# Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency

Mumbai North Central is a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of Maharashtra state in western India.

## Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 167 | Vile Parle | Mumbai Suburban | Parag Alavani | BJP | BJP |
| 168 | Chandivali | Mumbai Suburban | Dilip Lande | SS | INC |
| 174 | Kurla (SC) | Mumbai Suburban | Mangesh Kudalkar | SS | INC |
| 175 | Kalina | Mumbai Suburban | Sanjay Potnis | SS(UBT) | INC |
| 176 | Vandre East | Mumbai Suburban | Varun Sardesai | SS(UBT) | INC |
| 177 | Vandre West | Mumbai Suburban | Ashish Shelar | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Shripad Amrit Dange | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Gopal Kaluji Manay (Maane) | Scheduled Castes Federation |
| 1962 | Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | R D Bhandare | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | R D Bhandare | Indian National Congress |
| 1973^ | Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Ahilya Rangnekar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | Pramila Dandavate | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Sharad Dighe | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Vidyadhar Gokhale | Shiv Sena |
| 1991 | Sharad Dighe | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Narayan Athawale | Shiv Sena |
| 1998 | Ramdas Athawale | Republican Party of India (Athawale) |
| 1999 | Manohar Joshi | Shiv Sena |
| 2004 | Eknath Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Priya Dutt | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Poonam Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Poonam Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Varsha Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
Note: ^ by-poll

## Election results
### General elections, 2024

2024 Indian general election: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Varsha Gaikwad | 445,545 | 48.93 | 9.38 |
| | BJP | Ujjwal Nikam | 4,29,031 | 47.12 | 6.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9749 | 1.07 | 0.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,514 | 1.81 | 12.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,10,742 | 52.21 | 1.47 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General elections, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Poonam Mahajan | 486,672 | 53.97 | −2.64 |
| | INC | Priya Sunil Dutt | 3,56,667 | 39.55 | +5.03 |
| | VBA | Abdur Rehman Anjaria | 33,703 | 3.74 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,669 | 1.18 | +0.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,30,005 | 14.42 | −7.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,01,797 | 53.68 | +5.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -2.64 | |

### General elections, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Poonam Mahajan | 478,535 | 56.61 | +34.82 |
| | INC | Priya Sunil Dutt | 2,91,764 | 34.52 | −13.53 |
| | AAP | Phiroze Palkhivala | 34,824 | 4.12 | N/A |
| | BSP | Anandrao Vyankatrao Shinde | 10,128 | 1.20 | −5.33 |
| | SP | Abu Azmi | 9,873 | 1.17 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,937 | 0.82 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,86,771 | 22.09 | −4.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,45,292 | 48.66 | +9.14 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +8.56 | |

### General elections, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Priya Sunil Dutt | 319,352 | 48.05 | −1.75 |
| | BJP | Mahesh Jethmalani | 1,44,797 | 21.79 | N/A |
| | MNS | Shilpa Atul Sarpotdar | 1,32,546 | 19.94 | N/A |
| | BSP | Ebrahim Shaikh | 43,425 | 6.53 | +5.12 |
| | RSPS | Surekha Pevekar | 7,085 | 1.07 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,74,555 | 26.26 | +23.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,64,647 | 39.52 | −7.91 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -1.75 | |

### General elections, 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad | 256,282 | 49.80 | |
| | SS | Manohar Gajanan Joshi | 2,42,953 | 47.21 | −8.62 |
| | BSP | Jaswar Satyaram Ballikaran | 7,292 | 1.41 | |
| | NCP | Shaikh Samad Abdul Salam | 3,475 | 0.68 | |
| | NLP | Khan Akram Ali | 2,404 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent | Khan Mohammad Rasheed | 1,117 | 0.22 | |
| | Independent | Khan Mohammad Meraz | 1,070 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,329 | 2.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,14,600 | 46.05 | +0.04 |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing | | |

