Vandre West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Vandre West Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: वांद्रे पश्चिम विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.^[1]

Overview

Vandre West (constituency number 177) is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1] The The number of electors in 2009 was 297,919 (male 155,345, female 142,574).^[2]

Vandre West is part of the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Vile Parle, Chandivali, Kurla, Kalina and Vandre East in the Mumbai Suburban district.^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

  INC     BJP  

Election		Member	Party
	2009	Baba Siddique	Indian National Congress
	2014	Ashish Shelar	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009: Vandre West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Baba Ziauddin Siddique	59,659	46.52
	BJP	Ashish Shelar	57,968	45.20
	Independent	Rahebar Siraj Khan	5,132	4.00
	SP	Rizwan Merchant	1,862	1.45
	BSP	Tejpal Singh Chadha	1,248	0.97
Majority			1,691	1.32
Turnout			1,28,245	43.05
	INC win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2014: Vandre West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Ashish Shelar	74,779	50.93	+5.73
	INC	Baba Siddique	47,868	32.60	-13.91
	Shiv Sena	Vilas Chawri	14,156	9.64	N/A
	MNS	Tushar Aphale	3,116	2.12	N/A
	NCP	Asif Bhamla	2,387	1.63	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	1,535	1.05	N/A
Majority			26,911	18.33	+17.02
Turnout			1,46,830
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+5.73

See also

• Bandra
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
2. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Retrieved 29 November 2010.