Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Captain R Tamil Selvan of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Sion Koliwada Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Maharashtra in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 54,845 votes (43.30% vote share). The runner-up was Ganesh Kumar Yadav (Indian National Congress) with 40,894 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Captain R Tamil Selvan | 54845 | 43.30% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Ganesh Kumar Yadav | 40894 | 32.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Anant Laxman Kamble | 13684 | 10.80% | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
| 4 | Amiruddin Alqamar Nizamuddin (Aamir Edresy) | 11556 | 9.10% | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| 5 | Vilas Dhondu Kamble | 1724 | 1.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Com. Vijay Ashok Dalvi | 1696 | 1.30% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Adv. Shanta Nair | 986 | 0.80% | Bahujan Maha Party |
| 8 | Shamshe Alam Gulam Husein Shaikh | 464 | 0.40% | Peace Party |
| 9 | Attadeep Jadhav | 340 | 0.30% | Peasants And Workers Party Of India |
| 10 | Adv. Ashwini Arun Kasbe | 250 | 0.20% | Prabuddha Bharat Prajasattak Party |
| 11 | Bala Venkatesh Vinayak Nadar | 153 | 0.10% | Aapki Apni Party (Peoples) |
The Sion Koliwada constituency is part of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Captain R Tamil Selvan (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 54,845 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.