Colaba Vidhan Sabha election results carry the political history of one of Mumbai’s most prestigious and geographically distinct constituencies. Located in the Mumbai City district, Colaba (constituency number 187) is a General (GEN) category seat forming part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency alongside Worli, Shivadi, Byculla, Malabar Hill, and Mumbadevi.
The constituency encompasses Colaba, Cuffe Parade, Nariman Point, Navy Nagar, and Sassoon Dock covering the very tip of the Mumbai peninsula. Congress held the seat through most of its history with the Patrawala family and later Annie Shekhar, before BJP’s Raj K Purohit moved here from Mumbadevi in 2014.
Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar won the seat in 2019 and retained it in 2024 with an even larger margin of 48,581 votes a remarkable result for a sitting MLA who also served as Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Below is the complete Colaba election history with year-wise results, vote counts, winning margins, and voter turnout data.
List of All MLAs from Colaba Assembly Seat
| Year | Elected MLA | Party | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 81,085 |
| 2019 | Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 57,420 |
| 2014 | Raj K Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 52,608 |
| 2009 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress (INC) | 39,779 |
| 2004 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,266 |
| 1999 | Patrawala Marazban Jal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 23,235 |
| 1995 | Dhatrak Ashok Gangaram | Indian National Congress (INC) | 29,256 |
| 1990 | Patrawala Marazban | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19,945 |
| 1985 | Patrawala Mapazban Jal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,836 |
| 1980 | O P Bahl | Indian National Congress (I) | 17,091 |
| 1978 | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party (JNP) | 24,479 |
| 1972 | Aloo Jal Chibber | Indian National Congress (INC) | 27,141 |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 Result
The Colaba 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 44.49%.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar the sitting Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly won the Colaba MLA seat with 81,085 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Heera Nawaji Devasi who secured 32,504 votes.
The winning margin in Colaba 2024 was 48,581 votes nearly three times his 2019 winning margin. A total of 13 candidates contested from Colaba in 2024.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 81,085 | 68.49% |
| 2 | Heera Nawaji Devasi | Indian National Congress (INC) | 32,504 | 27.46% |
| 3 | Rukhe Arjun Ganpat | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | — | — |
| 4 | Jeevaram Chintaman Baghel | RSJP | — | — |
| 5 | Vilas Hari Borle | LOKEP | — | — |
| 6 | Jain Surya | VJSP | — | — |
| 7 | Chandrashekhar Dattaram Shetye | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 8 | Chand Mohammed Sheikh | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 9 | Prashant Prakash Ghadge | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 10 | Manohar Gopal Jadhav | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 11 | Muhammed Rizwan Coatwala | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 12 | Adv Vivekkumar Tiwari | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| 13 | Saddam Firoj Khan | Independent (IND) | — | — |
| Total | ~1,18,400 | 44.49% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 2019, the total electorate was 2,66,587 registered voters. A total of 1,06,630 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 40.00%. The Colaba election 2019 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar won the Colaba MLA seat with 57,420 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Arjunrao Alias Bhai Jagtap who secured 41,225 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 2019 was 16,195 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 57,420 | 53.85% |
| 2 | Ashok Arjunrao Alias Bhai Jagtap | Indian National Congress (INC) | 41,225 | 38.66% |
| 3 | Jitendra Ramchandra Kamble | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) | 3,011 | 2.82% |
| 4 | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,921 | 2.74% |
| 5 | Santosh Gopinath Chavan | Independent (IND) | 667 | 0.63% |
| 6 | Arjun Ganpat Rukhe | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 615 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Amol Tulsidas Govalkar | Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena (KKJHS) | 340 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Bharat Purohit | Independent (IND) | 237 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Rajendra Daulat Suryavanshi | AimPP | 194 | 0.18% |
| Total | 1,06,630 | 40.00% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Result
In the Colaba assembly election 2014, the total electorate was 2,53,929 registered voters. A total of 1,17,283 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 46.19%. The Colaba election 2014 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2014.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raj K Purohit who had previously won four terms from the nearby Mumbadevi seat won the Colaba MLA seat with 52,608 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Pandurang Ganpat Sakpal who secured 28,821 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 2014 was 23,787 votes. Notably, Rahul Narwekar contested from Colaba in 2004 for Shiv Sena and finished second; Purohit effectively took over the seat in 2014 after losing Mumbadevi to Amin Patel in 2009.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raj K Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 52,608 | 44.86% |
| 2 | Pandurang Ganpat Sakpal | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 28,821 | 24.57% |
| 3 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,410 | 17.40% |
| 4 | Patel Bashir Musa | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 5,966 | 5.09% |
| 5 | Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 5,453 | 4.65% |
| 6 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,516 | 1.29% |
| 7 | Kamble Ramesh Kashiram | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 721 | 0.61% |
| 8 | Santosh Gopinath Chavan | Independent (IND) | 497 | 0.42% |
| 9 | Mohammed Taiyab Ibrahim Tai | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 398 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Ashok Meshram | Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP) | 336 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Sanjay Arjun Nakte | Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (BVA) | 157 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Jain Surendrakumar K | Independent (IND) | 113 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Deshappa Shivappa Rathod | Peasants and Workers Party (PWPI) | 99 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Bernard Chaves (Bharat Patil) | Independent (IND) | 96 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Mohd Zubair Shaikh | Independent (IND) | 92 | 0.08% |
| Total | 1,17,283 | 46.19% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 2009 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 2009, the total electorate was 2,75,035 registered voters. A total of 98,627 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 35.86%. The Colaba election 2009 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2009.
