{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kalmeshwar | type= SLA | state = Maharashtra | established = 1955 | abolished = 2008 | electors = 275,717 | mla = Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} | constituency_no = | latest_election_year = | district = | loksabha_cons = | reservation = }} <b>Kalmeshwar Assembly constituency </b>was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra.
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Election ! Member ! colspan=2|Party |- | 1957 || rowspan=4 | S. K. Wankhede || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |- | 1962 |- | 1967 |- | 1972 |- | 1978 || rowspan=3 | Bhagwantrao Manikrao Gaikwad || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}} |- | 1980 || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |- | 1985 || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | 1990 || Chhatrapal Anandrao Kedar |- | 1995 || rowspan=3 | Rameshchandra Gopikisan Bang || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |- | 1999 || {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}} |- | 2004 |}
== Election results == ===Assembly Election 2004=== {{Election box begin|title = 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 48,643 |percentage = 31.17% |change={{increase}}1.20 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gawande Sunita Ramesh |party=Independent politician |votes = 45,579 |percentage = 29.21% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adhau Ramesh Zinguji |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 43,560 |percentage = 27.91% |change={{increase}}0.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dr. Dilip Ganeshrao Deshmukh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 9,527 |percentage = 6.10% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sanjay Upasrao Patil |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,729 |percentage = 1.75% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lambat Bandu Wasudev |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,014 |percentage = 0.65% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dakhole Purushottam Madhukar |party=Independent politician |votes = 999 |percentage = 0.64% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,064 |percentage = 1.96% |change= {{decrease}}1.04 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 1,56,063 |percentage = 69.56% |change= {{increase}}11.39 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 1,56,053}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,24,350|ref = |change= {{increase}}13.10 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{increase}}1.20 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1999=== {{Election box begin|title = 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 34,580 |percentage = 29.97% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gawande Nana Pandurangji |party=Independent politician |votes = 31,117 |percentage = 26.97% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ramesh Zinguji Adhau |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 31,090 |percentage = 26.94% |change={{increase}}9.88 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mate Pandurang Daolat |party=Independent politician |votes = 9,727 |percentage = 8.43% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chafale Sheshrao Shamraoji |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,624 |percentage = 3.14% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pandharam Arun Bapurao |party=Gondwana Ganatantra Party |votes = 1,312 |percentage = 1.14% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule |party=Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 1,021 |percentage = 0.88% |change={{decrease}}2.71 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,463 |percentage = 3.00% |change= {{decrease}}2.12 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 1,23,564 |percentage = 62.29% |change= {{decrease}}14.80 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 1,15,388}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,98,358|ref = |change= {{increase}}2.23 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}5.17 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1995=== {{Election box begin|title = 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan |party=Independent politician |votes = 35,118 |percentage = 24.80% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mate Pandurang Daolat |party=Independent politician |votes = 27,869 |percentage = 19.68% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adhau Ramesh Zinguji |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 24,160 |percentage = 17.06% |change={{increase}}10.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rameshalias Nana Pandurangji Gawande |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 23,456 |percentage = 16.57% |change={{decrease}}20.65 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sunandatai Prabhakar Shete |party=Janata Dal |votes = 7,412 |percentage = 5.23% |change={{decrease}}13.94 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chaple Sheshrao Shamrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 5,520 |percentage = 3.90% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jaiswal Rajiv Dilip |party=Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |votes = 5,090 |percentage = 3.59% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,249 |percentage = 5.12% |change= {{decrease}}4.88 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 1,45,184 |percentage = 74.82% |change= {{increase}}7.24 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 1,41,598}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,94,035|ref = |change= {{increase}}22.43 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Independent politician |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}12.41 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1990=== {{Election box begin|title = 1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Kedar Chhatrapal Anandrao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 38,767 |percentage = 37.21% |change={{decrease}}9.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gawande Pandurang Narayanrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 28,348 |percentage = 27.21% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shetty Sunanda Prabhakar |party=Janata Dal |votes = 19,979 |percentage = 19.18% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhoge Ravindra Dewaji |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 6,389 |percentage = 6.13% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Somankar Manoharrao Damaji |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,621 |percentage = 2.52% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Karade Ruprao Sahebrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,541 |percentage = 2.44% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Doifode Murlidhar Santoshrao |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) Sarat Chandra Sinha |votes = 1,100 |percentage = 1.06% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,419 |percentage = 10.00% |change= {{increase}}5.83 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 1,05,800 |percentage = 66.76% |change= {{increase}}3.85 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 1,04,173}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,58,481|ref = |change= {{increase}}33.59 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}9.15 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1985=== {{Election box begin|title = 1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 34,035 |percentage = 46.36% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Deshmukh Sudhakar Shamraoji |party=Indian Congress (Socialist) |votes = 30,975 |percentage = 42.19% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lokhande