Kalina (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalina Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: कलिना विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.[1]

Overview

Kalina (constituency number 175) is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.[1] The number of electorates in 2009 was 257,576 (male 144,501, female 113,075).[2]

Kalina is part of the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Vile Parle, Chandivali, Kurla, Vandre West and Vandre East in the Mumbai Suburban district.[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

 INC    Shiv Sena  

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Kripashankar Singh Indian National Congress
2014 Sanjay Potnis Shiv Sena

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2009

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2009: Kalina
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Krupashankar Singh 51,205 43.68
MNS Chandrakant More 38,284 32.65
BJP Adv. Dinanath Tiwari 13,994 11.94
Majority 12,921 11.02
Turnout 1,17,227
INC win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014

Maharashtra state assembly elections, 2014: Kalina
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Shiv Sena Sanjay Potnis 30,715 24.21 N/A
BJP Amarjeet Singh 29,418 23.19 +11.25
INC Krupashankar Singh 23,595 18.60 -25.08
Majority 1,297 1.02 -10.00
Turnout 1,26,845
Shiv Sena gain from INC Swing +24.21

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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