Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election Result tell the story of one of India’s most elite and politically unique constituencies. Located in the Mumbai City district, Malabar Hill (constituency number 185) is a General (GEN) assembly seat forming part of the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency alongside Worli, Byculla, Shivadi, Mumbadevi, and Colaba.
The constituency is home to the official residence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister (‘Varsha’), the state guest house (‘Sahyadri’), Girgaon Chowpatty, and some of Mumbai’s wealthiest residents. Balvantray Desai held the seat across multiple elections before Mangal Prabhat Lodha of BJP created a remarkable record winning Malabar Hill seven consecutive times from 1995 to 2024, making him one of the longest-serving MLAs from a single Mumbai constituency.
His 2024 win over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Bherulal Dayalal Choudhary by 68,019 votes continued his extraordinary dominance. Below is the complete Malabar Hill election history with year-wise results, vote counts, winning margins, and voter turnout data.
List of All MLAs from Malabar Hill Assembly Seat
| Year | Elected MLA | Party | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 1,01,197 |
| 2019 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 93,538 |
| 2014 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 97,818 |
| 2009 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 58,530 |
| 2004 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 41,365 |
| 1999 | Mangalprabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 41,596 |
| 1995 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 43,735 |
| 1990 | Desai B A | Indian National Congress (INC) | 29,474 |
| 1985 | B A Desai | Indian National Congress (INC) | 33,574 |
| 1980 | Desai Balvantray Ambelal | Indian National Congress (I) | 19,464 |
| 1978 | Balvant A Desai | Janata Party (JNP) | 37,016 |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 Result
The Malabar Hill 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%.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 1,01,197 votes his seventh consecutive victory from this seat defeating Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Bherulal Dayalal Choudhary who secured 33,178 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 2024 was 68,019 votes. A total of 8 candidates contested from this constituency.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 1,01,197 | 73.22% |
| 2 | Bherulal Dayalal Choudhary | Shiv Sena UBT (SHS-UBT) | 33,178 | 24.00% |
| 3–8 | Other candidates (6) | Various | ~4,000 | ~2.78% |
| Total | ~1,38,375 | 53.29% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2019 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 2019, the total electorate was 2,62,400 registered voters. A total of 1,23,289 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 46.99%. The Malabar Hill election 2019 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 93,538 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Heera Navaji Devasi who secured 21,666 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 2019 was 71,872 votes one of the largest margins in Mumbai’s assembly history.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 93,538 | 75.87% |
| 2 | Heera Navaji Devasi | Indian National Congress (INC) | 21,666 | 17.57% |
| 3 | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,392 | 4.37% |
| 4 | Arjun Ramesh Jadhav | Bhartiya Manavadhikaar Federal Party (BMFP) | 690 | 0.56% |
| 5 | Shankar Sonawane | Independent (IND) | 558 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Vishal Sopan Gurav | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 455 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Rajesh Shinde | Independent (IND) | 366 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Abhay Sureshrao Kathale | National Youth Party (NYP) | 206 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Mohammed Mahtab Shaikh | Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP) | 184 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Satendra Surendra Singh | Independent (IND) | 128 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Sayed Mohammed Arshad | AimPP | 106 | 0.09% |
| Total | 1,23,289 | 46.99% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 2014, the total electorate was 2,77,586 registered voters. A total of 1,45,886 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 52.56%. The Malabar Hill election 2014 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2014.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 97,818 votes, defeating Shiv Sena candidate Arvind (Arun) Devji Dudhwadkar who secured 29,132 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 2014 was 68,686 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 97,818 | 67.05% |
| 2 | Arvind (Arun) Devji Dudhwadkar | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 29,132 | 19.97% |
| 3 | Susieben Shah | Indian National Congress (INC) | 10,928 | 7.49% |
| 4 | Adv Rajendra Adhik Shirodkar | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 3,925 | 2.69% |
| 5 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,279 | 0.88% |
| 6 | Narendra Rane | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1,111 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Mohammad Zoheb Margub Khan | Independent (IND) | 199 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Yaseen Gulammohamad Shaikh | Independent (IND) | 189 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Riyaz Ahmednoor Ansari | Independent (IND) | 176 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Nitinbhai Parmar | Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP) | 134 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Farzana Usmangani Baig | Independent (IND) | 116 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Sunil Mahadev Gadekar | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 113 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Adv Sunil Satyawan Salve | RPI (Khobragade) | 101 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Abdul Anwar Hussain Shaikh | Manav Adhikar Raksha Party (MARP) | 99 | 0.07% |
