Chiplun (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chiplun Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview[]

Chiplun constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Ratnagiri district. It comprises parts of the Chiplun and Sangameshwar tehsils of the district.^[1]

Chiplun is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Rajapur in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district.^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Bombay Legislative Assembly
Year	Member	Party
1957^[3]	Shankar Ganu Tambitkar	CPI
1957^[3]	Gangaram Bhikaji Kambale	SCF

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[]

1962: P. K. Sawant, Indian National Congress
1967: P. K. Sawant, Indian National Congress
1972: P. K. Sawant, Indian National Congress
1978: Rajaram Shinde, Janata Party
1980: Rajaram Shinde, Janata Party
1985: Nishikant Joshi, Indian National Congress
1990: Bapu Khedekar, Shiv Sena
1995: Bhaskar Jadhav, Shiv Sena
1999: Bhaskar Jadhav, Shiv Sena
2004: Ramesh Bhai Kadam, Nationalist Congress Party
2009: Sadanand Chavan, Shiv Sena^[4]
2014: Sadanand Chavan, Shiv Sena
2019: Shekhar Nikam, Nationalist Congress Party

Election results[]

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2004[]

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2004: Chiplun
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP		53,311	47.64
	Independent	Bhaskar Jadhav	48,025	42.92
	SHS		6,394	5.71
Majority			5,286	4.72
Turnout			111,888	74.23
	NCP gain from SHS		Swing

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2009[]

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2009: Chiplun
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Sadanand Chavan	76,015	50.13	+44.42
	NCP		57,531	37.94	-9.70
	MNS	Suryakant Salunke	10,642	7.02	N/A
Majority			18,484	12.19	+7.47
Turnout			1,51,636	67.32	-6.91
	SHS gain from NCP		Swing	+39.57

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014[]

Maharashtra state assembly elections 2014: Chiplun
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SHS	Sadanand Chavan	75,695	45.17	-4.96
	NCP		69,627	41.55	+3.61
	BJP		9,143	5.46	N/A
	INC		3,702	2.21	N/A
Majority			6,068	3.62	-8.57
Turnout			167,559	67.08	-0.24
	SHS hold		Swing	-3.15

References[]

^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 273.
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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[1] "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 273.

[2] "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[4] "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2009 -Results" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

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v t Ratnagiri district topics
Geography	Kumbharli Ghat Vashishti River
Flora and fauna	Hapus Kaju Champa
Cities and towns	Dapoli Khed Chiplun Guhagar Lanja Rajapur Ratnagiri Sangameshwar
Transport	Ratnagiri Airport
Lok Sabha constituencies	Raigad Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Chiplun Dapoli Guhagar Rajapur Ratnagiri
Talukas	Ratnagiri Rajapur Lanja Sangmeshwar Chiplun Guhagar Khed Dapoli Mandangad