Guhagar Assembly constituency

Guhagar
Guhagar
Constituency No. 264 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Lok Sabha constituency	Raigad
Established	1962
Total electors	242,949
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Bhaskar Jadhav
Party	Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
Elected year	2024

Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India

Guhagar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Overview

Guhagar constituency is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ratnagiri district.^[1]

Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Guhagar was part of the Ratnagiri Lok Sabha constituency. After the delimitation, it became part of the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Dapoli in the Ratnagiri district and Pen, Alibag, Shrivardhan and Mahad in the Raigad district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member^[2]
1962	Purshottam Mandlik	Praja Socialist Party
1967	Mahadev Kesarkar	Indian National Congress
1972	Shridhar Natu	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1978	Shridhar Natu	Janata Party
1980	Ramchandra Bendal	Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Shridhar Natu	Bharatiya Janata Party
1990	Shridhar Natu
1995	Vinay Natu
1999
2004
2009	Bhaskar Jadhav	Nationalist Congress Party
2014		Nationalist Congress Party
2019		Shiv Sena
2024		Shiv Sena (UBT)

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS(UBT)	Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav	71,241	47.40%	*New*
	SS	Bendal Rajesh Ramchandra	68,411	45.52%	10.47
	MNS	Gandhi Pramod Sitaram	6,712	4.47%	2.67
	Independent	Sunil Sakharam Jadhav	1,761	1.17%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,197	0.80%	0.67
	RSPS	Pramod Parshuram Ambre	965	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			2,830	1.88%	16.92
Turnout			1,51,487	62.35%	3.35
Total valid votes			1,50,290
Registered electors			2,42,949		1.07
	SS(UBT) gain from SS		Swing	8.59

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav	78,748	55.99%	34.65
	NCP	Betkar Sahadev Devji	52,297	37.18%	11.06
	VBA	Jadhav Vikas Yashwant	5,069	3.60%	New
	MNS	Ganesh Arun Kadam	2,524	1.79%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,061	1.47%	0.34
	BSP	Umesh Uday Pawar	2,009	1.43%	0.34
Margin of victory			26,451	18.81%	2.99
Turnout			1,42,913	59.45%	7.27
Total valid votes			1,40,647
Registered electors			2,40,386		5.17
	SS gain from NCP		Swing	7.75

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav	72,525	48.24%	10.87
	BJP	Dr. Natu Vinay Shridhar	39,761	26.45%	New
	SS	Bhosle Vijaykumar Ganpat	32,083	21.34%	6.83
	INC	Sawant Sandip Shivram	3,315	2.20%	New
	BSP	Gamare Suresh Mahadev	2,663	1.77%	0.03
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,693	1.13%	New
Margin of victory			32,764	21.79%	12.59
Turnout			1,52,091	66.54%	3.42
Total valid votes			1,50,347
Registered electors			2,28,577		11.30
	NCP hold		Swing	10.87

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav	53,108	37.37%	6.62
	SS	Kadam Ramdas Gangaram	40,032	28.17%	New
	Independent	Dr. Vinay Shridhar Natu	29,606	20.83%	New
	MNS	Khedekar Vaibhav Sadanand	6,860	4.83%	New
	RPI	Sawant Suresh Bhikaji	3,785	2.66%	New
	Independent	Sadanand Shantaram Pawar	2,543	1.79%	New
	BSP	Uday Arjun Pawar	2,473	1.74%	0.40
Margin of victory			13,076	9.20%	18.81
Turnout			1,42,143	69.21%	0.88
Total valid votes			1,42,111
Registered electors			2,05,376		39.47
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing	21.40

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Vinay Shridhar Natu	59,119	58.77%	9.36
	NCP	Nandkishor Rajaram Pawar	30,936	30.75%	1.19
	Independent	V. G. Patil	7,243	7.20%	New
	BSP	Sakharam Laxman Pawar	1,347	1.34%	New
	Independent	T. S. Kadam	1,322	1.31%	New
	PWPI	Sachin Suresh Mahajan	630	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			28,183	28.02%	10.55
Turnout			1,00,601	68.32%	11.61
Total valid votes			1,00,597
Registered electors			1,47,250		6.17
	BJP hold		Swing	9.36

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Vinay Shridhar Natu	38,861	49.41%	9.22
	NCP	Bait Chandrakant Dhondu	25,126	31.95%	New
	INC	Pednekar Pralhad Dattaram	6,347	8.07%	12.60
	Independent	Velhal Suchita Sushil	5,350	6.80%	New
	Independent	Kapadi Mahendra Alies Rajan Narayan	2,965	3.77%	New
Margin of victory			13,735	17.46%	20.49
Turnout			86,037	62.03%	15.30
Total valid votes			78,649
Registered electors			1,38,696		1.31
	BJP hold		Swing	9.22

