# Kalwan Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

Kalwan is part of the Dindori Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Chandwad Assembly constituency, Dindori, Nandgaon, Niphad Assembly constituency and Yeola Assembly constituency .

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | Arjun Pawar | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Arjun Pawar | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Kashinath Bahiram | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 1990 | Arjun Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Arjun Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Arjun Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Arjun Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2009 | Arjun Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2014 | Jiva Pandu Gavit | Communist Party of India |
| 2019 | Nitin Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2024 | Nitin Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kalwan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Nitin Arjun Pawar | 119,191 | 49.94 | +5.39 |
| | CPI(M) | Jiva Pandu Gavit | 1,10,759 | 46.41 | +5.24 |
| | MSP | Ramesh Bhika Thorat | 2,230 | 0.93 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,176 | 0.91 | −0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,432 | 3.53 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,38,646 | | |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kalvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Nitin Arjun Pawar | 86,877 | 44.55 | +8.52 |
| | CPI(M) | Jiva Pandu Gavit | 80,281 | 41.17 | +2.41 |
| | SS | Mohan Navasu Gangurde | 23,052 | 11.82 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,048 | 1.05 | |
| | MNS | Rajendra Laxman Thakare | 1,157 | 0.59 | |
| | BTP | Vijay Uttam Bhoye | 806 | 0.41 | |
| | Independent | Vamanrao Kadu Bagul | 773 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,596 | 3.38 | +0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,994 | | |
| | NCP gain from CPI(M) | NCP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kalvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jiva Pandu Gavit | 67,795 | 38.76 | −0.78 |
| | NCP | Arjun Tulshiram Pawar | 63,009 | 36.03 | −14.56 |
| | BJP | Yashwant Laxman Gavali | 25,457 | 14.56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,786 | 2.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,889 | 72.78 | +1.84 |
| | CPI(M) gain from NCP | CPI(M) gain from NCP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Kalvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Arjun Tulshiram Pawar | 74,388 | 50.59 | −8.80 |
| | CPI(M) | Jiva Pandu Gavit | 58,135 | 39.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,253 | 11.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,027 | 70.94 | +7.46 |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Kalvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Arjun Tulshiram Pawar | 74,938 | 59.39 | +16.40 |
| | BJP | Dhanraj Krishna Gangurde | 45,514 | 36.07 | +3.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,424 | 23.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,188 | 63.48 | +4.23 |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | | |