# Palghar Assembly constituency

Palghar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Palghar district.

## Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of Dahanu Taluka viz. revenue circles Kasa and Chinchani, parts of Palghar Taluka viz. revenue circles Tarapur, Palghar and Palghar Municipal Council.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Maruti Meher | Socialist Party |
| 1957 | Navnitrai Shah | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Shridhar Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Navnitrai Shah | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Vinayak Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Arjun Shinghade | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vishnu Valvi | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Vishnu Valvi | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Avinash Sutar | Shiv Sena |
| 1995 | Manisha Nimkar | Shiv Sena |
| 1999 | Manisha Nimkar | Shiv Sena |
| 2004 | Manisha Nimkar | Shiv Sena |
| 2009 | Rajendra Gavit | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Krushna Ghoda | Shiv Sena |
| 2016^ | Amit Ghoda | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Shrinivas Vanga | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Rajendra Gavit | Shiv Sena |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Palghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SHS | Rajendra Gavit | 1,12,894 | 52.61 |
| | SS(UBT) | Jayendra Kisan Dubla | 72,557 | 33.81 |
| | MNS | Naresh Korda | 10,251 | 4.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Palghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Shrinivas Chintaman Vanga | 68,040 | 52.58 |
| | INC | Yogesh Shankar Nam | 27,735 | 21.43 |
| | MNS | Umesh Gopal Govari | 12,819 | 9.91 |
| | VBA | Viraj Ramchandra Gadag | 11,469 | 8.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### 2016 by-election

2016 by-election: Palghar (ST) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Amit Ghoda | 67,129 | 41.55 | +13.43 |
| | INC | Rajendra Gavit | 48,181 | 29.82 | +2.02 |
| | BVA | Manisha Nimkar | 36,781 | 22.76 | +8.30 |
| | CPI(M) | Chandrakant Vartha | 4,865 | 3.01 | −0.02 |
| | BMP | Dileep Dumada | 1,417 | 0.87 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,162 | 1.95 | +0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,948 | 11.73 | +11.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,535 | 65.24 | −3.11 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | +5.71 | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Palghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Krishna Ghoda | 46,142 | 28.12 | +2.07 |
| | INC | Rajendra Gavit | 45,627 | 27.80 | −14.00 |
| | BJP | Dr. Premchand Gond | 34,149 | 20.81 | N/A |
| | BVA | Manisha Nimkar | 23,738 | 14.46 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Chandrakant Vartha | 4,973 | 3.03 | +0.27 |
| | MNS | Jagannath Vartha | 3,148 | 1.92 | N/A |
| | BSP | Ashok Shingada | 1,907 | 1.16 | 0 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Vilas Dumada | 1,445 | 0.88 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,987 | 1.82 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 0.32 | −15.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,64,116 | 68.35 | +9.92 |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | +8.04 | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Palghar (ST) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rajendra Gavit | 55,665 | 41.80 |
| | SS | Manisha Nimkar | 34,694 | 26.05 |
| | Independent | Shankar Nam | 30,683 | 23.04 |
| | Independent | Rama Varkhande | 4,560 | 3.42 |
| | CPI(M) | Gangaram Sutar | 3,677 | 2.76 |
| | BSP | Sunil Lahange | 1,549 | 1.16 |
| | Independent | Makan Dhodi | 1,174 | 0.88 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Marle | 1,163 | 0.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,971 | 15.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,165 | 58.43 |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing | |