{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Rajapur | constituency_no = 267 | type = SLA | state = Maharashtra | latest_election_year = 2024 | map_image = 267-Rajapur.svg | loksabha_cons = Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | district = Ratnagiri | established = 1962 | reservation = None | mla = Kiran Samant | party = {{Party index link|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}} | incumbent_image = | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | electors =238,455 }} '''Rajapur Assembly constituency''' is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.<ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website|accessdate=5 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|archivedate=25 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Overview== Rajapur constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ratnagiri district. It comprises the entire Rajapur and Lanja tehsils and part of Sangameshwar tehsil 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>
Rajapur is part of the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Ratnagiri and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district and Kankavli, Kudal and Sawantwadi in the 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 sortable" |- ! Election ! Member ! colspan=2|Party |- | bgcolor="#FFB2B2" | 1952 || Subhedar Sitaram Murari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | bgcolor="#FFB2B2" | 1957 || Kulkarni Prabhat Mahadeo || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |- | 1962 || Sahadev Mukund Thakre || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1967 || Laxman Rangnath Hatankar || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |- | 1972 || Sahadev Mukund Thakre || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1978 || Hatankar Laxman Rangnath || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | 1980 || Tavade Narayan Sakharam || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | 1985 || rowspan="2" | Hatankar Laxman Rangnath || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | 1990 |- | 1995 || Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=3}} |- | 1999 || rowspan="3" | Kadam Ganpat Daulat |- | 2004 |- | 2006 By-election || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 2009 || rowspan="3" | Rajan Prabhakar Salvi || {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=4}} |- | 2014 |- | 2019 |- | 2024 || Kiran Samant |}
==Election results== === Assembly Election 2024 === {{Election box begin |title = 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Kiran Samant |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 80,256 |percentage = 52.53% |change = {{increase}}2.13 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajan Prabhakar Salvi |party = Shiv Sena (UBT) |votes = 60,579 |percentage = 39.65% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Avinash Shantaram Lad |party = Independent politician |votes = 7,945 |percentage = 5.20% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,834 |percentage = 1.20% |change = {{decrease}}0.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Amrut Tambade (Dada) |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,204 |percentage = 0.79% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajendra Ravindranath Salvi |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,074 |percentage = 0.70% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jadhav Sandeep Vishram |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,065 |percentage = 0.70% |change = {{decrease}}0.42 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 19,677 |percentage = 12.88% |change = {{increase}}3.73 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 154,615 |percentage = 64.84% |change = {{increase}}9.11 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 152,781}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 238,455 |ref = |change = {{increase}}0.24 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}2.13 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 2019 === {{Election box begin |title = 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <ref name="election2019">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Rajan Prabhakar Salvi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 65,433 |percentage = 50.40% |change = {{decrease}}3.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Avinash Shantaram Lad |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 53,557 |percentage = 41.26% |change = {{increase}}14.89 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Avinash Dhondu Soundalkar |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 6,150 |percentage = 4.74% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 2,576 |percentage = 1.98% |change = {{increase}}0.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vilas Rajaram Khanvilker |party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 1,862 |percentage = 1.43% |change = {{increase}}0.10 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mahendra Dharma Pawar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,454 |percentage = 1.12% |change = {{decrease}}0.43 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,876 |percentage = 9.15% |change = {{decrease}}18.54 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 132,569 |percentage = 55.73% |change = {{decrease}}5.37 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 129,816}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 237,887 |ref = |change = {{increase}}1.59 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}3.67 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 2014 === {{Election box begin |title = 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Rajan Prabhakar Salvi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 76,266 |percentage = 54.07% |change = {{increase}}2.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Desai Rajendra Alias Rajan Yashwant |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 37,204 |percentage = 26.37% |change = {{decrease}}8.36 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ajit Ramesh Yashwanthrao |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 11,923 |percentage = 8.45% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yadav Sanjay Atmaram |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 9,953 |percentage = 7.06% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anand Babu Kamble |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,193 |percentage = 1.55% |change = {{decrease}}0.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,935 |percentage = 1.37% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Pramila Bharati |party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 1,875 |percentage = 1.33% |change = {{increase}}0.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramesh Dhakta Pajve |party = Bahujan Mukti Party |votes = 895 |percentage = 0.63% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 39,062 |percentage = 27.69% |change = {{increase}}10.38 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 143,077 |percentage = 61.10% |change = {{decrease}}4.95 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 141,062}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 234,159 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.85 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}2.03 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 2009 === {{Election box begin |title = 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <ref>{{cite web|publisher= Chief Eletoral Officer, 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 = Rajan Prabhakar Salvi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 72,574 |percentage = 52.04% |change = {{increase}}7.22 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kadam Ganpat Daulat |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 48,433 |percentage = 34.73% |change = {{decrease}}14.04 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Saundalkar Avinash Dhondu |party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 5,390 |percentage = 3.87% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Matkar Shantaram Keshav |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,599 |percentage = 3.30% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Agre Hemant Shankar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3,529 |percentage = 2.53% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Arte Yuyutsu Ramakant |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 3,119 |percentage = 