Mumbai: The ensuing Maharashtra assembly elections are the first direct battle between the Mahayuti and MVA after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The campaigns have reached at last stages and PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have also conducted election rallies in Mumbai. Being the capital city, the battle to lead in Mumbai is what any political party wants.
Mumbai has 36 assembly constituencies, including Mumbai city and suburbs. Some of the key constituencies in the western suburbs include Dahisar, Borivali, Malad, Kandivali, Goregaon, Bandra, Andheri and Jogeshwari, and key constituencies in the eastern suburbs are Mulund, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Chembur and Kurla.
Battle In Mumbai’s Dindoshi
Dindoshi is predominantly the eastern side of Malad. The Dindoshi (159) assembly constituency was created after the delimitation in 2008. In its first assembly elections in 2009, Congress’ Rajhans Singh was elected as the MLA, defeating Shiv Sena (undivided) candidate Sunil Prabhu. Prabhu however, snatched the seat and has been the sitting MLA since 2014. After the division of Shiv Sena in 2022, Prabhu chose to be with the Uddhav Thackeray faction.
For the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, Sena UBT’s Sunil Prabhu is the MVA candidate, while Mahayuti has fielded Sanjay Nirupam, who recently exited the Congress to join Ekanth Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Dindoshi assembly falls in Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency along with five others: Goregaon, Versova, Jogeshwari East, Andheri East and Andheri West. Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat saw the most intense Sena Vs Sena battle as Sena UBt’s Amol Kirtikar was declared as the winner initially, however, after recounting Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar was declared as the winner with a very thin margin.
Thus, there is no doubt that the Dindoshi assembly will also witness an intense Sena vs Sena battle. If Sena UBT’s Sunil Prabhu manages to defeat senior political Sanjay Nirupam, Prabhu will represent the seat for the third consecutive time.
Past Poll Statistics
In its first assembly polls, Congress’ Rajhans Singh was elected as the MLA, defeating Shiv Sena (undivided) candidate Sunil Prabhu. Prabhu however, snatched the seat in 2014 and defeated sitting MLA Rajhans Singh with a margin of 19,828 votes. In 2019, Prabhu defeated NCP’s Vidya Chavan with a margin of 44,511 votes.
Voting in Dindoshi seat during 2019 assembly polls | EC
Performance During 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
Dindoshi assembly falls in Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar won the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat with a total of 4,52,664 votes and Sena UBT’s Amol Kirtikar got 4,52,596 votes. From the Dindoshi assembly constituency, Waikar got 75,768 votes and Kirtikar got 77,469 votes.
About Dindoshi Seat
It is not a reserved seat and is allotted to General Category candidates. During the 2019 assembly elections, the total number of registered voters were 2,81,684 and the voter turnout was 55.49 per cent.
