Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mumbai South constituency in Maharashtra

Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29.

The Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency, one of Maharashtra’s 48 seats, is held by Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant who defeated Congress’s Milind Deora in 2014 general elections.

Patna, India - January 18, 2019: An electoral officer demonstrates the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the review meeting of poll preparedness of the state for the upcoming general elections, in Patna, Bihar, India, on Friday, January 18, 2019.(Parwaz Khan /HT PHOTO)

This urban seat was held from 1984 to 1991 and again in 1998 by veteran Congress leader and Milind Deora’s father Murli Deora

Milind has won two elections from here – 2004 and 2009.

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Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29.

Here’s all you need to know about Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency:

State : Maharashtra

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Mumbai South

Voting date: April 29

Sitting MP, Party: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shiv Sena

Winning margin: 128,564

Runner up name, party: Milind Deora, Congress

Number of polling booths in 2014: -

Number of voters in 2014: 1,485,846

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 52%

Number of women voters: 343,280