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All 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.59% ( 6.94%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1978 for the fifth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 288 seats were contested. [1] Congress factions (u) and (i) formed the government and Vasantdada Patil was sworn in again as the Chief Minister. [2]
| Party | Abbreviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| National Parties | |||
| Janata Party | JP | ||
| Indian National Congress | INC | ||
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | INC(I) | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPM | ||
| Communist Party of India | CPI | ||
| State Parties | |||
| Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | ||
| Peasants and Workers Party | PWP | ||
| All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | ||
| Registered (Unrecognised) Parties | |||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | HMS | ||
| Shiv Sena | SHS | ||
| Republican Party of India | RPI | ||
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | RPI(K) | ||
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| Political Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | Seat change | Number of Votes | % of Votes | Change in vote % | |||
| Janata Party 99 / 288 (34%) | 215 | 99 | 99 | 5,701,399 | 27.99% | 27.99% (New Party) | |||
| Indian National Congress 69 / 288 (24%) | 259 | 69 |  153 | 5,159,828 | 25.33% | 31.03% | |||
| Indian National Congress (Indira) 62 / 288 (22%) | 203 | 62 | 62 | 3,735,308 | 18.34% | 18.34% (New Party) | |||
| Peasants and Workers Party of India 13 / 288 (5%) | 88 | 13 | 6 | 1,129,172 | 5.54% | 0.12% | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9 / 288 (3%) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 345,008 | 1.69% | 0.92% | |||
| All India Forward Bloc 3 / 288 (1%) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 166,497 | 0.82% | 1.58% | |||
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 2 / 288 (0.7%) | 23 | 2 | 2 | 287,533 | 1.41% | 1.41% (New Party) | |||
| Republican Party of India 2 / 288 (0.7%) | 25 | 2 |  | 215,487 | 1.06% | 2.71% | |||
| Communist Party of India 1 / 288 (0.3%) | 48 | 1 | 1 | 301,056 | 1.48% | 1.25% | |||
| Shiv Sena | 35 | 0 | 1 | 369,749 | 1.82% | 0.02% | |||
| Indian Union Muslim League | 5 | 0 | | 88,654 | 0.44% | 0.26% | |||
| Independents 28 / 288 (10%) | 894 | 28 | 5 | 2,864,023 | 14.06% | 1.38% | |||
| Total | 1819 | 288 | 18 | 20,367,221 | 67.59% | 6.94% | |||
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnagiri+Sindhudurga District | ||||
| Sawantwadi | None | Mathkar Jayanand Shivram | Janata Party | |
| Vengurla | None | Kinalkar Pundlik Atmaram | Janata Party | |
| Malvan | None | Dalvi Yashwant Babaji | Janata Party | |
| Devgad | None | Vasant Sadashiv Satam | Janata Party | |
| Rajapur | None | Hatankar Laxman Ranganath | Janata Party | |
| Ratnagiri | None | Sau. Abhyankar Kusumtai Ramchandra | Janata Party | |
| Sangameshwar | None | Jagannathrao Jadhav | Janata Party | |
| Guhagar | None | Natu Dr. Shridhar Dattatray | Janata Party | |
| Chiplun | None | Shinde Rajaram Keshav | Janata Party | |
| Khed | None | Bhosle Amrutrao Ganpatrao | Janata Party | |
| Dapoli | None | Sakpal Gangaram Daulat | Janata Party | |
| Raigad District | ||||
| Mahad | None | Purohit Nana Alias Digambar Vinayak | Janata Party | |
| Shriwardhan | None | Ukaye A. Shakur A. Karim | Janata Party | |
| Mangaon | None | Ram Vithhal Mahalunge | Indian National Congress | |
| Pen | None | A.t.patil | Indian National Congress | |
| Alibag | None | Datta Patil | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Panvel | None | Dattatraya Narayan Patil | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Khalapur | None | Patil Balkrishna Limbaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Mumbai City+Mumbai Suburban District | ||||
| Colaba | None | Ranjit Bhanu | Janata Party | |
| Umarkhadi | None | Chorwadwala Abdulkadar Ibrahim | Janata Party | |
| Mumbadevi | None | Parikh Mohanlal Pranlal | Janata Party | |
| Khetwadi | None | Khan Khaleeq Ahmed | Janata Party | |
| Opera House | None | Mehta Jayawantiben Navinchandra | Janata Party | |
| Malbar Hill | None | Balvant A.desai | Janata Party | |
| Chinchpokli | None | Kaviskar Suhas Tulaji | Independent | |
| Nagpada | None | Jamkhanawala Mohammad Ishaq Abedin | Janata Party | |
| Mazgaon | None | Kamat Dinanath Gajanan | Janata Party | |
| Parel | None | Vasu Desai | Janata Party | |
| Shivadi | None | Kamble Devidas Pundlik | Independent | |
| Worli | None | Kurane Pralhad Krushna | Communist Party of India | |
| Naigaum | None | N.k. Savant | Janata Party | |