Indian National Congress candidate Annie Shekhar won the Colaba MLA seat with 39,779 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raj K Purohit who secured 31,722 votes. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde finished a strong third with 22,756 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 2009 was 8,057 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress (INC) | 39,779 | 40.33% |
| 2 | Raj K Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 31,722 | 32.16% |
| 3 | Arvind Dnyaneshwar Gawde | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 22,756 | 23.07% |
| 4 | Ilyas Khan | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 865 | 0.88% |
| 5 | Manohar Gopal Jadhav | Republican Party of India (A) | 685 | 0.69% |
| 6 | Shahbaz Khan | Independent (IND) | 663 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Kantibhai Thakorbhai Patel | Independent (IND) | 562 | 0.57% |
| 8 | Shailesh Suresh Pawar | Independent (IND) | 508 | 0.52% |
| 9 | Minoo Savakashaw Nalawalla | Independent (IND) | 309 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Narayanrao Alve | Independent (IND) | 168 | 0.17% |
| 11 | L D Mendes | Independent (IND) | 166 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Rushant Vartak | Independent (IND) | 156 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Mohammed Asif Lakhani | Independent (IND) | 150 | 0.15% |
| 14 | Jain Surendra Kumar | Independent (IND) | 138 | 0.14% |
| Total | 98,627 | 35.86% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 2004 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 2004, a total of 48,586 valid votes were recorded. The Colaba election 2004 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2004.
Indian National Congress candidate Annie Shekhar won the Colaba MLA seat with 20,266 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar contesting here for the first time who secured 12,576 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 2004 was 7,690 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Shekhar | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,266 | 41.71% |
| 2 | Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 12,576 | 25.89% |
| 3 | Puran Doshi | Independent (IND) | 5,916 | 12.18% |
| 4 | Ganesh Kumar Gupta | Samajwadi Party (SP) | 4,724 | 9.72% |
| 5 | Ashok Premji Patel | Independent (IND) | 2,092 | 4.31% |
| 6 | Dada Sakpal | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha (BBM) | 1,835 | 3.78% |
| 7 | Eric Nariman Dhatigara | Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) | 564 | 1.16% |
| 8 | Sanap Vinayak | Independent (IND) | 433 | 0.89% |
| 9 | Maya Devi Gendaram | Independent (IND) | 180 | 0.37% |
| Total | 48,586 |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1999 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1999, the total electorate was 1,30,348 registered voters. A total of 46,090 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 35.36%. The Colaba election 1999 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1999.
Indian National Congress candidate Patrawala Marazban Jal won the Colaba MLA seat with 23,235 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Ad Prakash Sampat Bhaud who secured 11,962 votes. Notably, former MLA Ashok Gangaram Dhatrak finished third on NCP ticket with 9,914 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 1999 was 11,273 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrawala Marazban Jal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 23,235 | 50.41% |
| 2 | Ad Prakash Sampat Bhaud | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 11,962 | 25.95% |
| 3 | Ashok Gangaram Dhatrak | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 9,914 | 21.51% |
| 4 | Santosh Balkrishna Dhaval | Independent (IND) | 543 | 1.18% |
| 5 | Mishra Prema Dinesh | Independent (IND) | 436 | 0.95% |
| Total | 46,090 | 35.36% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1995 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1995, the total electorate was 1,16,901 registered voters. A total of 56,115 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 48.87%. The Colaba election 1995 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1995.
