| Walkeshwar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Established | 1955 [2] |
| Abolished | 1976 [1] |
| Total electors | 106,468 |
Walkeshwar Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Maharashtra.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Silam Sayaji Laxman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Maniben Nanubhai Desai | ||
| 1967 | H. J. Taleyarkhan | ||
| 1972 | Harishkumar N. Trivedi | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harishkumar N. Trivedi | 36,416 | 59.85% |  13.65
| |
| ABJS | J. Navichandra Mehta | 24,431 | 40.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,985 | 19.70% | 4.01
| ||
| Turnout | 62,079 | 58.31% |  7.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 106,468 | 22.87
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.65
|
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. J. Taleyarkhan | 25,491 | 46.20% | 3.30
| |
| SWA | N. M. Chudasama | 16,833 | 30.51% | 9.80
| |
| CPI | R. V. Deshpande | 10,126 | 18.35% | 1.05
| |
| PSP | N. B. Shintre | 2,295 | 4.16% | 6.24
| |
| Independent | D. M. Nagarkatti | 434 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,658 | 15.69% | 13.10
| ||
| Turnout | 56,906 | 65.67% | 8.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 86,649 | 0.43
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.30
|
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Maniben Nanubhai Desai | 24,351 | 49.49% | 4.74
| |
| SWA | Piloo Homi Mody | 10,187 | 20.71% | New | |
| CPI | Tara Gangaram Reddi | 9,544 | 19.40% | New | |
| PSP | Pyarelal Shamrao Paralkar | 5,117 | 10.40% | 35.36
| |
| Margin of victory | 14,164 | 28.79% | 20.31
| ||
| Turnout | 50,833 | 58.92% | 9.58
| ||
| Registered electors | 86,275 | 15.75
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.74
|
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Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Silam Sayaji Laxman | 26,925 | 54.24% | New | |
| PSP | Donde Moreshwar Vasudeo | 22,718 | 45.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,207 | 8.47% | |||
| Turnout | 49,643 | 66.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,536 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Archive Delimitation Orders - DPACO 1976". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ā "Archive Delimitation Orders - Final Order DC (1953-1955)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ā "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2017.
- ā "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2018.
- ā "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ā "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
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