{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Sawantwadi | constituency_no = 270 | type = SLA | state = Maharashtra | latest_election_year = 2019 | map_image = 270-Sawantwadi.svg | loksabha_cons = Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | established = 1962 | district = Sindhudurg | reservation = None | mla = Deepak Vasant Kesarkar | party = {{Party index link|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}} | incumbent_image = | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | electors =230,545 }} '''Sawantwadi-Vengurla-Dodamarg 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== Sawantwadi constituency is one of the three Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sindhudurg district. It comprises the entire Vengurla, Sawantwadi and Dodamarg 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=274}}</ref>
Sawantwadi is part of Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely Kankavli and Kudal (part of Sindhudurg district) and Chiplun, Ratnagiri and Rajapur (part of Ratnagiri 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=Sawantwadi Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/sawantwadi.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref> !colspan="2"|Party |- | 1962 | rowspan="2"|Shivramraje Sawant Bhonsle | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | 1967 |- | 1972 | Prataprao Bhonsle |- | 1978 | Jayanand Mathkar |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | 1980 | rowspan="2"|Shivramraje Sawant Bhonsle |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |- | 1985 | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | 1990 | rowspan="2"|Pravin Prataprao Bhonsle |- | 1995 |- | 1999 | rowspan="2"|Shivram Dalvi | {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}} |- | 2004 |- | 2009 | rowspan="4" |Deepak Kesarkar |{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}} |- | 2014 | {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}} |- | 2019 |- | 2024 |{{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}} |}
==Election results== ===Assembly Election 2024=== {{Election box begin|title = 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Deepak Vasant Kesarkar |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 81,008 |percentage = 49.48% |change={{decrease}}0.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rajan Krishna Teli |party=Shiv Sena (UBT) |votes = 41,109 |percentage = 25.11% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vishal Prabhakar Parab |party=Independent politician |votes = 33,281 |percentage = 20.33% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Archana Ghare Parab |party=Independent politician |votes = 6,174 |percentage = 3.77% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 2,385 |percentage = 1.46% |change={{decrease}}1.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dattaram Vishnu Gaonkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,234 |percentage = 0.75% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 39,899 |percentage = 24.37% |change= {{increase}}14.94 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 166,090 |percentage = 72.04% |change= {{increase}}8.73 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 163,705}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 230,545|ref = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{decrease}}0.25 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 2019=== {{Election box begin|title = 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Deepak Vasant Kesarkar |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 69,784 |percentage = 49.74% |change={{increase}}0.62 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rajan Krishna Teli |party=Independent politician |votes = 56,556 |percentage = 40.31% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Baban Salgaonkar |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 5,396 |percentage = 3.85% |change={{decrease}}2.41 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 3,524 |percentage = 2.51% |change={{increase}}1.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Prakash Gopal Redkar |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 3,409 |percentage = 2.43% |change={{decrease}}1.82 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Satyawan Uttam Jadhav |party=Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |votes = 1,450 |percentage = 1.03% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dadu Alias Raju Ganesh Kadam |party=Bahujan Mukti Party |votes = 1,391 |percentage = 0.99% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ajinkya Gawade |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,388 |percentage = 0.99% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,228 |percentage = 9.43% |change= {{decrease}}19.11 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 143,982 |percentage = |change= {{decrease}}3.07 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 140,309}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 225,302|ref = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{increase}}0.62 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 2014=== {{Election box begin|title = 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Deepak Vasant Kesarkar |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 70,902 |percentage = 49.12% |change={{increase}}14.85 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Teli Rajan Krishna |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 29,710 |percentage = 20.58% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Chandrakant Dattaram Gawade |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 25,376 |percentage = 17.58% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dalvi Suresh Yashawant |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 9,029 |percentage = 6.25% |change={{decrease}}42.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Uparkar (Jiji) Parshuram |party=Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |votes = 6,129 |percentage = 4.25% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes = 1,515 |percentage = 1.05% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ajinkya Dhondu Gawade |party=Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |votes = 882 |percentage = 0.61% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 41,192 |percentage = 28.53% |change= {{increase}}14.52 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 145,892 |percentage = |change= {{increase}}0.60 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 144,359}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 220,928|ref = |change= }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing= {{increase}}0.83 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 2009=== {{Election box begin|title = 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Deepak Vasant Kesarkar |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 63,430 |percentage = 48.28% |change={{increase}}15.