Chembur (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections

About Chembur Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

A suburb in the Mumbai Suburban district of Maharashtra, the assembly constituency of Chembur belongs to Mumbai South Central parliamentary constituency. The seat which was occupied by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) from 1990 to 1999 was taken over by INC (Indian National Congress) in the 2004 assembly elections. Chandrakant Damodhar Handore of INC won the 2009 assembly elections for the second consecutive time and is the present MLA. He defeated Anil Bachubhai Chauhan of MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) with a huge margin. Handore bagged 47431 votes as against Chauhan's 29465 votes. The word Chembur is derived from the Marathi word 'Chimboree' which means large crab.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Chembur Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Chembur assembly elections conducted so far.