### General elections, 1999

1999 Indian general election: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Manohar Joshi | 294,935 | 55.82 | +10.14 |
| | BBM | Raja Dhale | 1,25,940 | 23.84 | |
| | Independent | B.C. Kamble | 56,684 | 10.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,68,995 | 31.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,28,342 | 46.01 | |
| | SS gain from RPI | SS gain from RPI | Swing | | |

### General elections, 1998

1998 Indian general election: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPI | Ramdas Athawale | 282,373 | 50.18 | +31.46 |
| | SS | Narayan Athawale | 2,57,141 | 45.69 | −2.23 |
| | BSP | Jaiswal Ramprasad | 8,295 | 1.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,232 | 4.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 562,740 | | |
| | RPI gain from SS | RPI gain from SS | Swing | +16.84 | |

### General elections, 1996

1996 Indian general election: Mumbai North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Narayan Athawale | 242,536 | 47.92 | +9.03 |
| | INC | Sharad Dighe | 153,337 | 30.30 | −13.01 |
| | RPI | Bapu Chandrasen Kamble | 94,729 | 18.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,199 | 17.62 | +14.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 506,146 | | |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | +10.52 | |

### General elections, 1991

1991 Indian general election: Bombay North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sharad Dighe | 180,084 | 43.31 | −0.6 |
| | SS | Vidyadhar Gokhale | 165,872 | 39.89 | −1.6 |
| | JD | Ruston Tirandaz | 58,988 | 14.19 | |
| | JP | Gopal Dukhande | 3,110 | 0.75 | |
| | BSP | Tanaji Hirve | 1,680 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,212 | 3.4 | +2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415,777 | | |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing | -1.1 | |

### General elections, 1989

1989 Indian general election: Bombay North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Vidyadhar Gokhale | 254,841 | 44.91 |
| | INC | Sharad Dighe | 246,656 | 43.47 |
| | BRP | Panchdeo Jaiswal | 35,636 | 6.28 |
| | Independent | Rustam Tirandaz | 21,599 | 3.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 567,431 | |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections, 1984

1984 Indian general election: Bombay North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sharad Dighe | 211,443 | 48.44 | +5.87** |
| | BJP | Manohar Joshi | 79,345 | 18.18 | N/A |
| | JP | Pramila Dandavate | 74,401 | 17.04 | −28.21 |
| | Independent | Dada Samant | 58,693 | 13.45 | |
| | LKD | Bipin Mamu Sanghar | 4,972 | 1.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132,098 | 30.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 436,526 | 56.24 | |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | | |

### General elections, 1980

1980 Indian general election: Bombay North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Pramila Madhu Dandavate | 1,86,355 | 45.25 | N/A |
| | INC(I) | Vasantrao Hoshing | 1,76,544 | 42.87 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Ahilya Rangnekar | 42,209 | 10.25 | −47.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,811 | 2.38 | −15.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,11,833 | 54.35 | −4.89 |
| | JP gain from CPI(M) | JP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### General elections, 1977

1977 Indian general election: Bombay North Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Ahilya Rangnekar | 2,28,123 | 57.71 |
| | INC | R. D. Bhandare | 1,58,208 | 40.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,915 | 17.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,95,292 | 59.24 |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | |

### General elections, 1952

1952 Indian general election: Bombay City North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | GANDHI VITHAL BALKRISHNA | 1,49,138 | 20.83 | Winner −1 |
| | Socialist | MEHTA ASHOK RANJITRAM | 1,39,741 | 19.52 | Winner −2 |
| | INC | Narayan Kajrolkar | 1,38,137 | 19.30 | |
| | SCF | Dr Ambedkar | 1,23,576 | 17.26 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |

### General elections, 1952

Two candidates were elected from some seats in 1952 elections.
One MP was : Vitthal Gandhi, Congress (149,138 votes) defeated the socialist leader Ashok Mehta (139,741)
Second MP : Narayan Kajrolkar, Congress (138,137 votes) defeated Dr Ambedkar (123,576)