2.24% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai |party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 1,809 |percentage = 1.30% |change = {{decrease}}1.38 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24,141 |percentage = 17.31% |change = {{increase}}13.36 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 139,521 |percentage = 66.05% |change = {{decrease}}1.25 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 139,453}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 211,245 |ref = |change = {{increase}}51.46 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}3.27 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly By-election 2006 === {{Election box begin |title = 2006 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Rajapur <ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2006/index.htm |title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2006 |access-date=21 December 2025 |website=old.eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Kadam Ganpat Daulat |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 45,778 |percentage = 48.77% |change = {{increase}}10.17 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajan Prabhakar Salvi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 42,070 |percentage = 44.82% |change = {{decrease}}11.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gothankar Mahadeo Krishnaji |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,502 |percentage = 3.73% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Khanvilkar Vilasrao Rajaram |party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 2,518 |percentage = 2.68% |change = {{decrease}}2.65 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,708 |percentage = 3.95% |change = {{decrease}}13.53 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 93,869 |percentage = 67.30% |change = {{increase}}0.69 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 93,868}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,476 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}0.26 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}7.30 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 2004 === {{Election box begin |title = 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Kadam Ganpat Daulat |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 52,231 |percentage = 56.07% |change = {{increase}}10.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Harish Sitaram Rogye |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 35,952 |percentage = 38.60% |change = {{increase}}7.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bharati Pramila Gambhirrai |party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 4,963 |percentage = 5.33% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,279 |percentage = 17.48% |change = {{increase}}3.41 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 93,147 |percentage = 66.61% |change = {{increase}}7.97 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 93,146}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,839 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.50 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{increase}}10.99 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1999 === {{Election box begin |title = 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Kadam Ganpat Daulat |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 32,619 |percentage = 45.08% |change = {{decrease}}13.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Hatankar Laxman Rangnath |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,441 |percentage = 31.02% |change = {{increase}}3.18 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Arvind Shirsekar |party = Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 9,415 |percentage = 13.01% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Salavi Vijayrao Alias Appa |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,800 |percentage = 8.02% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Pajave Ramesh Dhakata |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,562 |percentage = 2.16% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vishwasarao Vamanrao Ramachandra |party = Independent politician |votes = 515 |percentage = 0.71% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,178 |percentage = 14.07% |change = {{decrease}}16.44 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 79,235 |percentage = 58.64% |change = {{decrease}}17.61 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 72,352}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,112 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}0.56 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |swing = {{decrease}}13.27 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1995 === {{Election box begin |title = 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 58,550 |percentage = 58.35% |change = {{increase}}23.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Hatankar Laxman Rangnath |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 27,935 |percentage = 27.84% |change = {{decrease}}20.20 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Malpekar Ramakant Shantaram |party = Janata Dal |votes = 8,670 |percentage = 8.64% |change = {{decrease}}7.04 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhitale Raghunath Tanu |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,738 |percentage = 1.73% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Pawar Bhagaji Hari |party = Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) |votes = 1,634 |percentage = 1.63% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,246 |percentage = 1.24% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 30,615 |percentage = 30.51% |change = {{increase}}16.92 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 103,609 |percentage = 76.25% |change = {{increase}}8.24 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 100,342}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,879 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.05 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}10.31 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1990 === {{Election box begin |title = 1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Hatankar Laxman Rangnath |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 41,197 |percentage = 48.04% |change = {{decrease}}3.96 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narvekar Chandrakant Balkrishna |party = Shiv Sena |votes = 29,543 |percentage = 34.45% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kaviskar Suhas |party = Janata Dal |votes = 13,445 |percentage = 15.68% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar |party = Independent politician |votes = 892 |percentage = 1.04% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ayare Anant Ramchandra |party = Independent politician |votes = 678 |percentage = 0.79% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,654 |percentage = 13.59% |change = {{decrease}}0.31 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 87,973 |percentage = 68.01% |change = {{increase}}8.67 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 85,755}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 129,350 |ref = |change = {{increase}}18.67 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.96 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1985 === {{Election box begin |title = 1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Hatankar Laxman Rangnath |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,726 |percentage = 52.00% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhikajirao Chavan |party = Janata Party |votes = 23,977 |percentage = 38.10% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Khanvilkar Manmohan Pandurang |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,989 |percentage = 4.75% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vichare Ramesh Krishnarao |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,579 |percentage = 2.51% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramdas N. Rumde |party = Independent politician |votes = 925 |percentage = 1.47% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kamaluddin Shamsuddin Wadekar |party = Independent politician |votes = 741 |percentage = 1.18% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,749 |percentage = 13.90% |change = {{increase}}5.02 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 64,677 |percentage = 59.34% |change = {{increase}}13.91 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 