Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Kalyan East Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Maharashtra in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 60,332 votes (40.90% vote share). The runner-up was Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Alias Aaba (Independent) with 48,075 votes.
A total of 19 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad | 60332 | 40.90% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Dhananjay Baburao Bodare Alias Aaba | 48075 | 32.60% | Independent |
| 3 | Prakash Balkrushna Tare | 16757 | 11.40% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Ashwini Vinayak Thorat-Dhumal | 12899 | 8.80% | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| 5 | Shailesh Rammurti Tiwari | 2014 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Milind Chandrakant Belamkar | 1281 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Adv. Uday Rasal | 1002 | 0.70% | Prahar Janshakti Party |
| 8 | Balaji Ramdas Gaikwad | 874 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Devendra Jagdish Singh | 716 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Akshay Manohar Mhatre | 572 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Soni Devram Ahire | 530 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Narendra Waman More | 472 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Harishchandra Dattu Patil | 400 | 0.30% | Sangharsh Sena |
| 14 | Patel Yogesh Shivram | 327 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Abhijeet Ravi Tribhuvan | 327 | 0.20% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 16 | Apeksha Arun Dalvi | 255 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Nandkumar Sambhaji Limkar | 182 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Chikane Sachin Suryakant | 182 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Forward Bloc |
| 19 | Salvi Harshal Ravindra | 175 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Kalyan East constituency is part of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 60,332 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.