Day after: how low and why

Milind Deora vs Mohan Rawale. Overall turnout 40.3 per cent,Segment-wise Worli (dominated by middle-class Marathis) 42.58,Sewri (Muslim,lower middle class) 46,Byculla (Muslim,Christian) 38.59,Malabar Hill 43.28,Mumbadevi (Marathi,Gujarati) 35.45,Colaba 35.81.

Figuring it out : Mumbais seats had turnouts in the 30s and 40s. Swatee Kher rounds up the numbers

Mumbai South
Milind Deora vs Mohan Rawale. Overall turnout 40.3 per cent,Segment-wise Worli (dominated by middle-class Marathis) 42.58,Sewri (Muslim,lower middle class) 46,Byculla (Muslim,Christian) 38.59,Malabar Hill 43.28,Mumbadevi (Marathi,Gujarati) 35.45,Colaba 35.81.

Mumbai South Central
Eknath Gaikwad vs Suresh Gambhir. Overall 39.56 per cent. Segment-wise Anushakti Nagar 39.14,Chembur (South Indian,Dalit) 43.08,Dharavi (slums) 33.37,Sion Koliwada (Marathi middle class) 34.29,Wadala 41.76,Mahim (Muslim) 46.9.

Mumbai Northwest
Gurudas Kamat vs Gajanan Kirtikar. Suburban seat records citys highest turnout at 43.93 per cent; suburban collector lauds efforts by groups to rally voters. Jogeshwari-East (Muslim) 47.08,Dindoshi 45.05,Goregaon (Marathi) 43.68,Versova (cosmopolitan) 39.48,Andheri-West 42.17,Andheri-East 45.65.

Mumbai Northeast
Kirit Somaiya vs Sanjay Patil. Overall 42.38 per cent. Mulund 46.96,Vikroli 44.34,Bhandup 43.46,Ghatkopar-W (Gujarati) 38.98,Ghatkopar-E 46.58,Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar (slums) 34.24.

Mumbai North Central
Priya Dutt vs Mahesh Jethmalani. Overall 39.63 per cent. Vile-Parle (Marathi) 46.24,Chandivali (slums,Dalit) 34.32,Kurla (reserved) 37.01,Kalina (South Indian,Christian) 40.28,Bandra-E (Muslim) 40.40,Bandra-W (urban chic) 41.

Mumbai North
Ram Naik vs Sanjay Nirupam. Overall 42.63 per cent. Borivali (Marathi,Christian) 45.02,Dahisar (suburban) 43.79,Magathane in Borivali-E (slum,lower middle-class,mostly MNS supporters) 46.66,Malad (Gujarati) 39.77.

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35.45% Mumbai South’s lowest,in Mumbadevi,bastion of BJP MLA Raj Purohit. Turnout indicates the BJP failed to mobilise voters to benefit its ally,the Shiv Sena,which fielded Mohan Rawle
34.24% Mumbai Northeast’s lowest,in Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar,a Congress bastion dominated by Muslims (including North Indians) and Dalits and represented in the assembly by Yusuf Abrahani. Shows Congress votes were not transferred to NCP candidate Sanjay Patil.
38.98% Mumbai Northeast hits another low in Ghatkopar (West),stronghold of BJP MLA Prakash Mehta. It indicates internal differences within the BJP.
39.77% Mumbai North’s lowest,in areas within the Malad assembly segment,represented by Shiv Sena’s Gajanan Kirtikar. Turnout indicates his supporters failed to mobilise votes for the BJP’s Ram Naik
33.37% Mumbai South-Central’s lowest,in Dharavi,where Congress MP Eknath Gaikwad is seeking re-election. Voters could not be mobilised despite his daughter Varsha Gaikwad being the sitting MLA

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