62,937}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,001 |ref = |change = {{increase}}6.50 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}12.40 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1980 === {{Election box begin |title = 1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Tavade Narayan Sakharam |party = Janata Party |votes = 17,875 |percentage = 39.60% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thakare Sahadeo Mukund |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 13,865 |percentage = 30.72% |change = {{increase}}28.85 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Tatankar Laxman Rangannath |party = Independent politician |votes = 12,265 |percentage = 27.17% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rumade Ramdas Namdeo |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,131 |percentage = 2.51% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,010 |percentage = 8.88% |change = {{decrease}}39.27 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 46,501 |percentage = 45.43% |change = {{decrease}}22.70 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 45,136}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 102,351 |ref = |change = {{increase}}2.13 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Janata Party |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}31.07 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1978 === {{Election box begin |title = 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Hatankar Laxman Rangnath |party = Janata Party |votes = 46,099 |percentage = 70.67% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thakare Sahadeo Mukund |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 14,693 |percentage = 22.53% |change = {{decrease}}29.20 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rumade Ramdas Namdeo |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,224 |percentage = 3.41% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ayare Anant Ramchandra |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 1,217 |percentage = 1.87% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kazi Fakir Mohammad |party = Independent politician |votes = 996 |percentage = 1.53% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 31,406 |percentage = 48.15% |change = {{increase}}42.87 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 68,276 |percentage = 68.13% |change = {{increase}}5.79 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 65,229}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,219 |ref = |change = {{increase}}39.49 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}18.94 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1972 === {{Election box begin |title = 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Sahadev Mukund Thakre |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,006 |percentage = 51.73% |change = {{increase}}22.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Laxman Rangnath Hatankar |party = Samyukta Socialist Party |votes = 19,761 |percentage = 46.46% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sadanand Shivram Chawan |party = Independent politician |votes = 770 |percentage = 1.81% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,245 |percentage = 5.28% |change = {{decrease}}24.36 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 44,786 |percentage = 62.34% |change = {{decrease}}0.33 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 42,537}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,845 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.92 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}6.86 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1967 === {{Election box begin |title = 1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Laxman Rangnath Hatankar |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 23,156 |percentage = 58.59% |change = {{increase}}27.75 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sahadev Mukund Thakre |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 11,443 |percentage = 28.95% |change = {{decrease}}10.49 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. R. Kinare |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 3,748 |percentage = 9.48% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. F. M. Daood |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,174 |percentage = 2.97% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,713 |percentage = 29.64% |change = {{increase}}21.04 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 42,918 |percentage = 62.67% |change = {{increase}}17.40 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 39,521}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,479 |ref = |change = {{increase}}31.67 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}19.15 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1962 === {{Election box begin |title = 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Sahadev Mukund Thakre |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 8,408 |percentage = 39.44% |change = {{increase}}14.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Laxman Rangnath Hatankar |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 6,574 |percentage = 30.84% |change = {{decrease}}44.50 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Purshottam Anant Shetye |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 4,667 |percentage = 21.89% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Wasudev Pandurang Chavan |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 1,669 |percentage = 7.83% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,834 |percentage = 8.60% |change = {{decrease}}42.09 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 23,544 |percentage = 45.27% |change = {{increase}}4.30 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 21,318}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,007 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.27 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}35.90 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1957 === {{Election box begin |title = 1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <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 = Kulkarni Prabhat Mahadeo |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 15,394 |percentage = 75.34% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Subhedar Sitaram Murari |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 5,038 |percentage = 24.66% |change = {{decrease}}16.40 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,356 |percentage = 50.69% |change = {{increase}}32.60 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 20,432 |percentage = 40.97% |change = {{increase}}7.58 }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 20,432}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,876 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}10.24 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}34.28 }} {{Election box end}}
=== Assembly Election 1952 === {{Election box begin |title = 1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Rajapur <ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083220/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Subhedar Sitaram Murari |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 7,618 |percentage = 41.06% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narkar Gopal Balkrishna |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 4,261 |percentage = 22.96% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thakurdesai Mahadeo Vasudeo |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,246 |percentage = 12.10% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Murtuza. S. A |party = Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 2,158 |percentage = 11.63% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karangutkar Hari Sakharam |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,251 |percentage = 6.74% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Karambelkar Ramchandra Pandurang |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,021 |percentage = 5.50% |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,357 |percentage = 18.09% |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 18,555 |percentage = 33.39% |change = }} {{Election box total valid |votes= 18,555}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,567 |ref = |change = }} {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * Rajapur * List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
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