# Bhiwandi East Assembly constituency

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

## Geographical scope

The constituency comprises ward nos. 6 to 17, 36 to 50 and 62 to 65, of Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation and Bhinar saja (villages of yewai,bhinar,savande,gorsai,walshind, nimbavali) Bhiwandi revenue circle all a part of Bhiwandi taluka.

## List of Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Until 2008: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | Abu Azmi | Samajwadi Party |
| 2010^ | Rupesh Mhatre | Shiv Sena |
| 2014 | Rupesh Mhatre | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Rais Shaikh | Samajwadi Party |
| 2024 | Rais Shaikh | Samajwadi Party |
^by-election

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwandi East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SP | Rais Shaikh | 119,687 | 62.44 |
| | SHS | Santosh Shetty | 67,672 | 35.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 738 | 0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,015 | 27.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,691 | |
| | SP gain from | SP gain from | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwandi East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SP | Rais Shaikh | 45,537 | 35.23 |
| | SS | Rupesh Laxman Mhatre | 44,223 | 34.21 |
| | INC | Santosh Shetty | 32,198 | 24.91 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,358 | 1.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,314 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,271 | 47.89 |
| | SP gain from SS | SP gain from SS | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwandi East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Rupesh Laxman Mhatre | 33,541 | 27.56 | |
| | BJP | Santosh Shetty | 30,148 | 24.77 | New |
| | SP | Farhan Azmi | 17,541 | 14.41 | |
| | AIMIM | Khan Md. Akram Abdul Hannam | 14,577 | 11.98 | |
| | INC | Ansari Mo. Fajil | 11,257 | 9.25 | |
| | NCP | Md. Khalid Guddu | 9,057 | 7.44 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,393 | 2.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,700 | 44.10 | |
| | SS gain from SP | SS gain from SP | Swing | | |

### 2010 by-election

By-election, 2010: Bhiwandi East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Rupesh Laxman Mhatre | 35,376 | 37.20 | +9.70 |
| | SP | Farhan Abu Asim Azmi | 33,700 | 35.44 | −6.60 |
| | INC | Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain N.H. | 24,418 | 25.68 | +11.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,676 | 1.76 | −12.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,087 | 42.61 | +1.50 |
| | SS gain from SP | SS gain from SP | Swing | +6.40 | |

### 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwandi East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Abu Asim Azmi | 37,584 | 42.07 | |
| | SS | Yogesh Ramesh Patil | 24,599 | 27.54 | |
| | INC | Gurunath Janardhan Taware | 12,881 | 14.42 | |
| | Independent | Sonya Kashinath Patil | 4,707 | 5.27 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,985 | 14.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,335 | 40.07 | |
| | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) |