Sion Koliwada Assembly Constituency: With fifteen candidates in the fray for the Sion Koliwada assembly seat, BJP's Captain R Tamil Selvan has won by defeating Congress' Ganesh Kumar Yadav with a margin of 14225 votes. With 40452 votes, Congress' Ganesh Kumar Yadav lost the seat.
With the other 287 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, Sion Koliwada went on for polling on October 21.
In 2014, BJP’s Captain R Tamil Selvan had won the seat receiving a total of 40,869 votes to his name
BJP is contesting 164 of 288 seats in Maharashtra assembly, whereas the NCP and Congress are fighting on 125 seats each. Shiv Sena is fighting on 124 seats on its quota.
In 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections, BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 122 seats. The Shiv Sena, which contested alone, came second with 63 seats. The Congress and NCP bagged 42 and 41 seats respectively.