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Palghar Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 19°42′N 72°48′E / 19.7°N 72.8°E / 19.7; 72.8
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Palghar Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Assembly constituenciesDahanu
Vikramgad
Palghar
Boisar
Nalasopara
Vasai
Established2008
Total electors21,48,514
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024
Preceded byRajendra Dhedya Gavit, SHS

Palghar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002.[1][2] The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Baliram Sukur Jadhav of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi. As of the 2014 election, Chintaman Vanaga of the Bharatiya Janata Party represented this constituency in the Lok Sabha. After sudden demise of Chintaman Vanaga, Bharatiya Janata Party gave ticket to Rajendra Gavit for by-elections.

Assembly segments

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Palghar Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:[1]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

128 Dahanu (ST) Palghar Vinod Nikole CPI(M) CPI(M)
129 Vikramgad (ST) Harishchandra Bhoye BJP BJP
130 Palghar (ST) Rajendra Gavit SS BJP
131 Boisar (ST) Vilas Tare SS BJP
132 Nalasopara Rajan Naik BJP BJP
133 Vasai Sneha Pandit BJP BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
Before 2008 : See Dahanu
2009 Baliram Jadhav Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
2014 Chintaman Vanaga Bharatiya Janata Party
2018[a] Rajendra Gavit
2019 Shiv Sena
2024 Hemant Savara Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Palghar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Hemant Savara 601,244 43.69 New
SS(UBT) Bharti Bharat Kamdi 417,938 30.37 New
BVA Rajesh Raghunath Patil 254,517 18.50 Decrease28.40
NOTA None of the Above 23,385 1.70 Decrease0.75
Majority 1,83,306 13.32 Increase10.92
Turnout 13,76,074 64.05 Increase0.29
BJP gain from SS Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Palghar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SS Rajendra Dhedya Gavit 580,479 48.28
BVA Baliram Jadhav 4,91,596 40.89
VBA Suresh Padavi 13,728 1.14
NOTA None of the Above 29,479 2.45
Majority 88,883 7.39
Turnout 12,02,197 63.76
SS gain from BJP Swing

By election 2018

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Bye-Election, 2018: Palghar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajendra Dhedya Gavit 272,782 30.76 −22.96
SS Shrinivas Chintaman Vanaga 2,43,210 27.42
BVA Baliram Sukur Jadhav 2,22,838 25.13 −4.46
CPI(M) Kiran Raja Gahala 71,887 8.11 +0.36
INC Damodar Barku Shingada 47,714 5.38
NOTA None of the Above 16,884 1.90 −0.30
Margin of victory 29,572 3.34
Turnout 8,86,873 51.23
BJP hold Swing

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Palghar[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chintaman Vanaga 533,201 53.72 +24.94
BVA Baliram Jadhav 2,93,681 29.59 −0.88
CPI(M) Kharpade Ladkya Rupa 76,890 7.75 −4.84
AAP Pandurang Jethya Pardhi 16,182 1.63 N/A
Independent Haribhau Soma Vartha 12,974 1.31 N/A
BMP Dilip Atmaram Dumada 10,742 1.08 N/A
BSP Gavari Shyam Anant 8,176 0.82 −0.51
Independent Sachin Damodar Shingda 7,957 0.80 N/A
BBM Mohan Barku Guhe 6,691 0.67 −0.37
Independent Kashinath Laxman Kokera 4,327 0.44 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 21,797 2.20 N/A
Margin of victory 2,39,520 24.13 +22.45
Turnout 9,92,618 62.90 +14.80
BJP gain from BVA Swing +12.91

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Palghar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BVA Baliram Jadhav 223,234 30.47
BJP Chintaman Vanaga 2,10,875 28.78
INC Damodar Shingada 1,60,570 21.92
CPI(M) Lahanu Kom 92,224 12.59
Independent Pandurang Jethya Paradhi 20,363 2.78
BSP Dalavi Bhaskar Ladku 9,741 1.33
Independent Kashiram Mahadu Dhondaga 7,968 1.09
BBM Chandrakant Balu Phupane 7,613 1.04
Margin of victory 12,360 1.68
Turnout 7,32,587 48.10
BVA win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ By Poll


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission of India Notification" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra - Palghar". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 90–91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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