BHIWANDI
Constituency no. 23 in Maharashtra · Lok Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has an assembly constituency called BHIWANDI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1971
SHRIKRISHNA VAIJANATH DHAMANKAR
INC
Elections held
7
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 7
Margin, 1971
66,481
19.93% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
INDRAM JETHMALANI
- Votes
- 97,203
- Vote share
- 29.13%
- Behind by
- 66,481
Electors
5,79,891
Total votes polled
3,33,654
Valid votes
3,33,654
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.5%
Full result, 1971
3 candidates · 3,33,654 valid votes
SHRIKRISHNA VAIJANATH DHAMANKARINCwon
1,63,684
49.1%
RAM JETHMALANIIND
97,203
29.1%
DHULAP KRISHNARAO NARAYANPWP
72,767
21.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BALYA MAMA - SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE | NCP(SP) | 4,99,464 | 39.85% | KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL | 66,121 |
| 2019 | KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL | BJP | 5,23,583 | 52.09% | TAWARE SURESH KASHINATH | 1,56,329 |
| 2014 | KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL | BJP | 4,11,070 | 46.95% | PATIL VISHWANATH RAMCHANDRA | 1,09,450 |
| 2009 | TAWARE SURESH KASHINATH | INC | 1,82,789 | 31.29% | PATIL JAGANNATH SHIVRAM | 41,364 |
| 1971 | SHRIKRISHNA VAIJANATH DHAMANKAR | INC | 1,63,684 | 49.06% | RAM JETHMALANI | 66,481 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

