About Dharavi Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
One of the largest slums in Mumbai and situated in the district of Mumbai City, Dharavi is
represented by
INC (Indian National Congress) since 1999. Gaikwad Varsha Eknath of INC won the 2009
assembly elections
for the third consecutive time. He defeated Raibage Manohar Kedari of SHS (Shiv Sena).
Eknath secured
52492 votes as against Kedari's 42783 votes. Dharavi assembly constituency belongs to Mumbai
South Central
Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. The area was
founded in
1880s. Majority of the population living in Dharavi is of Muslims.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Dharavi Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Dharavi assembly elections conducted so
far.
| Year |
A C No. |
Constituency Name |
Category |
Winner |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Runner Up |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
| 2014 |
178 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Gaikwad Varsha Eknath |
M |
INC |
47718 |
Baburao Mane |
M |
SHS |
32390 |
| 2009 |
178 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Gaikwad Varsha Eknath |
F |
INC |
52492 |
Raibage Manohar Kedari |
M |
SHS |
42783 |
| 2004 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Gaikwad Varsha Eknath |
F |
INC |
64981 |
Jadhav Snehal Sudhir |
F |
SHS |
49151 |
| 1999 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Eknath M. Gaikwad |
M |
INC |
52087 |
Baburao Mane |
M |
SHS |
42673 |
| 1995 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Mane Baburao Jotiram |
M |
SHS |
64607 |
Dr. Boudhankar Rajeev Narendra |
M |
INC |
39787 |
| 1990 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Eknath M. Gaikwad |
M |
INC |
46643 |
Ramesh Medhekar |
M |
BJP |
39430 |
| 1985 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Eknath M. Gaikwad |
M |
INC |
36396 |
Vasant More |
M |
ICS |
24223 |
| 1980 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Premanand Awale |
M |
INC(I) |
27971 |
Satyendra More |
M |
CPM |
11501 |
| 1978 |
35 |
Dharavi |
(SC) |
Satyendra More |
M |
CPM |
36156 |
Gaikwad Vishnu Babaj |
M |
INC |
15754 |
Last Updated on July 17, 2023