DAHANU
Assembly seat no. 128 in Maharashtra · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DAHANU. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2009
OZARE RAJARAM NATHU
CPM
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2009
16,180
12.23% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
NCPGHODA KRISHNA ARJUN
- Votes
- 46,350
- Vote share
- 35.05%
- Behind by
- 16,180
Electors
2,36,251
Total votes polled
1,32,247
Valid votes
1,32,247
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
56.0%
Full result, 2009
4 candidates · 1,32,247 valid votes
OZARE RAJARAM NATHUCPMwon
62,530
47.3%
GHODA KRISHNA ARJUNNCP
46,350
35.0%
DHODI ISHWAR KISANSHS
17,955
13.6%
SHINDA VINOD BENDYABSP
5,412
4.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VINOD BHIVA NIKOLE | CPM | 1,04,702 | 47.21% | MEDHA VINOD SURESH | 5,133 |
| 2019 | Nikole Vinod Bhiva | CPM | 72,114 | 43.45% | Dhanare Paskal Janya | 4,707 |
| 2014 | DHANARE PASKAL JANYA | BJP | 44,849 | 28.96% | MANGAT BARKYA VANSHA | 16,700 |
| 2009 | OZARE RAJARAM NATHU | CPM | 62,530 | 47.28% | GHODA KRISHNA ARJUN | 16,180 |
| 2004 | KRISHNA ARJUN GHODA | NCP | 72,715 | 49.82% | ISHWAR KISAN DHODI | 24,872 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DAHANU assembly constituency in 2024?
VINOD BHIVA NIKOLE (CPM) won DAHANU in 2024, by a margin of 5,133 votes.
Which party has won DAHANU the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DAHANU gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won DAHANU the most times?
NAM SHANKAR SAKHARAM, with 3 wins between 1985 and 1995.







