https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Lanja_Assembly_constituency Lanja Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T11:48:34Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Lanja_Assembly_constituency&diff=511876&oldid=prev Mohit Raj at 18:23, 9 April 2026 2026-04-09T18:23:44Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Lanja<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | state = Maharashtra<br /> | established = 1951 &lt;ref name=&quot;delimitation1951&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3968-dpaco-1951/ |title=DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India |access-date= 9 December 2020 |pages=344-357}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | abolished = 1976 &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/146-archive-delimitation-orders |title= Archive Delimitation Orders - DPACO 1976 |access-date=31 January 2026 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | electors = 67,646<br /> | mla = Shiwajirao Sawant<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br /> | constituency_no =<br /> | latest_election_year = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | district =<br /> | loksabha_cons =<br /> | reservation =<br /> }}<br /> &lt;b&gt;Lanja Assembly constituency &lt;/b&gt;was an assembly constituency in the [[India]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. After 1976 Delimitation act, it was split into [[Rajapur Assembly constituency|Rajapur]] and [[Sangameshwar Assembly constituency|Sangameshwar]].<br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFB2B2&quot; | [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || Kalambate Vithal Ganesh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFB2B2&quot; | [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || Athale Shashishekhar Kashinath || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Shiwajirao Sawant || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Lanja &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 = Shiwajirao Sawant |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,939 |percentage = 60.34% |change = {{increase}}24.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jagannathrao Jadhao |party = Samyukta Socialist Party |votes = 11,308 |percentage = 31.10% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vanjare Nana |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 2,376 |percentage = 6.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gopal Kashinath Surve |party = Independent politician |votes = 734 |percentage = 2.02% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,631 |percentage = 29.24% |change = {{increase}}17.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 38,513 |percentage = 56.93% |change = {{decrease}}2.12 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 36,357}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,646 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.63 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{increase}}12.46 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Lanja &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 = Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 16,620 |percentage = 47.88% |change = {{decrease}}3.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shiwajirao Sawant |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 12,556 |percentage = 36.17% |change = {{increase}}12.76 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. R. Kamble |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,539 |percentage = 15.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,064 |percentage = 11.71% |change = {{decrease}}16.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 37,816 |percentage = 59.05% |change = {{increase}}22.09 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 34,715}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,039 |ref = |change = {{increase}}16.70 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}3.74 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] : Lanja &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 = Shashishenkar Kashinath Athalye |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 9,562 |percentage = 51.62% |change = {{decrease}}29.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anna Shripat Vishwasrao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 4,336 |percentage = 23.41% |change = {{increase}}11.97 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narayan Babu Chaugule |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,669 |percentage = 14.41% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Purushottam Pandurang Chawan |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 1,958 |percentage = 10.57% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,226 |percentage = 28.21% |change = {{decrease}}41.21 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 20,283 |percentage = 36.96% |change = {{decrease}}4.99 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 18,525}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,876 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.43 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}29.23 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1957 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Lanja &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 = Athale Shashishekhar Kashinath |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 17,824 |percentage = 80.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kalambate Vithal Ganesh |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 2,521 |percentage = 11.44% |change = {{decrease}}27.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Khanvilkar Appasaheb Balvantrao |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,700 |percentage = 7.71% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 15,303 |percentage = 69.42% |change = {{increase}}61.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 22,045 |percentage = 41.95% |change = {{increase}}9.46 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 22,045}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,547 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}14.28 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}41.53 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election]] : Lanja &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083220/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Kalambate Vithal Ganesh |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 7,831 |percentage = 39.32% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Athiye Shashishekhar Kashinath |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 6,288 |percentage = 31.58% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thakurdesai Shivram Ganesh |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,143 |percentage = 15.78% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Salvi Vinayakrao Shivramrao |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,652 |percentage = 13.32% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,543 |percentage = 7.75% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 19,914 |percentage = 32.49% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 19,914}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,299 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Maharashtra}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Maharashtra]]<br /> {{Maharashtra-geo-stub}}</div> Mohit Raj