| 15 | Khan Afzal Mohd Khan | Independent (IND) | 86 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Shirke Sanjay Ramchandra | Independent (IND) | 75 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Mansuri M Siddiq | Independent (IND) | 70 | 0.05% |
| 18 | Pushpa Dayabhai Baria | Independent (IND) | 66 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Pathan Ruksana Salim | National Loktantrik Party (NLP) | 59 | 0.04% |
| 20 | Shobha Basuraj Kamble | Independent (IND) | 55 | 0.04% |
| 21 | Rajni M Khuman | Independent (IND) | 47 | 0.03% |
| 22 | Shivaji Shreeram Patil | Independent (IND) | 40 | 0.03% |
| 23 | Shankar Sonawane | Independent (IND) | 38 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Irfanali Abdulmajid Pirjade | Independent (IND) | 30 | 0.02% |
| Total | 1,45,886 | 52.56% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2009 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 2009, the total electorate was 2,70,998 registered voters. A total of 1,22,636 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 45.25%. The Malabar Hill election 2009 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2009.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 58,530 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Bafna Rajkumar Sumermal who secured 33,971 votes. MNS candidate Adv Archit Mohan Jaykar finished a notable third with 25,949 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 2009 was 24,559 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 58,530 | 47.73% |
| 2 | Bafna Rajkumar Sumermal | Indian National Congress (INC) | 33,971 | 27.70% |
| 3 | Adv Archit Mohan Jaykar | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | 25,949 | 21.16% |
| 4 | Santosh Kundanlal Awatramani | Professionals Party of India (PRPI) | 731 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Tehmtan J Dumasia | Independent (IND) | 552 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Bhupendra Hamir Vinjuda | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 375 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Khan Mohammed Yusuf Ishaq | Independent (IND) | 332 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Devraj Narayan Vinjuda | Independent (IND) | 263 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Pradeep Baban Ugale | Independent (IND) | 225 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Vishnu Sitaram Mane | Independent (IND) | 207 | 0.17% |
| 11 | Harish Mepabhai Wala | Independent (IND) | 182 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Mohammad Abbas Alam | Independent (IND) | 156 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Yasin Gulam Mohammed Shaikh | Independent (IND) | 152 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Dinesh Harishchandra Potdar | Independent (IND) | 134 | 0.11% |
| 15 | Ansari Mustaque Jalaluddin | Independent (IND) | 126 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Akbar Mohammed Khan | Independent (IND) | 110 | 0.09% |
| 17 | Jitendra Kataria | Independent (IND) | 108 | 0.09% |
| 18 | Ephania Helen Aruldas | Independent (IND) | 92 | 0.08% |
| 19 | Bharti Keshav Sosa | Independent (IND) | 92 | 0.08% |
| 20 | Keshavkumar Virjibhai Rathod | Independent (IND) | 91 | 0.07% |
| 21 | Sayra Pathan | Independent (IND) | 72 | 0.06% |
| 22 | Khan Afzal Mohd | Independent (IND) | 71 | 0.06% |
| 23 | Aslam Abdul Hamid Abdul | Independent (IND) | 60 | 0.05% |
| 24 | Sayed Zulfikar Abrar | Independent (IND) | 55 | 0.04% |
| Total | 1,22,636 | 45.25% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2004 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 2004, a total of 82,293 valid votes were recorded. The Malabar Hill election 2004 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2004.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 41,365 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Raj Shroff who secured 38,052 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 2004 was just 3,313 votes the closest Lodha ever came to losing this seat.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 41,365 | 50.26% |
| 2 | Raj Shroff | Indian National Congress (INC) | 38,052 | 46.24% |
| 3 | Pralhad Ramchandra Jadhav | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 1,379 | 1.68% |
| 4 | Anjali Nimbalkar | Womanist Party of India (WPI) | 375 | 0.46% |
| 5 | Hussain Abbas Shaikh | Independent (IND) | 247 | 0.30% |
| 6 | Sanjay Ramchandra Shirke | Independent (IND) | 172 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Sayyad Faheemuddin | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 111 | 0.13% |
| 8 | Wajid Ali | Independent (IND) | 108 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Edward Ignatius Mendonca | Independent (IND) | 102 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Ramsagar Mishrilal | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) | 87 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Motiram Lahu Pawar | Independent (IND) | 86 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Maulana Bilal Mulla | Independent (IND) | 66 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Deependra | Independent (IND) | 54 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Nivrutti Mahadev Jagtap | Independent (IND) | 51 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Pandurang Manaji Shewde | Independent (IND) | 38 | 0.05% |
