Byculla vidhan sabha election results narrate the political story of one of Mumbai’s oldest, most diverse, and most closely contested inner-city constituencies. Located in Mumbai City district, Byculla (constituency number 184) is a General (GEN) category vidhan sabha seat forming part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency alongside Worli, Shivadi, Colaba, Malabar Hill, and Mumbadevi.
The constituency is entirely urban (100% as per 2011 census), covering the densely populated and cosmopolitan neighbourhoods of Byculla, Mazgaon, Nagpada, and Madanpura. Established in 1957, Byculla has an unusually layered electoral history: the Communist Party of India (CPI) was a dominant force in the constituency’s early decades reflecting its mill-worker and trade-union base, before the seat was dissolved in the 1977 delimitation and its area absorbed into the Chinchpokli and Nagpada constituencies for three decades.
Byculla was reconstituted in the 2008 delimitation, and since 2009 the seat has swung across Congress, AIMIM, Shiv Sena, and finally Shiv Sena (UBT), whose Manoj Jamsutkar won in 2024 by a decisive 31,361 votes. Below is the complete Byculla vidhan sabha election history with year-wise results, vote counts, winning margins, and voter turnout data.
List of All MLAs from Byculla Vidhan Sabha Seat
| Year | Elected MLA | Party | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manoj Pandurang Jamsutkar | Shiv Sena UBT (SHS-UBT) | 80,133 |
| 2019 | Yamini Yashwant Jadhav | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 51,180 |
| 2014 | Advocate Waris Yusuf Pathan | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 25,314 |
| 2009 | Chavan Madhukar Balkrishna Alias Anna | Indian National Congress (INC) | 36,302 |
| 1977–2008 | Seat dissolved — area under Chinchpokli & Nagpada constituencies | — | — |
| 1972 | Vasant Rangnath Hoshing | Indian National Congress (INC) | 25,049 |
| 1967 | G. B. Ganacharya | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 23,168 |
| 1962 | Qamar Nayar Ahmed | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19,409 |
| 1957 | Bapurao Dhondiba Jagtap | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 65,165 |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 Result
The Byculla vidhan sabha election 2024 was held on 20 November 2024 as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2024. Results were declared on 23 November 2024. The voter turnout was 53.29%.
Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Manoj Pandurang Jamsutkar won the Byculla MLA seat with 80,133 votes (58.76%), defeating Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Yashwant Jadhav (the sitting MLA) who secured 48,772 votes (35.77%). The winning margin in Byculla 2024 was 31,361 votes. AIMIM’s Faiyaz Ahmed polled 5,531 votes, and NOTA received 1,581 votes. This was a direct Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena (UBT) battle following the 2022 party split, with the Uddhav Thackeray faction reclaiming the seat convincingly.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj Pandurang Jamsutkar | Shiv Sena UBT (SHS-UBT) | 80,133 | 58.76% |
| 2 | Yamini Yashwant Jadhav | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 48,772 | 35.77% |
| 3 | Faiyaz Ahmed | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 5,531 | 4.06% |
| 4 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,581 | 1.16% |
| Winning Margin | 31,361 | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 1,36,366 |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 2019, the total electorate was 2,45,923 registered voters. A total of 1,21,932 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 50.74%. The Byculla election 2019 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019.
Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Yashwant Jadhav won the Byculla MLA seat with 51,180 votes, defeating All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Waris Yusuf Pathan (the sitting MLA) who secured 31,157 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 2019 was 20,023 votes Shiv Sena wresting the seat from AIMIM in a multi-cornered contest.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamini Yashwant Jadhav | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 51,180 | 41.97% |
| 2 | Waris Yusuf Pathan | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 31,157 | 25.55% |
| 3 | Anna Madhu Chavan | Indian National Congress (INC) | 24,139 | 19.80% |
| 4 | Geeta Ajay Gawli | Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) | 10,493 | 8.61% |
| 5 | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,791 | 2.29% |
| 6 | Ajaz Khan | Independent (IND) | 2,174 | 1.78% |
| 7 | Francis Sabastian D’souza | Independent (IND) | 929 | 0.76% |
| Total | 1,21,932 | 50.74% |
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Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 2014, the total electorate was 2,27,143 registered voters. A total of 1,22,924 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 54.83%. The Byculla election 2014 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2014.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Advocate Waris Yusuf Pathan won the Byculla MLA seat with 25,314 votes in an extraordinarily close six-way split, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Madhu (Dada) Chavan who secured 23,957 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 2014 was just 1,357 votes one of the most closely contested results in Mumbai that year, with the top five candidates separated by only about 5,500 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advocate Waris Yusuf Pathan | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 25,314 | 20.59% |
| 2 | Madhu (Dada) Chavan | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 23,957 | 19.49% |
| 3 | Anna Alias Madhu Chavan | Indian National Congress (INC) | 22,021 | 17.91% |
| 4 | Geeta Ajay Gawli | Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) | 20,895 | 17.00% |
| 5 | Sanjay Gopal Naik | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 19,762 | 16.08% |
| 6 | Lokhande Rohidas Madhukar | Independent (IND) | 7,865 | 6.40% |
| 7 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,620 | 1.32% |
| 8 | Pravin Shivram Pawar | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 1,341 | 1.09% |
| Total | 1,22,924 | 54.83% |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 2009 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 2009, the total electorate was 2,71,507 registered voters. A total of 1,16,270 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 42.82%. The Byculla election 2009 the first after the seat was reconstituted in the 2008 delimitation was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2009.