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Dalvi Shivram Gopal |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 45,012 |percentage = 34.26% |change={{decrease}}2.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pravin Prataprao Bhonsle |party=Independent politician |votes = 19,364 |percentage = 14.74% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Baburao Dattaram Dhuri |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,792 |percentage = 1.36% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sunil Alias Yashwant Vasant Pednekar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,781 |percentage = 1.36% |change={{decrease}}1.69 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,418 |percentage = 14.02% |change= {{increase}}9.99 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 131,405 |percentage = 64.76% |change= {{decrease}}1.08 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 131,379}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 202,926|ref = |change= {{increase}}25.72 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{increase}}11.43 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 2004=== {{Election box begin|title = 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=Dalvi Shivram Gopal |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 39,152 |percentage = 36.85% |change={{decrease}}3.62 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhonsle Pravin Prataprao |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 34,868 |percentage = 32.82% |change={{decrease}}6.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suresh Yashwant Dalvi |party=Independent politician |votes = 26,782 |percentage = 25.21% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adv. Anil Sagun Dalvi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3,232 |percentage = 3.04% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sunil Bhairu Gawade |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,216 |percentage = 2.09% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,284 |percentage = 4.03% |change= {{increase}}2.44 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 106,279 |percentage = 65.84% |change= {{increase}}14.06 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 106,250}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 161,412|ref = |change= {{increase}}8.18 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Shiv Sena |swing= {{decrease}}3.62 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1999=== {{Election box begin|title = 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Dalvi Shivram Gopal |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 31,254 |percentage = 40.47% |change={{increase}}11.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Pravin Prataprao Bhonsle |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes = 30,023 |percentage = 38.87% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vikas Bhalchandra Sawant |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 15,959 |percentage = 20.66% |change={{decrease}}16.17 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,231 |percentage = 1.59% |change= {{decrease}}6.24 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 82,786 |percentage = 55.48% |change= {{decrease}}21.00 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 77,236}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 149,207|ref = |change= {{increase}}0.36 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Shiv Sena |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.63 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1995=== {{Election box begin|title = 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Bhonsle Pravin Prataprao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 39,849 |percentage = 36.84% |change={{decrease}}8.56 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Palav Varsha Liladhar |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 31,375 |percentage = 29.00% |change={{increase}}18.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kesarkar Vasant Sitaram |party=Janata Dal |votes = 24,535 |percentage = 22.68% |change={{decrease}}10.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhonsle Satvashiladevi Shivaram Sawant |party=Independent politician |votes = 5,577 |percentage = 5.16% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ramchandra Sakharam Gavankar |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,321 |percentage = 2.15% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Savant Pandurang Attaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 942 |percentage = 0.87% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Gaonkar Dnyaneshwar Rama |party=Independent politician |votes = 908 |percentage = 0.84% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,474 |percentage = 7.83% |change= {{decrease}}4.49 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 111,342 |percentage = 74.89% |change= {{increase}}9.57 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 108,175}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 148,673|ref = |change= {{increase}}8.82 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.56 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1990=== {{Election box begin|title = 1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Bhonsle Pravin Prataprao |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 39,189 |percentage = 45.40% |change={{increase}}0.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jayanand Mathkar |party=Janata Dal |votes = 28,550 |percentage = 33.07% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Naik Jaywant Balkrishna |party=Shiv Sena |votes = 9,158 |percentage = 10.61% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vasant Sitaram Alias Anna Kesarkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 8,089 |percentage = 9.37% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,639 |percentage = 12.32% |change= {{increase}}6.08 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 87,996 |percentage = 64.41% |change= {{increase}}12.83 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 86,322}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 136,617|ref = |change= {{increase}}22.10 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.78 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1985=== {{Election box begin|title = 1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Shivram Sawant Khem Sawant Bhonsale |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 25,135 |percentage = 