| Total | 82,293 |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1999 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1999, the total electorate was 1,63,779 registered voters. A total of 79,032 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 48.27%. The Malabar Hill election 1999 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1999.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangalprabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 41,596 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate B A Desai who secured 29,214 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1999 was 12,382 votes avenging his 1990 loss to Desai.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangalprabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 41,596 | 52.63% |
| 2 | B A Desai | Indian National Congress (INC) | 29,214 | 36.96% |
| 3 | Mayekar Subhash Vithal | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 6,502 | 8.23% |
| 4 | Sanjay Ramchandra Shirke | Independent (IND) | 642 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Shankar Gangadhar Sonawane | Independent (IND) | 283 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Ansari Asgar | Independent (IND) | 245 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Saeed Mahfooz Baig | Independent (IND) | 221 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Vasant Dhondiram Kamble | National Minorities Party (NMP) | 203 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Pegat Siman Peter | Independent (IND) | 126 | 0.16% |
| Total | 79,032 | 48.27% |
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Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1995 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1995, the total electorate was 1,59,727 registered voters. A total of 90,590 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 57.59%. The Malabar Hill election 1995 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1995.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mangal Prabhat Lodha won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 43,735 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Desai B A who secured 41,817 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1995 was just 1,918 votes Lodha’s first and closest win over Desai, marking the start of his record-breaking run.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 43,735 | 48.28% |
| 2 | Desai B A | Indian National Congress (INC) | 41,817 | 46.16% |
| 3 | Daftary J G | Janata Dal (JD) | 1,860 | 2.05% |
| 4 | Mane V S | Independent (IND) | 774 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Khan Mohd Yakub | Independent (IND) | 577 | 0.64% |
| 6 | D’Cruze Harry M | Indian Congress (Socialist) (ICS) | 448 | 0.49% |
| 7 | Bina A Sharma | Independent (IND) | 359 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Kadam S B | Independent (IND) | 354 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Desai S S | Independent (IND) | 337 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Anganu Saroj S | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 169 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Parmar V M | Independent (IND) | 160 | 0.18% |
| Total | 90,590 | 57.59% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1990 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1990, the total electorate was 1,60,667 registered voters. A total of 77,353 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 48.61%. The Malabar Hill election 1990 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1990.
Indian National Congress candidate Desai B A won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 29,474 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amar Jariwala who secured 19,778 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1990 was 9,696 votes Desai’s last win from this constituency before Lodha took over in 1995.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desai B A | Indian National Congress (INC) | 29,474 | 38.10% |
| 2 | Amar Jariwala | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 19,778 | 25.57% |
| 3 | Khan Faruk Ardeshar | Janata Dal (JD) | 18,106 | 23.41% |
| 4 | Gunvant Sheth | Independent (IND) | 8,914 | 11.52% |
| 5 | Parinar Vinod | Indian Congress (Socialist) (ICS) | 588 | 0.76% |
| 6 | Sayed Hussein | Independent (IND) | 124 | 0.16% |
| 7 | Karsandas Kalidas Chawhan | Independent (IND) | 119 | 0.15% |
| 8 | Gangaben R’Somaiya | Independent (IND) | 92 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Pokhraj Sogmal Jain | Independent (IND) | 63 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Thakkerjayesh Vrajlla | Azad Hind Fauz (AHF-R) | 62 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Singh Vinay Kumar Dayashkar | Doordarshi Party (DDP) | 33 | 0.04% |
| Total | 77,353 | 48.61% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1985 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1985, the total electorate was 1,43,299 registered voters. A total of 50,748 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 35.80%. The Malabar Hill election 1985 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1985.
Indian National Congress candidate B A Desai won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 33,574 votes, defeating Indian Congress (Socialist) candidate Bane Manohar V who secured 15,872 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1985 was 17,702 votes a comfortable INC victory.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B A Desai | Indian National Congress (INC) | 33,574 | 66.16% |
| 2 | Bane Manohar V | Indian Congress (Socialist) (ICS) | 15,872 | 31.28% |
| 3 | Radheyshyam Hublal Yadav | Lok Dal (LKD) | 482 | 0.95% |
| 4 | Dawale Motiram Guruji | Independent (IND) | 377 | 0.74% |
| 5 | Karsondas Kalidas Chawhan | Independent (IND) | 272 | 0.54% |
| 6 | Radheshyam Dube | Independent (IND) | 171 | 0.34% |
| Total | 50,748 | 35.80% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1980 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1980, the total electorate was 1,40,035 registered voters. A total of 44,985 valid votes were polled, reflecting a voter turnout of 32.42%. The Malabar Hill election 1980 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1980.
