Sion Koliwada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sion Koliwada is also known as Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar[1] who was the ninth in line of the ten holy gurus in Sikhism.The nearest railway station is named Guru Teg Bahadur Station which falls under the Harbour line of Central Railways.
This region is populated by many Punjabis and Sikh migrants from Pakistan during the partition and has many Sikh Gurudwaras. Dasmesh Darbar[2] is the largest Gurudwara in this area. Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar is also known as mini-Punjab.
It has mainly 25 buildings made around 1947–1950 for residences of refugees
Sion Koliwada is a foodie's paradise for the meat lovers.There are lot of famous eateries like Hazara ( Prawn Koliwada specialty) , Mini Punjab & Hardeep Punjab [3] where you get authentic Punjabi Chicken Tandooris and Chicken Tikkas which goes amazingly well with your preferred tipple.
Do not miss the Paya soup from Pappu Payawala in the bylanes next to Hazara. Not very high on hygienic surroundings but delivers smack on with taste
You also have options to eat chole kulches, rajma chawal and pakodi's at Chawla's dhaba or at Manjeet's for the vegetarians
Sion Koliwada (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Marathi: सायन कोळीवाडा विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the ten constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Mumbai City district.
It is a part of the Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Dharavi, Wadala, Mahim, from Mumbai City district and Chembur and Anushakti Nagar from Mumbai Suburban district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jagannath Shetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Capt. R. Tamil Selvan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009: Sion Koliwada | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | Jagannath Shetty | 45,638 | |||
| BJP | Manisha Kayande | 27,615 | |||
| Majority | 18,023 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly Elections 2014
| Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2014: Sion Koliwada | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Captain Tamil Selvan | 40,869 | 30.50 | ||
| Shiv Sena | Mangesh Satamkar | 37,131 | 27.71 | ||
| INC | Jagannath Shetty | 23,107 | 17.24 | ||
| NCP | Prasad Lad | 11,769 | 8.78 | ||
| Majority | 3,738 | 2.79 | |||
| Turnout | 134,005 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "GTB Nagar station to get a makeover | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Gurudwara Sri Dasmesh Darbar - Justdial". Justdial. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Food walk: Eat your way through delicious Punjabi food at Sion Koliwada in Mumbai - Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2016-01-09.