POONA CANTONMENT
Assembly seat no. 235 in Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
SHIVAJIRAO DHERE
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1972
16,888
32.51% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPRAM TUPE
- Votes
- 13,773
- Vote share
- 26.51%
- Behind by
- 16,888
Electors
87,580
Total votes polled
51,953
Valid votes
51,953
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.3%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 51,953 valid votes
SHIVAJIRAO DHEREINCwon
30,661
59.0%
RAM TUPESOP
13,773
26.5%
YADAV SHANKAR MALANNABJS
4,241
8.2%
SALAVE RAJMURTIRPK
3,278
6.3%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SHIVAJIRAO DHERE | INC | 30,661 | 59.02% | RAM TUPE | 16,888 |
| 1967 | K. T. GIRME | INC | 14,924 | 36.44% | R. D. TUPE | 1,952 |
| 1962 | KRISHNARAO TUKARAM GIRME | INC | 17,529 | 53.08% | JAYSING GANPAT SASANE | 11,055 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC3 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the POONA CANTONMENT assembly constituency in 1972?
SHIVAJIRAO DHERE (INC) won POONA CANTONMENT in 1972, by a margin of 16,888 votes.
Which party has won POONA CANTONMENT the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 3 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has POONA CANTONMENT gone to the polls?
3 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won POONA CANTONMENT the most times?
SHIVAJIRAO DHERE, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.







