Colaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Colaba Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: कुलाबा विधान सभा 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 Mumbai City district.[2]

Colaba is part of 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

Election results

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Colaba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Congress Annie Shekhar 39,779 40.33
BJP Raj Purohit 31,722 32.16
MNS Arvind Gawde 22,756 23.07
Majority 8,057
Turnout 98,627
Congress hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php. Retrieved 11 November, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 267. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 278. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
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