Indian National Congress candidate Chavan Madhukar Balkrishna Alias Anna won the Byculla MLA seat with 36,302 votes, defeating Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate Sanjay Gopal Naik who secured 27,198 votes. Notably, gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli (Akhil Bharatiya Sena) finished third with 25,703 votes, and Shiv Sena’s Yeshwant Jadhav (whose wife Yamini would win the seat a decade later) came fourth with 20,692 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 2009 was 9,104 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chavan Madhukar Balkrishna Alias Anna | Indian National Congress (INC) | 36,302 | 31.22% |
| 2 | Sanjay Gopal Naik | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 27,198 | 23.39% |
| 3 | Arun Gulab Gawli Alias Dady | Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) | 25,703 | 22.11% |
| 4 | Yeshwant Jadhav | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 20,692 | 17.80% |
| 5 | Sarfaraz Aarju | Samajwadi Party (SP) | 3,708 | 3.19% |
| 6 | Tambe Bhagwan Ramdas | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 832 | 0.72% |
| Total | 1,16,270 | 42.82% |
Byculla Constituency 1977–2008: Chinchpokli & Nagpada
Following the 1977 delimitation, the Byculla constituency was dissolved and its territory was distributed between the Chinchpokli and Nagpada vidhan sabha constituencies. For all state elections from 1978 to 2004 namely 1978, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 1999, and 2004 voters of the Byculla area cast their ballots under these two constituency names rather than under “Byculla.” The Byculla seat was revived only in the 2008 delimitation, first contested again in 2009. Readers seeking the 1978–2004 electoral history of this area should refer to the Chinchpokli and Nagpada constituency records.
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 1972 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 1972, the total electorate was 90,407 registered voters. A total of 54,490 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 61.22%. The Byculla election 1972 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1972.
Indian National Congress candidate Vasant Rangnath Hoshing won the Byculla MLA seat with 25,049 votes, narrowly defeating Communist Party of India candidate Ganacharya G. Bhaurao who secured 22,159 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 1972 was 2,890 votes a tight Congress-versus-Left contest reflecting Byculla’s strong mill-worker and trade-union presence in that era.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasant Rangnath Hoshing | Indian National Congress (INC) | 25,049 | 45.97% |
| 2 | Ganacharya G. Bhaurao | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 22,159 | 40.67% |
| 3 | Ravindranath N. Kulkarni | Independent (IND) | 4,874 | 8.94% |
| 4 | Ansari Md. M. Bashir | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) | 2,408 | 4.42% |
| Total | 54,490 | 61.22% |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 1967 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 1967, the total electorate was 83,005 registered voters. A total of 52,436 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 65.04%. The Byculla election 1967 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1967.
Communist Party of India candidate G. B. Ganacharya won the Byculla MLA seat with 23,168 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate M. G. Faki who secured 20,844 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 1967 was 2,324 votes a CPI gain from Congress, underlining the constituency’s strong left-wing labour politics of the era.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. B. Ganacharya | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 23,168 | 44.18% |
| 2 | M. G. Faki | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,844 | 39.75% |
| 3 | S. J. Fernandes | Swatantra Party (SWA) | 4,553 | 8.68% |
| 4 | V. A. Mishra | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh (ABJS) | 3,704 | 7.06% |
| Total | 52,436 | 65.04% |
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Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 1962 Result
In the Byculla vidhan sabha election 1962, the total electorate was 93,494 registered voters. A total of 55,217 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 60.67%. The Byculla election 1962 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1962.
