Colaba (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections

About Colaba Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

A part of Mumbai South parliamentary constituency, the assembly constituency of Colaba is located in the mumbai city. The word Colaba is derived from the word Kolabhat, the original inhabitants of the place. The place was earlier known as Candil. The seat has been occupied by INC (Indian National Congress) since 1980. Annie Shekhar of INC won the assembly elections of 2009 for the second consecutive time and is the present MLA. He defeated Raj K. Purohit of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). Shekhar received 39779 votes as against Purohit's 31722 votes.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Colaba Assembly Constituency

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