# Chiplun Assembly constituency

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{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chiplun
| constituency_no = 265
| type = SLA
| state = [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)
| latest_election_year = [2024](/source/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| map_image = 265-Chiplun.svg
| loksabha_cons = [Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg](/source/Ratnagiri%E2%80%93Sindhudurg_Lok_Sabha_constituency)
| district = [Ratnagiri](/source/Ratnagiri_district)
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| mla = [Shekhar Govindrao Nikam](/source/Shekhar_Govindrao_Nikam)
| party = {{Party index link|Nationalist Congress Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| incumbent_image = 
| electors =276,224 
}}
'''[Chiplun Assembly constituency](/source/Chiplun_Assembly_constituency)''' is one of the 288 [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Maharashtra_Vidhan_Sabha) (legislative assembly) constituencies of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) state in western [India](/source/India).

==Overview==
Chiplun constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in [Ratnagiri district](/source/Ratnagiri_district). It comprises parts of the Chiplun and Sangameshwar tehsils of the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=273}}</ref>

Chiplun is part of the [Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency](/source/Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely [Ratnagiri](/source/Ratnagiri_Assembly_constituency) and [Rajapur](/source/Rajapur_Assembly_constituency) in [Ratnagiri district](/source/Ratnagiri_district) and [Kankavli](/source/Kankavli_Assembly_constituency), [Kudal](/source/Kudal_Assembly_constituency) and [Sawantwadi](/source/Sawantwadi_Assembly_constituency) in [Sindhudurg district](/source/Sindhudurg_district).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=278}}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Year
! Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiplun Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/chiplun.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
| rowspan=2|[1957](/source/1957_Bombay_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| Shankar Tambitkar
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Gangaram Kamble
|{{Full party name with color|Scheduled Castes Federation}}
|-
| [1962](/source/1962_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| rowspan="3"|[P. K. Sawant](/source/P._K._Sawant)
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [1967](/source/1967_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
| [1972](/source/1972_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
| [1978](/source/1978_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| rowspan=2|Rajaram Shinde
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [1980](/source/1980_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
| [1985](/source/1985_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| Nishikant Joshi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [1990](/source/1990_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| Bapu Khedekar
| {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [1995](/source/1995_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| rowspan=2|[Bhaskar Jadhav](/source/Bhaskar_Jadhav)
|-
| [1999](/source/1999_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
| [2004](/source/2004_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|[Rameshbhai Kadam](/source/Ramesh_Kadam_(politician))
|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|-
| [2009](/source/2009_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| rowspan=2|[Sadanand Chavan](/source/Sadanand_Chavan)
| {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [2014](/source/2014_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
| [2019](/source/2019_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
| Rowspan=2|[Shekhar Nikam](/source/Shekhar_Govindrao_Nikam)
|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [2024](/source/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election)
|-
|}

==Election results==
===Assembly Election 2024===	
{{Election box begin|title = [2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Shekhar Govindrao Nikam](/source/Shekhar_Govindrao_Nikam)	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 96,555	|percentage = 50.76%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Prashant Baban Yadav	|party=Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar	|votes = 89,688	|percentage = 47.15%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=None of the Above	|party=None of the above	|votes = 2,320	|percentage = 1.22%	|change={{decrease}}0.09 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Shekhar Gangaram Nikam	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 1,613	|percentage = 0.85%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 6,867	|percentage = 3.61%	|change=	{{decrease}}13.43	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 192,532	|percentage = 69.70%	|change=	{{increase}}3.90	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 190,212}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 276,224|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}2.17	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Nationalist Congress Party	|loser = Nationalist Congress Party	|swing=	{{decrease}}7.08	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 2019===	
{{Election box begin|title = [2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2019_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13|title=General Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Results Oct-2019|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121065754/http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13|archive-date=21 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Shekhar Govindrao Nikam](/source/Shekhar_Govindrao_Nikam)	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 101,578	|percentage = 57.84%	|change={{increase}}15.78 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=[Sadanand Chavan](/source/Sadanand_Chavan)	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 71,654	|percentage = 40.80%	|change={{decrease}}4.93 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Sachin Laxman Mohite	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes = 2,392	|percentage = 1.36%	|change={{increase}}0.40 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=None of the Above	|party=None of the above	|votes = 2,297	|percentage = 1.31%	|change={{increase}}0.09 }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 29,924	|percentage = 17.04%	|change=	{{increase}}13.37	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 178,173	|percentage = 65.90%	|change=	{{decrease}}1.34	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 175,624}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 270,366|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}8.28	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Nationalist Congress Party	|loser = Shiv Sena	|swing=	{{increase}}12.11	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 2014===	
