage = 26.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Siddharth Maruti Ghaitadak |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,298 |percentage = 3.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Eknath Bapuji Shinde |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,535 |percentage = 2.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kamble Pratap Shankarrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 819 |percentage = 1.29% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kanta Ramchandra Borade |party=Independent politician |votes = 705 |percentage = 1.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,552 |percentage = 5.60% |change= {{decrease}}7.46 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 65,333 |percentage = 52.34% |change= {{increase}}5.45 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 63,432}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,835|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.58 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (U) |swing= {{decrease}}17.59 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Nikalje Dagadu Sakharam |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes = 26,031 |percentage = 51.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Budhhivant Tukaram Kashinath |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 19,463 |percentage = 38.69% |change={{increase}}31.38 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pawar Subhash Yashwant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 2,916 |percentage = 5.80% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gajbhiv Bhanudas Honaji |party=Janata Party (Secular) [[Charan Singh]] |votes = 898 |percentage = 1.79% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gaikwad Ramesh Bhimarao |party=Republican Party of India (Khobragade) |votes = 885 |percentage = 1.76% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,568 |percentage = 13.06% |change= {{increase}}13.01 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 52,143 |percentage = 47.03% |change= {{decrease}}11.25 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 50,301}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 110,882|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.27 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (U) |loser = Republican Party of India |swing= {{increase}}10.34 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1978=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Kamble Bajirao Dashrath |party=Republican Party of India |votes = 23,157 |percentage = 41.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bharaskar Baburao Madhadev |party=Janata Party |votes = 23,133 |percentage = 41.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shinde Vijay Prabhakar |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 4,089 |percentage = 7.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shinde Ganpat Govind |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,856 |percentage = 3.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rokade Balkrishna Ramchandra |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,752 |percentage = 3.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shinde Eknath Bapuji |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,468 |percentage = 2.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Avhad Kisan Shankar |party=Independent politician |votes = 459 |percentage = 0.82% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24 |percentage = 0.04% |change= {{decrease}}61.00 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 58,286 |percentage = 59.02% |change= {{increase}}6.75 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 55,914}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,760|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.83 }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Republican Party of India |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}39.11 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1972=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Nimbalkar Rao Saheb |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 35,146 |percentage = 80.52% |change={{increase}}18.04 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Zarakar Rajaram Murlidhar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 8,502 |percentage = 19.48% |change={{decrease}}0.13 }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 26,644 |percentage = 61.04% |change= {{increase}}18.17 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 45,504 |percentage = 51.99% |change= {{decrease}}7.40 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 43,648}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,530|ref = |change= {{increase}}15.39 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}18.04 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1967=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=E. B. Nimbalkar |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 27,142 |percentage = 62.48% |change={{increase}}1.09 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=R. M. Zarkar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 8,519 |percentage = 19.61% |change={{increase}}11.12 }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=B. E. Nikam |party=Communist Party of India |votes = 7,780 |percentage = 17.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,623 |percentage = 42.87% |change= {{increase}}7.98 }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 46,813 |percentage = 61.71% |change= {{increase}}7.95 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 43,441}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,855|ref = |change= {{increase}}7.42 }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}1.09 }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===Assembly Election 1962=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Karjat&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=Eknath Buwasaheb Nimbalkar |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 21,381 |percentage = 61.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Hirabai Prabhakar Bhapkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 9,230 |percentage = 26.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rajaram Murlidhar Zarkar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 2,958 |percentage = 8.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kalyanrao Raosaheb Patil |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,259 |percentage = 3.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,151 |percentage = 34.89% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 37,574 |percentage = 53.21% |change= }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 34,828}} <br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,615|ref = |change= }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing= }} <br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Karjat]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Raigad district}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> {{coords|18.91|73.32|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Politics of Raigad district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> Naveed Aslam