Indian National Congress candidate Dhatrak Ashok Gangaram won the Colaba MLA seat with 29,256 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Narwekar Suresh Murari who secured 21,178 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 1995 was 8,078 votes a notable INC hold in a year when the Sena-BJP alliance swept Maharashtra.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhatrak Ashok Gangaram | Indian National Congress (INC) | 29,256 | 52.14% |
| 2 | Narwekar Suresh Murari | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 21,178 | 37.74% |
| 3 | Kuldip Sitabi Adav | Janata Dal (JD) | 2,261 | 4.03% |
| 4 | Peter Lobo | Independent (IND) | 1,385 | 2.47% |
| 5 | Tatyaram Tukaram Sonawane | Independent (IND) | 477 | 0.85% |
| 6 | Dhatigara Eric Nariman | Independent (IND) | 347 | 0.62% |
| 7 | Subhedar P S Aserkar | Independent (IND) | 285 | 0.51% |
| 8 | Jaykant Shukla | Independent (IND) | 278 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Rambachan Yadav | Independent (IND) | 190 | 0.34% |
| 10 | D Ravishankar | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 189 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Ashok Merchant | Independent (IND) | 187 | 0.33% |
| 12 | Ramesh Vasudeo Warang | Independent (IND) | 82 | 0.15% |
| Total | 56,115 | 48.87% |
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Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1990 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1990, the total electorate was 1,19,822 registered voters. A total of 49,552 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 41.89%. The Colaba election 1990 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1990.
Indian National Congress candidate Patrawala Marazban won the Colaba MLA seat with 19,945 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Gawade Dnyaneshwar Bhimmaji who secured 14,007 votes. Suresh Murari Narwekar later a Shiv Sena candidate finished third with 8,015 votes as an independent. The winning margin in Colaba 1990 was 5,938 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrawala Marazban | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19,945 | 40.25% |
| 2 | Gawade Dnyaneshwar Bhimmaji | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 14,007 | 28.27% |
| 3 | Suresh Murari Narveker | Independent (IND) | 8,015 | 16.17% |
| 4 | Usha Tripathi | Janata Dal (JD) | 6,837 | 13.80% |
| 5 | Warang Ramesh Vasudeo | Independent (IND) | 176 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Sunder Punjabi | Vishal Bharat Party (VBP) | 84 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Suhasini R Mhatre | Independent (IND) | 77 | 0.16% |
| 8 | Kadam Nitin Vishnu | Independent (IND) | 63 | 0.13% |
| 9 | (Kalki) Gaur P K | Hul Jharkhand Party (HJP) | 62 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Hiralal Harilal Gupta | Independent (IND) | 57 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Lalta Prasad Yadav | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 50 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Gyachander Gupta | All India Dalit Muslim Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh (DMM) | 44 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Janaradan Narayan Vaidya (Koli) | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 36 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Manmohan Sayajirao Barala | Independent (IND) | 28 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Mehta Indravadan Purshottamdas | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) | 24 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Uttamrao Keshavrao Jadhav | Independent (IND) | 22 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Aziz Bhai | Independent (IND) | 13 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Dharadhar Satish Manohar | Independent (IND) | 12 | 0.02% |
| Total | 49,552 | 41.89% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1985 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1985, the total electorate was 1,05,561 registered voters. A total of 34,394 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 32.96%. The Colaba election 1985 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1985.
Indian National Congress candidate Patrawala Mapazban Jal won the Colaba MLA seat with 20,836 votes, defeating Janata Party candidate Sharad Rao who secured 10,489 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 1985 was 10,347 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrawala Mapazban Jal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,836 | 60.58% |
| 2 | Sharad Rao | Janata Party (JNP) | 10,489 | 30.50% |
| 3 | Ankush Sakharam Ruke | Independent (IND) | 2,819 | 8.20% |
| 4 | Mohan Narayan Gangan | Independent (IND) | 167 | 0.49% |
| 5 | Rampratap Ramdayal | Independent (IND) | 83 | 0.24% |
| Total | 34,394 | 32.96% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1980 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1980, the total electorate was 95,990 registered voters. A total of 34,193 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 35.96%. The Colaba election 1980 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1980.
Indian National Congress (I) candidate O P Bahl won the Colaba MLA seat with 17,091 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Haresh Jagtiani who secured 10,547 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 1980 was 6,544 votes. Notably, 1978 winner Ranjit Bhanu finished third on a Janata Party ticket with 6,440 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O P Bahl | Indian National Congress (I) | 17,091 | 49.98% |
| 2 | Haresh Jagtiani | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 10,547 | 30.85% |
| 3 | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party (JNP) | 6,440 | 18.83% |
| 4 | R K Deshmukh | Independent (IND) | 115 | 0.34% |
| Total | 34,193 | 35.96% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1978, the total electorate was 99,811 registered voters. A total of 53,668 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 54.71%. The Colaba election 1978 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1978.
