Colaba Fort Assembly constituency
| Colaba—Fort | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bombay |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mumbai South |
| Established | 1951 [1] |
| Abolished | 1955 [2] |
| Total electors | 51,160 |
| Reservation | None |
Colaba—Fort was a constituency used for elections to the then Bombay State Legislative Assembly. It existed solely for the 1952 state election, and was not reserved.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Parikh Nathalal Dayabhai | Indian National Congress | |
Boundary description
[edit source]1951: A line starting from the Colaba point and running northwards along the harbour up to its junction with Ballard Road, thence westwards along the south side of Ballard Road up to its junction with Mint Road, thence northwards along the west side of Mint Road up to its junction with Agiary Lane, thence westwards along the south side of Agiary Lane up to its junction with Modi Street, thence northwards along the west side of Modi Street up to its junction with Fort Street, thence westwards along the south side of Fort Street up to its junction with Hornby Road, thence southwards along the east side of Hornby Road up to its junction with Veer Nariman Road (Church Gate Street), thence westwards along the south side of Veer Nariman Road (Church Gate Street) up to its junction with Netaji Subhas Road (Marine Drive) and Sea Wall, thence southwards along the Sea Wall covering the eastern portion up to the starting point, viz., the Colaba point.[1]
Election results
[edit source]Assembly Election 1952
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parikh Nathalal Dayabhai | 12,236 | 47.62% | New | |
| Socialist | Sabawala Sharookh Ardeshir | 9,077 | 35.33% | New | |
| Independent | Balsara Pram Nusserwanji | 3,498 | 13.61% | New | |
| Independent | Advani Vasudo Hiranand | 443 | 1.72% | New | |
| RRP | Ladia Kirtikrishna Kedarnath | 440 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,159 | 12.29% | |||
| Turnout | 25,694 | 50.22% | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,694 | ||||
| Registered electors | 51,160 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit source]- 1 2 "DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". pp. 344–357. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Archive Delimitation Orders - Final Order DC (1953-1955)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
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