Dharavi Election 2024: All about the constituency, party-wise candidates, results and more

Traditionally a Congress stronghold, Dharavi is now being challenged by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

The Dharavi Assembly constituency is one of the 10 Assembly constituencies in the Mumbai City district. The area houses one of the largest slums in the world and is a part of Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency.

Dharavi has emerged as a key campaign talking point in the intense Maharashtra Assembly polls, with the BJP-led Mahayuti and Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi trading arguments over its future.

The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) has become a central campaign issue, with the MVA targeting the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while attacking PM Modi over his 'Ek hai toh safe hai' slogan in Maharashtra, created a link between the slogan and the Dharavi redevelopment project being given to the Adani Group. He took out two posters, one featuring a picture of industrialist Gautam Adani and PM Modi with the caption "Ek hai toh Safe hai", and another showing a map of the project.

Meanwhile, chief minister Eknath Shinde said that the Congress leader is spreading false information of thr project which is likely to benefit around two lakh people. “He has given the wrong information regarding Dharavi. 2 lakh people will be getting homes in Dharavi,” said Shinde calling it the biggest project of Asia.

Key candidates to watch out for:

Traditionally a Congress stronghold, Dharavi is now being challenged by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, which is seeking to break the party's electoral dominance.

The key candidates in fray from the Dharavi seat are Congress’s Dr Jyoti Gaikwad and Shiv Sena’s Rajesh Khandare.

A look back at past results:

In both the 2014 and 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Varsha Gaikwad of the Congress won the Dharavi seat. She secured 47,718 votes in 2014 with a vote share of 40.38 per cent and 53,954 votes in 2019 with a vote share of 45.31 per cent.

Polling and counting date:

Dharavi will go to polls on November 20 and the results will be announced three days later.