Samajwadi Party wins in Bhiwandi East by 1,314 votes: Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019

Rais Kasam Shaikh of Samajwadi Party beats Shiv Sena's Rupesh Laxman Mhatre in Bhiwandi East

Samajwadi Party won Bhiwandi East, defeating second-placed Shiv Sena by 1314 votes. Shiv Sena had won this constituency in the previous election, but Samajwadi Party took control of the seat with a narrow margin in this election.

Bhiwandi East is in the Thane Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is a predominantly urban constituency. In Bhiwandi East, the Muslim community is a major voting block.

Rais Kasam Shaikh of the Samajwadi Party received 35.2% of the vote, compared to 34.2% of the Shiv Sena's Rupesh Laxman Mhatre. Samajwadi Party's voteshare increased by 20.7% from 2014, while Shiv Sena's voteshare increased by 6.5%.

The constituency saw a 3-cornered contest, with Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena, Indian National Congress all getting a voteshare of 10% of more.

Party	Name	Votes	Vote (%)	Party Voteshare Change
Samajwadi Party	Rais Kasam Shaikh	45537	35.2%	+20.7%
Shiv Sena	Rupesh Laxman Mhatre	44223	34.2%	+6.5%
Indian National Congress	Santosh Manjayya Shetty	32198	24.9%	+15.6%
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi	Budhesh Laxman Jadhav	2065	1.6%	+1.6%
Maharashtra Navnirman sena	Manoj Waman Gulvi	1492	1.2%	+1.2%
None of the Above	Nota	1358	1.1%	+1.1%
Bahujan Samaj Party	Najir Ahamad Siddiq Ansari	551	0.4%	-0.3%
Peace Party	Habibur Rehman Khan	508	0.4%	+0.3%
Bahujan Maha Party	Narayan Pratap Vanga	255	0.2%	+0.2%
Independent	Santosh Lachhayya Shetty	249	0.2%	-
Independent	Harun Jais Khan	216	0.2%	-
Independent	Sayed Kashif	191	0.1%	-
Independent	Momin Rais A. Khalik	164	0.1%	-
Samajwadi Forward Bloc	Salam Bastiwala	152	0.1%	+0.1%
Independent	Dr. Nooruddin N. Ansari	112	0.1%	-