Indian National Congress candidate Qamar Nayar Ahmed won the Byculla MLA seat with 19,409 votes, defeating Communist Party of India candidate Bapurao Dhondiba Jagtap who secured 16,713 votes. The winning margin in Byculla 1962 was 2,696 votes Congress regaining the seat in a five-cornered contest.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qamar Nayar Ahmed | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19,409 | 35.15% |
| 2 | Bapurao Dhondiba Jagtap | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 16,713 | 30.27% |
| 3 | Shabbir Ahmed A. Kadir Ansari | Independent (IND) | 8,900 | 16.12% |
| 4 | Karbhari Pandurang Barawkar | Praja Socialist Party (PSP) | 6,587 | 11.93% |
| 5 | Krishnakant Balkrishna Pandare | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh (ABJS) | 2,808 | 5.09% |
| 6 | Sayed Mohammed Akram | Socialist | 648 | 1.17% |
| Total | 55,217 | 60.67% |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election 1957 Result
The Byculla vidhan sabha election 1957 was held as part of the Bombay State Legislative Assembly Elections 1957. In this period Byculla was a two-member constituency (one general and one seat reserved for Scheduled Castes), which is why the vote totals appear much larger each elector cast more than one vote.
Communist Party of India candidate Bapurao Dhondiba Jagtap topped the poll with 65,165 votes, followed by the Scheduled Castes Federation’s Paljibhai Hamabhai Boricha (elected to the reserved seat) with 62,884 votes. The Indian National Congress candidates Khaire Ramchandra Annaji and Sardar Pratapsingh Laxmidas polled 34,268 and 31,870 votes respectively. This was the constituency’s first election following its establishment.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bapurao Dhondiba Jagtap | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 65,165 | 33.56% |
| 2 | Paljibhai Hamabhai Boricha (SC) | Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) | 62,884 | 32.38% |
| 3 | Khaire Ramchandra Annaji (SC) | Indian National Congress (INC) | 34,268 | 17.65% |
| 4 | Sardar Pratapsingh Laxmidas | Indian National Congress (INC) | 31,870 | 16.41% |
| Total Valid Votes | 1,94,187 |
Byculla Vidhan Sabha Election Result FAQ
Who is the Current MLA of Byculla Vidhan Sabha?
Manoj Pandurang Jamsutkar of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) is the current MLA of Byculla Vidhan Sabha. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election by securing 80,133 votes with a dominant 58.09% vote share, defeating Yamini Jadhav of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) by a commanding margin of 31,361 votes. Byculla is a reserved SC constituency under the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency.
What Was the Dramatic Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena Battle in Byculla 2024?
The 2024 Byculla election witnessed one of the most dramatic Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena clashes in Mumbai. In 2019, Yamini Yashwant Jadhav of SHS won the seat with a margin of 20,023 votes, polling 51,180 votes with a 41.03% vote share. However, in 2024, Yamini Jadhav now contesting under Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena was defeated by Manoj Jamsutkar of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) by 31,361 votes, as the Byculla voters clearly sided with the UBT faction.
How Did AIMIM’s Waris Pathan Shake Up Byculla Politics?
In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Advocate Waris Yusuf Pathan from AIMIM won the Byculla seat by polling 25,314 votes with a 20.33% vote share, defeating BJP candidate Madhu (dada) Chavan who got 23,957 votes winning by a razor-thin margin of just 1,357 votes. This surprise AIMIM win shocked Mumbai’s political establishment and put Byculla on the national political map as a highly unpredictable constituency.
Which Party Has Dominated Byculla Vidhan Sabha the Most?
INC has won Byculla 5 times and BJP has won 2 times since 1978 elections, making Congress the most historically dominant party in the constituency. However, the political landscape shifted dramatically after 2009 with AIMIM winning in 2014, Shiv Sena winning in 2019, and Shiv Sena (UBT) winning in 2024 making Byculla one of the most politically volatile reserved SC seats in all of Mumbai.
What Was the Biggest Winning Margin in Byculla Vidhan Sabha History?
The biggest winning margin in Byculla’s recent electoral history came in the 2024 election, when Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Manoj Jamsutkar won by a commanding 31,361 votes, securing 80,133 votes against Yamini Jadhav’s 48,772 votes. In 2009, INC’s Chavan Madhukar Balkrishna alias Anna won the Byculla seat by a comfortable margin a far cry from the knife-edge 1,357-vote win by AIMIM in 2014, which remains the closest contest in Byculla’s modern electoral history.