Borivali

Borivali or Borivli is a suburban area located in the north-west section of Mumbai island of Maharashtra, India. Borivali is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Mumbai Airport and 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) from Churchgate Railway Station. The estimated population of Borivali in 2010 was over a million inhabitants. Borivali is divided into two halves by the railway line, Borivali East & Borivali West.

History

The town of Borivali was developed in areas of what once used to be small villages called Eksar, Poisar, Kandivali, Shimpoli, Mandpeshwar, Kanheri, Tulsi, Magathane and others, which were situated on and around Mount Poinsur, between the Dahisar River and Poisar River. It is believed that the name "Borivali" comes from existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit called "bor" in the local language. The existence of a Christian church and the Mandpeshwar and Kanheri caves is a testament to the rich history of this place. Borivali was spelt 'Berewlee' by the British and is also known as Borivli.

Borivali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Borivali Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: बोरीवली विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 268 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Bombay state.

Overview

Borivali constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district.

Borivali is part of the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Dahisar, Magathane Kandivali East, Charkop and Malad West in the Mumbai Suburban district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

As a constituency of Bombay state:

Key

  INC     Janata Party     BJP  

Election Results

Assembly elections 2004

Assembly elections 2009

Assembly elections 2014

See also