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Vinay Shridhar Natu	57,789	58.63%	3.53
	INC	Adv. Mohite Dayanand Bhaguram	20,377	20.67%	21.37
	Independent	Ghanekar Dhaku Bhagoji	11,711	11.88%	New
	Independent	Tatkare Sitaram Mahadev	4,606	4.67%	New
	Independent	Kadam Mahendra (Sada)	1,076	1.09%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Prabhakar Kelkar	993	1.01%	New
	JD	Hafizbhai Sarguroh	847	0.86%	0.97
Margin of victory			37,412	37.96%	24.90
Turnout			1,02,068	74.56%	5.94
Total valid votes			98,569
Registered electors			1,36,899		3.55
	BJP hold		Swing	3.53

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shridhar Dattatray Natu	48,116	55.10%	8.24
	INC	Bendal Ramchandra Sadashiv	36,716	42.04%	32.70
	JD	Nandusheth Ramchandra Tharwal	1,597	1.83%	New
	BSP	S. K. Patil	899	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			11,400	13.05%	0.99
Turnout			89,740	67.88%	7.99
Total valid votes			87,328
Registered electors			1,32,200		18.59
	BJP hold		Swing	8.24

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shridhar Dattatray Natu	30,338	46.86%	0.92
	Independent	Ghanekar Dhaku Bhagoji	21,245	32.82%	New
	INC	M. S. Kesarkar	6,051	9.35%	New
	Independent	Prabhakar Balwant Jadhav	4,363	6.74%	New
	Independent	Shekhason	1,962	3.03%	New
	Independent	Yadao Lalsa Sahadeo	779	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			9,093	14.05%	13.62
Turnout			66,660	59.79%	5.11
Total valid votes			64,738
Registered electors			1,11,481		10.47
	BJP gain from INC(I)		Swing	1.35

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Bendal Ramchandra Sadashiv	25,767	48.21%	*New*
	BJP	Natu Dr. Shridhar Dattatray	25,541	47.79%	New
	Independent	Mohite Arjun Dhondu	2,140	4.00%	New
Margin of victory			226	0.42%	31.96
Turnout			55,290	54.79%	9.38
Total valid votes			53,448
Registered electors			1,00,916		3.29
	INC(I) gain from JP		Swing	17.98

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Shridhar Dattatray Natu	40,320	66.19%	*New*
	INC	Nikam Govind Shivajirao	20,592	33.81%	9.46
Margin of victory			19,728	32.39%	27.42
Turnout			64,233	65.74%	5.17
Total valid votes			60,912
Registered electors			97,701		21.66
	JP gain from ABJS		Swing	17.97

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ABJS	Shridhar Dattatray Natu	22,145	48.23%	12.36
	INC	Ramchandra S. Bendal	19,866	43.27%	0.81
	Independent	Ganesh Babaji Pawar	3,054	6.65%	New
	SS	Shantaram Sonu Solakar	852	1.86%	New
Margin of victory			2,279	4.96%	1.63
Turnout			48,868	60.85%	0.01
Total valid votes			45,917
Registered electors			80,309		5.49
	ABJS gain from INC		Swing	5.77

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. S. Kesarkar	18,484	42.46%	11.07
	ABJS	P. R. Asar	15,614	35.86%	10.72
	Independent	V. S. Kadam	4,763	10.94%	New
	Independent	D. V. Jogalekar	3,113	7.15%	New
	Independent	A. M. Kumbhar	1,563	3.59%	New
Margin of victory			2,870	6.59%	3.94
Turnout			48,082	63.16%	13.58
Total valid votes			43,537
Registered electors			76,130		37.28
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	8.41

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Guhagar^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	Purushottam Vasudeo Mandlik	8,232	34.04%	*New*
	INC	Mahadeo Soma Kesarkar	7,590	31.39%	New
	ABJS	Ramchandra Gopal Mahajan	6,079	25.14%	New
	Independent	Shankar Mahadeo Dingankar	2,279	9.43%	New
Margin of victory			642	2.66%
Turnout			28,667	51.70%
Total valid votes			24,180
Registered electors			55,454
	PSP win (new seat)

References

^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ "Guhagar Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

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[1] "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

[2] "Guhagar Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.

[election2014-3] "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[4] "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 June 2017.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

[13] "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.