Colaba Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Rahul Narwekar Clinches Victory

Colaba Election Results 2024 Highlights:  Colaba Assembly seat is a key constituency in the Mumbai City district of Maharashtra. It is one of six Assembly segments under the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency, alongside Worli, Shivadi, Byculla, Malabar Hill, and Mumbadevi. The constituency went to polls on November 20 during the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.

The 2024 elections have set the stage for a fierce contest between BJP's Rahul Narvekar, who is also the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly, and Heera Dewasi from the Congress. Several independent candidates are also in the fray.

In the 2019 Assembly elections, BJP's Rahul Narwekar secured the seat with 57,420 votes, defeating Congress's Ashok Jagtap, who received 41,225 votes. Earlier, in the 2014 elections, BJP's Raj K Purohit emerged victorious with 52,608 votes, while Shiv Sena's Pandurang Sakpal stood second with 28,821 votes.

Stay tuned for live updates.

8:03 AM: The counting of votes has started.

9:06 AM: BJP candidate Rahul Narwekar is currently leading over VJSP candidate Jain Surya as the vote counting progresses in Colaba.

10:20 AM: BJP's Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar has secured 14,820 votes, while INC's Heera Nawaji Devasi has garnered 3,100 votes. 

11:22 AM: BJP's Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar is leading with 17,566 votes, ahead of INC's Heera Nawaji Devasi.

12:12 PM: BJP's Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar has received 31,851 votes, while INC's Heera Nawaji Devasi has secured 16,234 votes.

01:16 PM:  Rahul Suresh Narwekar is ahead with 26,110 votes, leaving INC's Heera Nawaji Devasi trailing.

02: 19 PM: BJP's Adv Rahul Suresh Narwekar has secured 65,825 votes.

03:33 PM: BJP's Rahul Narwekar secures a decisive victory, defeating INC's Heera Nawaji Devasi by 44,697 votes.