DHARAVI
Assembly seat no. 178 in Maharashtra · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2024
DR. GAIKWAD JYOTI EKNATH
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 2024
23,459
17.87% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
SHSRAJESH SHIVDAS KHANDARE
- Votes
- 47,268
- Vote share
- 36.00%
- Behind by
- 23,459
Electors
2,61,892
Total votes polled
1,31,304
Valid votes
1,31,304
NOTA votes
1,756
1.34% of votes polled
Turnout
50.1%
Full result, 2024
12 candidates · 1,31,304 valid votes
DR. GAIKWAD JYOTI EKNATHINCwon
70,727
53.9%
RAJESH SHIVDAS KHANDARESHS
47,268
36.0%
MANOHAR KEDARI RAIBAGEBSP
6,196
4.7%
GHAZI SAADUDDININD
3,331
2.5%
ADV. SANDEEP DATTU KATKEIND
598
0.5%
MANOJ LAXMAN WACKCHAWREAAPP
358
0.3%
AKASH LAXMAN KHARATMALIND
280
0.2%
PRASHANT UTTAM KAMBLEIND
236
0.2%
ANANTA SAMBHAJI MAHAJANPPID
209
0.2%
AJAY RAMCHANDRA DETHEIND
126
0.1%
DALVI RAJU SAHEBRAOIND
119
0.1%
ISHWAR VILAS TATHAWADEIND
100
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR. GAIKWAD JYOTI EKNATH | INC | 70,727 | 53.87% | RAJESH SHIVDAS KHANDARE | 23,459 |
| 2019 | Gaikwad Varsha Eknath | INC | 53,954 | 45.31% | Ashish Vasant More | 11,824 |
| 2014 | GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH | INC | 47,718 | 40.38% | BABURAO MANE | 15,328 |
| 2009 | GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH | INC | 52,492 | 49.75% | RAIBAGE MANOHAR KEDARI | 9,709 |
| 2004 | GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH | INC | 64,981 | 52.78% | JADHAV SNEHAL SUDHIR | 15,830 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above