{{Election box begin|title = [2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2014_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref name="election2014">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2014/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India) |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Sadanand Chavan](/source/Sadanand_Chavan)	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 75,695	|percentage = 45.72%	|change={{decrease}}4.41 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=[Shekhar Govindrao Nikam](/source/Shekhar_Govindrao_Nikam)	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 69,627	|percentage = 42.06%	|change={{increase}}4.12 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Madhav Bhujang Gawali	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes = 9,143	|percentage = 5.52%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Kadam Rashami Rajendra	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 3,702	|percentage = 2.24%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Gopinath Krishnaji Zaple	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 2,720	|percentage = 1.64%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=None of the Above	|party=None of the above	|votes = 2,013	|percentage = 1.22%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Gamare Premdas Shantaram	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes = 1,592	|percentage = 0.96%	|change={{decrease}}0.60 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Jadhav Sushant Baban	|party=Republican Sena	|votes = 994	|percentage = 0.60%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 6,068	|percentage = 3.67%	|change=	{{decrease}}8.52	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 167,596	|percentage = 67.12%	|change=	{{decrease}}1.02	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 165,545}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 249,688|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}10.85	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Shiv Sena	|loser = Shiv Sena	|swing=	{{decrease}}4.41	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 2009===	
{{Election box begin|title = [2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2009_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher= Chief Eletoral Officer, [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)|title=General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009 |url=https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20240708005931/https://ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in/pdff/vidhanresult.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Sadanand Chavan](/source/Sadanand_Chavan)	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 76,015	|percentage = 50.13%	|change={{increase}}44.42 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 57,531	|percentage = 37.94%	|change={{decrease}}9.71 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Salunke Suryakant Tukaram	|party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	|votes = 10,642	|percentage = 7.02%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Bhojane Nishikant Narayan	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 3,195	|percentage = 2.11%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Mohite Sameer Vishram	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes = 2,368	|percentage = 1.56%	|change={{increase}}0.84 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Suresh Babu Padyal	|party=Rashtriya Samaj Paksha	|votes = 1,885	|percentage = 1.24%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 18,484	|percentage = 12.19%	|change=	{{increase}}7.47	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 151,700	|percentage = 67.35%	|change=	{{decrease}}6.92	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 151,636}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 225,256|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}49.45	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Shiv Sena	|loser = Nationalist Congress Party	|swing=	{{increase}}2.48	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 2004===	
{{Election box begin|title = [2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2004_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Kadam Rameshbhai Ramchandra	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 53,311	|percentage = 47.65%	|change={{decrease}}0.31 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=[Bhaskar Jadhav](/source/Bhaskar_Jadhav)	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 48,025	|percentage = 42.92%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 6,394	|percentage = 5.71%	|change={{decrease}}44.18 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Udeg Pradeep Shantaram	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 1,828	|percentage = 1.63%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Gopal Rambhau Khapre	|party=Peasants And Workers Party of India	|votes = 1,515	|percentage = 1.35%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Hemant Vasant Kamble	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes = 811	|percentage = 0.72%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 5,286	|percentage = 4.72%	|change=	{{increase}}2.80	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 111,888	|percentage = 74.24%	|change=	{{increase}}6.14	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 111,884}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 150,721|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}11.48	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Nationalist Congress Party	|loser = Shiv Sena	|swing=	{{decrease}}2.24	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1999===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1999_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117044316/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-MH99.