44.61% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jayanand Mathkar |party=Janata Party |votes = 21,617 |percentage = 38.37% |change={{decrease}}0.02 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vasant Kesarkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 6,276 |percentage = 11.14% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vijay Kerkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,776 |percentage = 3.15% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Balkrishna Raghoba Sawant |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,534 |percentage = 2.72% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,518 |percentage = 6.24% |change= {{decrease}}4.71 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 57,408 |percentage = 51.31% |change= {{increase}}8.73 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 56,338}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,887|ref = |change= {{increase}}8.63 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing= {{decrease}}4.73 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1980=== {{Election box begin|title = 1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Shivram Sawant Khem Sawant Bhonsale |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 21,156 |percentage = 49.35% |change={{increase}}47.96 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jayanand Mathakar |party=Janata Party |votes = 16,458 |percentage = 38.39% |change={{decrease}}23.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kanekar Shripad Narsinh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 5,256 |percentage = 12.26% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,698 |percentage = 10.96% |change= {{decrease}}19.46 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 43,803 |percentage = 42.53% |change= {{decrease}}25.13 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 42,870}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 102,997|ref = |change= {{increase}}2.83 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}12.47 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1978=== {{Election box begin|title = 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Mathkar Jayanand Shivram |party=Janata Party |votes = 41,331 |percentage = 61.82% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Bhalchandra Anant Sawant |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 20,992 |percentage = 31.40% |change={{decrease}}31.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Vasant Sita Ram Kesarkar |party=Independent politician |votes = 2,203 |percentage = 3.29% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant Sawlaram Rajaram |party=Independent politician |votes = 1,406 |percentage = 2.10% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Sawant Balkrishna R. |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 930 |percentage = 1.39% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,339 |percentage = 30.42% |change= {{decrease}}7.89 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 68,955 |percentage = 68.84% |change= {{increase}}9.01 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 66,862}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,163|ref = |change= {{increase}}31.09 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}0.85 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1972=== {{Election box begin|title = 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Pratap Rao Deo Rao Bhosale |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 27,647 |percentage = 62.67% |change={{decrease}}3.62 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jaya Nand Shiv Ram Mathkar |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes = 10,747 |percentage = 24.36% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ganpat Sitaram Kaleskar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 5,294 |percentage = 12.00% |change={{increase}}5.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=K. R. Sawant Aliast Desai |party=Independent politician |votes = 428 |percentage = 0.97% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,900 |percentage = 38.31% |change= {{decrease}}4.59 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 45,796 |percentage = 59.94% |change= {{decrease}}1.01 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 44,116}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,405|ref = |change= {{increase}}8.40 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}3.62 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1967=== {{Election box begin|title = 1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Shivram Sawant Khem Sawant Bhonsale |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 27,452 |percentage = 66.29% |change={{decrease}}14.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Jaya Nand Shiv Ram Mathkar |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes = 9,686 |percentage = 23.39% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Ganpat Sitaram Kaleskar |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 2,732 |percentage = 6.60% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=K. R. Desai |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 1,544 |percentage = 3.73% |change={{increase}}0.34 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,766 |percentage = 42.90% |change= {{decrease}}22.11 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 43,988 |percentage = 62.41% |change= {{increase}}12.15 }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 41,414}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,487|ref = |change= {{increase}}4.28 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}14.52 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly Election 1962=== {{Election box begin|title = 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Sawantwadi<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=Shivram Sawant Khem Sawant Bhonsale |party=Indian National Congress |votes = 25,455 |percentage = 80.81% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Laxman Narayan Govekar |party=Independent politician |votes = 4,978 |percentage = 15.80% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Rajaram Apa Gawas |party=Peasants and Workers Party of India |votes = 1,067 |percentage = 3.39% |change= ''New'' }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,477 |percentage = 65.01% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 34,055 |percentage = 50.38% |change= }}{{Election box total valid |votes= 31,500}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,597|ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * Sawantvadi * List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
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