Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath — MLA, Dharavi (Indian National Congress)
Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath
Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath is the MLA from the Dharavi assembly constituency in Maharashtra, representing the Indian National Congress in the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (elected in 2024).
Member identity and party: Election Commission of India, gazette of elected members. Sitting-member roster checked on 12 October 2026.
Dharavi constituency
Dharavi is seat number 178 of the 288 in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and lies in Mumbai City district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
At a general election Dharavi votes as part of the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Indian National Congress in the Maharashtra assembly
Indian National Congress holds 16 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 145. Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath was returned from Dharavi in 2024.
Other MLAs in Mumbai City district
Mumbai City district returns 10 members to the Maharashtra assembly. The others are:
- Captain R Tamil Selvan — Sion Koliwada, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar — Wadala, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Mahesh Baliram Sawant — Mahim, Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Aditya Uddhav Thackeray — Worli, Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Ajay Vinayak Choudhari — Shivadi, Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Manoj Pandurang Jamsutkar — Byculla, Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Mangal Prabhat Lodha — Malabar Hill, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Amin Patel — Mumbadevi, Indian National Congress
- Rahul Suresh Narwekar — Colaba, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 288 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is due by December 2029.
Latest Maharashtra Political News
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- Kanpur election officer seeks parties’ help to update voter listThe Times of India · 12 Oct 2026
- Indian opposition protesters in New Delhi call on election chief to quitAl Jazeera · 12 Oct 2026
- Meghalaya SIR: 2 foreigners removed from voter list, 2,641 electors found ineligibleIndia Today NE · 12 Oct 2026
- SIR row: Opposition plea in Supreme Court seeks Election Commission files, audit of voter deletionsTelegraph India · 12 Oct 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Dharavi?
- Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath of the Indian National Congress is the sitting MLA for Dharavi, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath belong to?
- Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath represents the Indian National Congress, which holds 16 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Dharavi constituency in?
- Dharavi is seat number 178 and lies in Mumbai City district of Maharashtra.
- Is Dharavi a reserved constituency?
- Dharavi is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Dharavi fall under?
- Dharavi is one of the assembly segments of the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Gaikwad Jyoti Eknath, Maharashtra की Dharavi विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Indian National Congress। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Dharavi सीट Mumbai City ज़िले में है। सीट का पूरा विवरण Dharavi विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।