Colaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Colaba Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: कुलाबा विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]
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Overview
Colaba (constituency number 187) is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai City district.[2]
Colaba is part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in Mumbai City district, namely Worli, Shivadi, Byculla, Malabar Hill and Mumbadevi.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
INC Independent Janata Party INC(I) BJP
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kalaram Dharia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | B. B. K. Bawan | Independent | |
| 1972 | Aloo Jal Chibber | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | O. P. Bahl | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Marzban Patrawala | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Marzban Patrawala | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Ashok Dhatrak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Marzban Patrawala | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Raj K. Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Annie Shekhar | 39,779 | 40.33 | ||
| BJP | Raj Purohit | 31,722 | 32.16 | ||
| MNS | Arvind Gawde | 22,756 | 23.07 | ||
| Majority | 8,057 | 8.17 | |||
| Turnout | 98,627 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raj Purohit | 52,608 | 44.86 | +11.70 | |
| Shiv Sena | Pandurang Sakpal | 28,821 | 24.57 | N/A | |
| INC | Annie Shekar | 20,410 | 17.40 | -32.93 | |
| Majority | 23,787 | 20.28 | +12.11 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,283 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +11.70 | |||
