Wada Assembly constituency
| Wada | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Wada Vidhan Sabha constituency was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India.[1] Wada is near Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar. The area under this seat is now mostly divided as a part of Bhiwandi Rural and Vikramgad Vidhan Sabha seats since 2008.
Vishnu Savara, who represented this Wada seat (विष्णु सावरा, वाडा मतदारसंघ) for close to 20 years, was later elected to Vidhan Sabha from Bhiwandi Rural Assembly constituency in 2009 and from Vikramgad seat in 2014.[2]
Members of Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- 1952-1972: Seat did not exist
- 1978: Somnath Rama Wani (Janata Party)[3]
- 1980: Gowari Shankar Aba (Indira Congress)
- 1990: Vishnu Savara (BJP)
- 1995: Vishnu Savara (BJP)
- 1999: Vishnu Ram Savara (BJP)
- 2004: Vishnu Savara (BJP)
- 2008 onwards: Seat does not exist
Election results
[edit]1978 Assembly election
[edit]- Wani Somnath Rama (JNP): 28,989 votes[4]
- Kale Shankar Ladku (INC): 17,047 votes
1980 Assembly election
[edit]- Gowari Shankar Aba (INC-Indira): 16,874 votes[5]
- Sawara Vishnu Rama (BJP): 14,974 votes
2004 Assembly election
[edit]- Vishnu Rama Savara (BJP): 77,351 votes[6]
- Suresh Haribhau Pawar (NCP): 43,261 votes
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Vishnu Savara Death: BJP leader, former Maharashtra minister Vishnu Savara dies | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1978". elections.in. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1980". elections.in. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 2004". elections.in. Retrieved 2020-06-18.