# Dahanu Assembly constituency

Dahanu Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

## Overview

Dahanu constituency is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Palghar district. It is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. It comprises the entire Talasari tehsil and part of Dahanu tehsil of the district.
Dahanu is part of the Palghar Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vikramgad, Palghar, Boisar, Nalasopara and Vasai in Palghar district.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Shamrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Radka Bhimara | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Shamrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Santu Thakeria | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Shamrao Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Mahadev Kadu | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Mahadev Kadu | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Shankar Chavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | Mahadev Kadu | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Shankar Nam | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Shankar Nam | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Shankar Nam | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Krishna Ghoda | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Krishna Ghoda | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2009 | Rajaram Ozare | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2014 | Paskal Dhanare | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Vinod Nikole | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2024 | Vinod Nikole | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Vinod Bhiva Nikole | 104,702 | 47.21 | 3.76 |
| | BJP | Vinod Medha | 99,569 | 44.90 | 4.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,120 | 2.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,133 | 2.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,21,769 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Vinod Bhiva Nikole | 72,114 | 43.45 | 25.27 |
| | BJP | Dhanare Paskal Janya | 67,407 | 40.61 | |
| | Independent | Randhe Damodar Shirad | 12,968 | 8.37 | N/A |
| | MNS | Sunil Lahanya Ebhad | 6,332 | 3.81 | |
| | None of the Above | NOTA | 4,824 | 2.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,707 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,981 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from BJP | CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Paskal Dhanare | 44,849 | 28.96 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Barkya Mangat | 28,149 | 18.18 | −29.10 |
| | NCP | Kashinath Chaudhari | 27,963 | 18.06 | −16.99 |
| | INC | Ramesh Padavle | 14,166 | 9.15 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sudhir Ozare | 12,968 | 8.37 | N/A |
| | SS | Shankar Nam | 7,847 | 5.07 | −8.51 |
| | Independent | Suresh Padvi | 5,165 | 3.34 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ramji Vartha | 2,187 | 1.41 | N/A |
| | MNS | Vijay Vadhiya | 2,088 | 1.35 | N/A |
| | BMP | Devram Kurkute | 1,838 | 1.19 | N/A |
| | Independent | Vinod Shinda | 1,674 | 1.08 | N/A |
| | BSP | Sanjay Tambda | 1,457 | 0.94 | −3.15 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,498 | 2.90 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,700 | 10.78 | −1.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,849 | 66.34 | +8.63 |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +29.03 | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Rajaram Ozare | 62,530 | 47.28 | +37.79 |
| | NCP | Krishna Ghoda | 46,350 | 35.05 | −14.77 |
| | SS | Ishwar Dhodi | 17,955 | 13.58 | −19.20 |
| | BSP | Vinod Shinda | 5,412 | 4.09 | +1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,180 | 12.23 | −4.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,247 | 57.71 | +2.84 |
| | CPI(M) gain from NCP | CPI(M) gain from NCP | Swing | +26.28 | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Dahanu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NCP | Krishna Ghoda | 72,715 | 49.82 |
| | SS | Ishwar Dhodi | 47,843 | 32.78 |
| | CPI(M) | Edward Vartha | 13,844 | 9.49 |
| | Independent | Vinod Katkar | 7,304 | 5.00 |
| | BSP | Lalita Rathod | 4,242 | 2.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,872 | 17.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,948 | 54.87 |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | |