Maharashtra · AC 265

Chiplun

Name: Chiplun
Address: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, IN

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election 1985 · Ratnagiri

95,189

Electors

57,276

Votes polled

60.17%

Turnout

18,735

Margin

Winner

Joshi Nishikani Madhao

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Joshi Nishikani Madhao Won Male	INC	30,300	52.90%
2	Vasantrao Balwantrao Shinde Male	IND	11,565	20.19%
3	Abu Dalvai Male	JnP	10,026	17.50%
4	R. B. Gaikwad Male	IND	4,416	7.71%
5	Lalmani Dube Male	IND	509	0.89%
6	Saadat Alli Abdul Kadir Kadiri Male	IND	460	0.80%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2024	Shekhar Govindrao Nikam Male NCP	50.15%	Prashant Baban Yadav Male NCPSP	46.58%
2019	Shekhar Govindrao Nikam Male NCP	57.09%	Chavan Sadanand Narayan Male SHS	40.27%
2014	Chavan Sadanand Male SHS	45.18%	Narayan Arrow Shekhar Govindrao Male NCP	41.55%
2009	1 Chavan Sadanand Male SHS	50.13%	Narayan 2 Kadam Rameshbhai Male NCP	37.94%
2004	Kadam Rameshbhai Male NCP	—	Jadhav Bhaskar Bhaurao Male IND	—
1999	Bhaskar Bahurao Jadhav Male SHS	49.89%	Rameshbhai Kadam Male NCP	47.96%
1995	Bhaskar Bhaurao Jadhav Male SHS	48.80%	Balasaheb Bendu Mate Male INC	41.63%
1990	Bapu Khedekar Male SHS	37.51%	Balasaheb Mate Male IND	36.73%
1985	Joshi Nishikani Madhao Male INC	52.90%	Vasantrao Balwantrao Shinde Male IND	20.19%
1980	Rajaram Shinde Male JNP(JP)	43.70%	Shinde Raghunath Gopalrao Male INC(I)	30.14%
1978	Shinde Rajaram Keshav Male JnP	46.94%	Shinde Vasantrao Balwantrao Male INC	31.73%
1972	Parshuram K. Rao Sawant Male INC	85.63%	Rajaram Gangaram Ghag Male BJS	14.37%
1967	P. K. Sawant Male INC	53.11%	R. G. Ghag Male BJS	24.66%