Janata Party candidate Ranjit Bhanu won the Colaba MLA seat with 24,479 votes in a seven-candidate field, defeating Indian National Congress (I) candidate Vyas Manjula Mukundray who secured 10,848 votes. Notably, 1972 winner Aloo Jal Chibber contested from INC but finished fourth. The winning margin in Colaba 1978 was 13,631 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party (JNP) | 24,479 | 45.61% |
| 2 | Vyas Manjula Mukundray | Indian National Congress (I) | 10,848 | 20.21% |
| 3 | Boman Behram Boman Kavasji | Independent (IND) | 8,110 | 15.11% |
| 4 | Chibber Aloo Jal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 4,237 | 7.89% |
| 5 | Palav Jagannath Jairam | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 3,056 | 5.69% |
| 6 | Bhaskar Sadashiv Kargutkar | Independent (IND) | 2,685 | 5.00% |
| 7 | Gupta Lalji Ramdeo | Independent (IND) | 253 | 0.47% |
| Total | 53,668 | 54.71% |
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Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election 1972 Result
In the Colaba Vidhan Sabha election 1972, the total electorate was 71,430 registered voters. A total of 36,989 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 52.82%. The Colaba election 1972 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1972.
Indian National Congress candidate Aloo Jal Chibber won the Colaba MLA seat with 27,141 votes, defeating Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate Jamitram Kashiram Joshi who secured 8,075 votes. The winning margin in Colaba 1972 was 19,066 votes a dominant Congress wave result.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloo Jal Chibber | Indian National Congress (INC) | 27,141 | 73.38% |
| 2 | Jamitram Kashiram Joshi | Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO) | 8,075 | 21.83% |
| 3 | Shankar Govind Khanekar | Independent (IND) | 1,562 | 4.22% |
| 4 | K T Mirchandani | Independent (IND) | 211 | 0.57% |
| Total | 36,989 | 52.82% |
Colaba Vidhan Sabha Election Result FAQ
Who is the Current MLA of Colaba Vidhan Sabha?
Rahul Narvekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the current MLA of Colaba Vidhan Sabha. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election by securing 81,085 votes with a dominant 68.49% vote share, defeating Congress’s Heera Nawaji Devasi by a massive margin of 48,581 votes. Rahul Narvekar also holds the distinguished position of Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, making Colaba one of the most high-profile constituencies in all of Mumbai.
Has Rahul Narvekar Always Won from Colaba?
Rahul Narvekar has won Colaba twice in a row first in 2019 by a margin of 16,195 votes against Congress’s Ashok Jagtap, and then in 2024 by an even bigger margin of 48,581 votes nearly tripling his winning margin in just one election cycle. Before Narvekar, BJP’s Raj K Purohit who previously represented Mumbadevi won Colaba in 2014 with 52,608 votes, making BJP the dominant force in this South Mumbai constituency.
What is the Full Election History of Colaba Vidhan Sabha?
Colaba has witnessed an even 50-50 battle between BJP and INC historically. Janata Party’s Ranjit Bhanu won in 1978, INC’s O P Bahl won in 1980 and INC’s Patrawala Mapazban Jal won in 1985. INC continued to dominate through the 1990s before BJP took over. Overall, BJP has won 3 times and INC has won 3 times since 1978 elections making it one of the most evenly contested constituencies in Mumbai politics.
What Was the Voter Turnout in Colaba Vidhan Sabha 2024?
The Colaba Vidhan Sabha election was held on November 20, 2024, and the constituency recorded a voter turnout of approximately 52%. Colaba is a 100% urban constituency in Mumbai City district, falling under the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency along with Worli, Shivadi, Byculla, Malabar Hill, and Mumbadevi. Being an elite South Mumbai seat, it traditionally sees moderate urban voter turnout.
What Was the Biggest Winning Margin in Colaba Vidhan Sabha History?
The biggest winning margin in Colaba’s electoral history came in the 2024 election, when BJP’s Rahul Narvekar won by a massive 48,581 votes, securing 81,085 votes with a dominant 68.49% vote share against Congress’s Heera Nawaji Devasi who got only 32,504 votes. This landslide victory almost three times bigger than his 2019 margin of 16,195 votes — firmly established Colaba as one of BJP’s safest and most prestigious seats in all of Mumbai.