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Bhaskar Jadhav](/source/Bhaskar_Jadhav)	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 45,926	|percentage = 49.89%	|change={{increase}}1.09 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Rameshbhai Kadam	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes = 44,150	|percentage = 47.96%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Dabholkar Sudhir Sakharam	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 1,720	|percentage = 1.87%	|change={{decrease}}39.76 }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 1,776	|percentage = 1.93%	|change=	{{decrease}}5.24	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 95,062	|percentage = 70.32%	|change=	{{decrease}}9.70	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 92,054}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,194|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}3.07	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Shiv Sena	|loser = Shiv Sena	|swing=	{{increase}}1.09	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1995===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1995_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121534/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-MH95.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Bhaskar Jadhav](/source/Bhaskar_Jadhav)	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 49,795	|percentage = 48.80%	|change={{increase}}11.30 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Balasaheb Bendu Mate	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 42,476	|percentage = 41.63%	|change={{increase}}18.07 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Burate Shantaram Vithoba	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 6,948	|percentage = 6.81%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Prabhakar Jadhav	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 1,440	|percentage = 1.41%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Kadam Shantaram Ganpat	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes = 797	|percentage = 0.78%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 7,319	|percentage = 7.17%	|change=	{{increase}}6.40	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 104,333	|percentage = 79.54%	|change=	{{increase}}11.12	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 102,030}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 131,164|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}5.45	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Shiv Sena	|loser = Shiv Sena	|swing=	{{increase}}11.30	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1990===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1990_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117080722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/StatRep_MT_90.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Bapu Khedekar	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes = 31,103	|percentage = 37.51%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Balasaheb Mate	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 30,460	|percentage = 36.73%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Nishikant Madhao	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 19,539	|percentage = 23.56%	|change={{decrease}}29.34 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Salvi Shankar	|party=Janata Dal	|votes = 1,820	|percentage = 2.19%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 643	|percentage = 0.78%	|change=	{{decrease}}31.93	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 84,462	|percentage = 67.90%	|change=	{{increase}}6.49	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 82,922}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,387|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}30.67	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Shiv Sena	|loser = Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}15.39	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1985===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1985_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117075119/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201985.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Joshi Nishikani Madhao	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 30,300	|percentage = 52.90%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Vasantrao Balwantrao Shinde	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 11,565	|percentage = 20.19%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Abu Dalvai	|party=Janata Party	|votes = 10,026	|percentage = 17.50%	|change={{decrease}}26.20 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=R. B. Gaikwad	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 4,416	|percentage = 7.71%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Lalmani Dube	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 509	|percentage = 0.89%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Saadat Alli Abdul Kadir Kadiri	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 460	|percentage = 0.80%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 18,735	|percentage = 32.71%	|change=	{{increase}}19.15	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 58,560	|percentage = 61.52%	|change=	{{increase}}3.05	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 57,276}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,189|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}6.82	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Indian National Congress	|loser = Janata Party	|swing=	{{increase}}9.20	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1980===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1980_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Rajaram Shinde	|party=Janata Party	|votes = 22,245	|percentage = 43.70%	|change={{decrease}}3.24 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Shinde Raghunath Gopalrao	|party=Indian National Congress (I)	|votes = 15,340	|percentage = 30.14%	|change={{increase}}28.67 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Govindrao Nikam	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 13,110	|percentage = 25.75%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 6,905	|percentage = 13.57%	|change=	{{decrease}}1.64	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 52,156	|percentage = 58.53%	|change=	{{decrease}}12.66	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 50,903}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,111|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}3.16	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Janata Party	|loser = Janata Party	|swing=	{{decrease}}3.24	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1978===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1978_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629182050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2017|format=pdf}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Shinde Rajaram Keshav	|party=Janata Party	|votes = 28,293	|percentage = 46.94%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Shinde