Sachidanand Nathuji |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,850 |percentage = 5.24% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Markam Sheetal Kawadooji |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,282 |percentage = 3.11% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhimrao Pandurang Mhaiskey |party=Independent politician |votes = 933 |percentage = 1.27% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Lande Sudhakar Ajabrao |party=Independent politician |votes = 610 |percentage = 0.83% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,060 |percentage = 4.17% |change= {{decrease}}56.27 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 74,742 |percentage = 63.00% |change= {{increase}}22.35 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 73,410}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,18,629|ref = |change= {{increase}}8.69 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing= {{decrease}}29.41 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1980=== {{Election box begin|title = 1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 32,692 |percentage = 75.77% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Doiphode Murkidhar Santosh |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes = 6,616 |percentage = 15.33% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Mahajan Ramdas Ganpatrao |party=Janata Party |votes = 2,283 |percentage = 5.29% |change={{decrease}}9.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nikose Shankar Nathuji |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,553 |percentage = 3.60% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 26,076 |percentage = 60.44% |change= {{increase}}4.72 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 44,042 |percentage = 40.35% |change= {{decrease}}35.69 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 43,144}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,09,145|ref = |change= {{increase}}5.59 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = All India Forward Bloc |swing= {{increase}}4.78 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1978=== {{Election box begin|title = 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Gaikwad Bhagwantrao Manikrao |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes = 55,202 |percentage = 71.00% |change={{increase}}26.95 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Wankhede Chandrashekhar Santoshrao |party=Janata Party |votes = 11,879 |percentage = 15.28% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 8,218 |percentage = 10.57% |change={{decrease}}41.63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Markam Sheetal Kawadooji |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,010 |percentage = 1.30% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Nikose Shankar Nathuji |party=Independent politician |votes = 599 |percentage = 0.77% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 43,323 |percentage = 55.72% |change= {{increase}}47.57 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 79,828 |percentage = 77.22% |change= {{increase}}9.22 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 77,753}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,03,371|ref = |change= {{increase}}9.44 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = All India Forward Bloc |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}18.80 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1972=== {{Election box begin|title = 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 32,538 |percentage = 52.20% |change={{decrease}}1.10 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jambuwant Bapurao Dhote |party=All India Forward Bloc |votes = 27,460 |percentage = 44.05% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Patil Shriram Bhagwan |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,078 |percentage = 1.73% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Tarachand Tirphude |party=Republican Party of India (Khobragade) |votes = 479 |percentage = 0.77% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Masram Chandansingh |party=Independent politician |votes = 402 |percentage = 0.64% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Maroti Kewaji Patil |party=Independent politician |votes = 381 |percentage = 0.61% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,078 |percentage = 8.15% |change= {{decrease}}4.69 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 64,897 |percentage = 68.71% |change= {{increase}}1.58 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 62,338}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 94,453|ref = |change= {{increase}}9.55 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}1.10 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1967=== {{Election box begin|title = 1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 29,603 |percentage = 53.30% |change={{increase}}2.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=B. A. Yaolkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 22,474 |percentage = 40.46% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=D. J. Belekar |party=Republican Party of India |votes = 2,999 |percentage = 5.40% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=A. M. Hingnekar |party=Independent politician |votes = 465 |percentage = 0.84% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,129 |percentage = 12.84% |change= {{decrease}}6.02 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 61,252 |percentage = 71.04% |change= {{decrease}}1.90 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 55,541}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,217|ref = |change= {{increase}}12.43 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.07 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1962=== {{Election box begin|title = 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 26,054 |percentage = 51.23% |change={{decrease}}18.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Indubhushan Bhagwantrao Bhingare |party=Independent politician |votes = 16,467 |percentage = 32.38% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Indrarajsingh Chandansingh Masram |party=Independent politician |votes = 6,523 |percentage = 12.83% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Shriram Bhagwanji Patil |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,812 |percentage = 3.56% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,587 |percentage = 18.85% |change= {{decrease}}26.36 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 54,692 |percentage = 71.32% |change= {{increase}}2.26 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 50,856}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,687|ref = |change= {{increase}}10.12 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}18.01 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1957=== {{Election box begin|title = 1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Kalmeshwar<ref>{{cite web|publisher=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=Wankhede Sheshrao Krishnarao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 30,887 |percentage = 69.24% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Fulzele Sadanand Jumman |party=Scheduled Castes Federation |votes = 10,719 |percentage = 24.03% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Giri Sadashio Saudagir |party=Independent politician |votes = 3,000 |percentage = 6.73% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,168 |percentage = 45.21% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 44,606 |percentage = 64.05% |change= }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 44,606}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,640|ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}
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