Indian National Congress (I) candidate Desai Balvantray Ambelal won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 19,464 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parikha Narendra Natwarlal who secured 18,574 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1980 was just 890 votes one of the tightest results in this constituency’s history.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desai Balvantray Ambelal | Indian National Congress (I) | 19,464 | 43.27% |
| 2 | Parikha Narendra Natwarlal | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 18,574 | 41.29% |
| 3 | Rajda Hansaben Ratansinh | Janata Party (JNP) | 5,847 | 13.00% |
| 4 | Vishwanath (Babi) Mahadeo Sawant | Independent (IND) | 851 | 1.89% |
| 5 | Davale Motiram Nagoba | Republican Party of India (RPI) | 249 | 0.55% |
| Total | 44,985 | 32.42% |
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Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 Result
In the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha election 1978, the total electorate was 1,38,797 registered voters. A total of 75,768 valid votes were cast, reflecting a voter turnout of 55.41%. The Malabar Hill election 1978 was held as part of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 1978.
Janata Party candidate Balvant A Desai won the Malabar Hill MLA seat with 37,016 votes, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Murli Deora later a senior Congress leader and Union Minister — who secured 18,540 votes. The winning margin in Malabar Hill 1978 was 18,476 votes.
| S.No. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balvant A Desai | Janata Party (JNP) | 37,016 | 48.85% |
| 2 | Murli Deora | Indian National Congress (INC) | 18,540 | 24.47% |
| 3 | R D Sawant | Indian National Congress (I) | 8,580 | 11.32% |
| 4 | Tawde Narayan Sakharam | Independent (IND) | 4,723 | 6.23% |
| 5 | Madhu Shetye | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 3,556 | 4.69% |
| 6 | Nana Chudasama | Independent (IND) | 3,353 | 4.43% |
| Total | 75,768 | 55.41% |
Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election Result FAQ
Who has won the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha seat in every election till now?
Malabar Hill has seen a rich political history dominated by INC and BJP. Janata Party’s Balvant A Desai won in 1978, INC’s Balvantray Desai won in 1980 and 1985, before BJP took over. BJP’s Mangal Prabhat Lodha has dominated the seat since 2009, winning consecutively in 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024 making him the most successful and long-serving politician in this constituency’s recent electoral history. Overall, BJP has won 4 times and INC has won 3 times since 1978 elections.
Who won the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 and by how many votes?
In the 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election, Mangalprabhat Lodha of BJP won the Malabar Hill seat by defeating Bherulal Dayalal Choudhary of Shiv Sena (UBT) with a margin of 68,019 votes. BJP secured 73.38% and SHS (UBT) got 24.06% of the total votes in the 2024 Assembly election.
What was the voter turnout in Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha elections?
As per the voter list of 2024, there are 2,61,162 registered electors and 279 polling stations in the Malabar Hill constituency. Voter turnout was 52.81% in the 2024 assembly election. Being a 100% urban constituency in Mumbai, Malabar Hill traditionally records moderate voter turnout compared to rural Maharashtra constituencies.
Which parties have dominated the Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha seat over the years?
Mangal Prabhat Lodha (BJP) is the present MLA of Malabar Hill Legislative Assembly, which falls under the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency. INC dominated the seat in the early years with Balvantray Desai winning in 1978, 1980, and 1985. BJP then took over, with Mangal Prabhat Lodha winning four consecutive elections from 2009 to 2024 establishing Malabar Hill as one of BJP’s safest seats in Mumbai.
What was the biggest winning margin in Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha history?
The biggest winning margin in Malabar Hill’s electoral history came in the 2019 election, when BJP’s Mangal Prabhat Lodha won by a massive margin of 71,872 votes, securing 93,538 votes with a dominant 75.87% vote share against INC’s Heera Navaji Devasi who got only 21,666 votes. The 2024 election was also commanding, with Lodha winning by 68,019 votes making Malabar Hill one of the most one-sided constituencies in all of Mumbai.