Vasantrao Balwantrao	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 19,128	|percentage = 31.73%	|change={{decrease}}53.90 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Betkar Krishna Laxman	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 11,974	|percentage = 19.87%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Shinde Appasaheb Bapujirao	|party=Indian National Congress (I)	|votes = 881	|percentage = 1.46%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 9,165	|percentage = 15.21%	|change=	{{decrease}}56.06	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 62,234	|percentage = 72.05%	|change=	{{increase}}20.71	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 60,276}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,381|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}5.58	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Janata Party	|loser = Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}38.70	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1972===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1972_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/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}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant](/source/P._K._Sawant)	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 34,379	|percentage = 85.63%	|change={{increase}}32.52 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Rajaram Gangaram Ghag	|party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh	|votes = 5,767	|percentage = 14.37%	|change={{decrease}}10.29 }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 28,612	|percentage = 71.27%	|change=	{{increase}}42.82	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 42,011	|percentage = 51.35%	|change=	{{decrease}}10.38	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 40,146}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,817|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}14.68	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Indian National Congress	|loser = Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{increase}}32.52	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1967===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1967_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/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}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant](/source/P._K._Sawant)	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 22,528	|percentage = 53.11%	|change={{decrease}}2.47 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=R. G. Ghag	|party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh	|votes = 10,459	|percentage = 24.66%	|change={{increase}}8.64 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=S. B. Mohite	|party=Independent politician	|votes = 5,472	|percentage = 12.90%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=A. M. Dalawai	|party=Praja Socialist Party	|votes = 3,956	|percentage = 9.33%	|change={{decrease}}8.47 }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 12,069	|percentage = 28.45%	|change=	{{decrease}}9.33	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 45,347	|percentage = 63.56%	|change=	{{increase}}5.63	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 42,415}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,346|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}15.65	}}	
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner = Indian National Congress	|loser = Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}2.47	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1962===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1962_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/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}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=[Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant](/source/P._K._Sawant)	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 18,452	|percentage = 55.58%	|change={{increase}}37.91 }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Abubakarkhan Mahamadkhan Dalwai	|party=Praja Socialist Party	|votes = 5,909	|percentage = 17.80%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Raghunath Bhavrao Shinde	|party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh	|votes = 5,317	|percentage = 16.02%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Shankar Ganu Tambitkar	|party=Communist Party of India	|votes = 3,521	|percentage = 10.61%	|change={{decrease}}24.6 }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 12,543	|percentage = 37.78%	|change=	{{increase}}34.66	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 36,130	|percentage = 58.57%	|change=	{{decrease}}27.04	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 33,199}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,690|ref =	|change=	{{decrease}}42.36	}}	
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner = Indian National Congress	|loser = Communist Party of India	|swing=	{{increase}}20.37	}}	
{{Election box end}}	
===Assembly Election 1957===	
{{Election box begin|title = [1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election](/source/1957_Bombay_State_Legislative_Assembly_election) : Chiplun<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[Election Commission of India](/source/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}}</ref>}}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Tambitkar Shankar Ganu	|party=Communist Party of India	|votes = 30,469	|percentage = 35.21%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box winning candidate with party link	|candidate=Kambale Gangaram Bhikaji (Sc)	|party=Scheduled Castes Federation	|votes = 27,769	|percentage = 32.09%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Khedekar Sudkoji Baburao (Sc)	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 15,294	|percentage = 17.67%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box candidate with party link	|candidate=Sawant Parsharam Krishnarao	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes = 13,015	|percentage = 15.04%	|change= ''New'' }}	
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes = 2,700	|percentage = 3.12%	|change=	}}	
{{Election box turnout	|votes = 86,547	|percentage = 80.86%	|change=	}}{{Election box total valid |votes= 86,547}}	
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 107,033|ref =	|change=	}}	
{{Election box new seat win	|winner = Communist Party of India	|loser =	|swing=	}}	
{{Election box end}}	

==See also==
* [Chiplun](/source/Chiplun)
* [List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha](/source/List_of_constituencies_of_Maharashtra_Vidhan_Sabha)
* [Walope](/source/Walope)

==References==
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