Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency is known as the richest constituency in the country. So far, in 17 Lok Sabha elections, the only woman MP from the Bharatiya Janata Party, the late Jaywantiben Mehta, has represented the constituency twice, while in the remaining elections, the constituency was led by a male MP. In this year's election, the constituency is likely to witness a contest between male candidates.
Mehta was elected as an MP on a BJP ticket in the 1996 and 1999 Lok Sabha elections. Several political parties have contested the constituency. At that time, most parties had fielded male candidates in the fray. However, in the 2009 elections, late banker Meera Sanyal had contested as an Independent candidate.
MPs elected to date:
Member of Parliament party of the year1952. S.K. Patil Congress 1957. S. K. Patil Congress1962 S. K. Patil Congress1967 George Fernandes United So. party 1971 Kailash Shivran Congress 1977 Ratna Singh RJD Janata Party 1980 Ratna Singh RJD Janata Party 1984 Murli Deora Congress1989 Murli Deora Congress 1991 Murli Deora Congress1996 Jaywantiben Mehta BJP1998 Murli Deora Congress 1999 Jaywantiben Mehta BJP2004 Milind Deora Congress2009 Milind Deora Congress2014 Arvind Sawant Shiv Sena 2019 Arvind Sawant Shiv Sena
Congress Dominance
The Constituency is dominated by the Deora family of the Congress. In the six Lok Sabha elections, citizens have sent a member of the Deora family to Parliament as an MP, while four other times a Congress candidate has been elected as an MP from here.
Rich constituency
With one exception from the Lok Sabha elections held in Mumbai South since 1951, the general voter turnout has remained in the range of 50-60 percent. The constituency comprises six assembly segments - Worli, Sewri, Byculla, Malabar Hill, Mumbadevi and Colaba.
The constituency is home to people from all walks of life, from the richest industrialists to the working class. The Lok Sabha constituency also includes the official residences of the chief minister and other ministers in the Malabar Hill area, the MLA's society at Worli, and the MLA's residence, which provides accommodation for the MLAs of the state.