| Dadar | None | Hemachandra Shankar Gupte | Janata Party | |
| Matunga | None | Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh | Janata Party | |
| Mahim | None | Pinto Frederick Michael | Janata Party | |
| Dharavi | SC | Satyendra More | Communist Party of India | |
| Vandre | None | Sadanand Varde | Janata Party | |
| Kherwadi | None | Ramdas Nayak | Janata Party | |
| Vileparle | None | Pranlal Vora | Janata Party | |
| Amboli | None | Ramesh Sheth | Janata Party | |
| Santacruz | None | Sinha Shobhanath Ramgajdhar | Janata Party | |
| Andheri | None | Nilkant Samant | Janata Party | |
| Goregaon | None | Samant Padmakar Balkrishna | Janata Party | |
| Malad | None | Kamal Desai | Janata Party | |
| Kandivali | None | Upadhyaya Hasmukhbhai Vasantray | Janata Party | |
| Borivali | None | Ram Naik | Janata Party | |
| Trombay | None | S.balakrishnan | Republican Party of India | |
| Chembur | None | Adwani Hashu Parasram | Janata Party | |
| Nehrunagar | None | Liyaqat Husain Ibarat Husain | Janata Party | |
| Kurla | None | Khan Shamsul Haq | Janata Party | |
| Ghatkopar | None | Parekh Jayantilal Gambhirdas | Janata Party | |
| Bhandup | None | Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang | Communist Party of India | |
| Mulund | None | Patwardhan Prabhakar Ramchandar | Janata Party | |
| Thane+Palghar District | ||||
| Thane | None | Koli Gajanan Motiram | Janata Party | |
| Belapur | None | Bhoir Gautam Posha | Janata Party | |
| Ulhasnagar | None | Harchandani Sitaldas Khub Chand | Janata Party | |
| Ambernath | None | Patil Jagannath Shivram | Janata Party | |
| Kalyan | None | Kapse Ramchandra Ganesh | Janata Party | |
| Murbad | None | Gholap Shantaram Gopal | Indian National Congress | |
| Wada | ST | Wani Somnath Rama | Janata Party | |
| Bhiwandi | None | Taware Parshuram Dhondu | Independent | |
| Vasai | None | Choudhari Pandharinath Raghunath | Janata Party | |
| Palghar | ST | Arjun Kakadya Shingade | Janata Party | |
| Dahanu | ST | Chavan Shankar Marya | Communist Party of India | |
| Jawhar | ST | Kurhada Barkya Lakhya | Communist Party of India | |
| Shahapur | ST | Telam Krishnakant Ramachandra | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Nashik District | ||||
| Igatpuri | ST | Wagh Bhau Sakru | Indian National Congress | |
| Nashik | None | Upadhye Vasant Ganesh | Janata Party | |
| Deolali | SC | Ahire Baburao Soma (babla) | Independent | |
| Sinnar | None | Gadakh Suryabhan Sukhdeo | Independent | |
| Niphad | None | Patil Vinayakrao Pudlikrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Yevla | None | Patil Janardan Deoram | Independent | |
| Nandgaon | None | Nahar Kanhiyalal Chunilal | Independent | |
| Malegaon | None | Nehal Ahmed Md. Usman | Janata Party | |
| Dabhadi | None | Hiray Baliram Vaman | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandwad | None | Dawakhar Kisanrao Damodar | Janata Party | |
| Dindori | ST | Gaikwad Bhagawant Dharmaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Surgana | ST | Gavit Jiva Pandu | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalvan | ST | Pawar Arjun Tulsiram | Indian National Congress | |
| Baglan | ST | Pawar Laxman Totram | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhule+Nandurbar District | ||||
| Sakri | ST | Malusare Sukram Bhurya | Indian National Congress | |
| Nawapur | ST | Vasave Zina Samya | Indian National Congress | |
| Nandurbar | ST | Valvi Ramesh Panya | Indian National Congress | |
| Talode | ST | Dilavarsing Padvi | Janata Party | |
| Akrani | ST | Jadhav Shankar Fugara | Janata Party | |
| Shahade | None | Rawal Jaydevsinh Jaysinh | Indian National Congress | |
| Shirpur | None | Pralhadrao Madhavrao Patil | Janata Party | |
| Sindkheda | None | Shisode Madhukarrao Dipchand | Independent | |
| Kusumba | None | Patil Rohidas Chudaman | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhule | None | Khopade Kisanrao Manikrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Jalgaon District | ||||
| Chalisgaon | SC | Chavan Dinkar Diwan | Indian National Congress | |
| Parola | None | Uttamrao Patil | Janata Party | |
| Amalner | None | Patil Gulabrao Wamanrao | Janata Party | |
| Chopda | None | Chaudhari Madhavrao Kautik | Janata Party | |
| Erandol | None | Patil Mahendrasinh Dharmsinh | Janata Party | |
| Jalgaon | None | Jain Ishwarlal Shankarlal | Indian National Congress | |
| Pachora | None | Wagh Onkar Narayan | Janata Party | |
| Jamner | None | Garud Gajananrao Raghunathrao | Independent | |
| Bhusawal | None | Bhole Devidas Namdeo | Indian National Congress | |
| Yaval | None | Choudhari Sindhu Parth | Janata Party | |
| Raver | None | Choudhari M.d. | Indian National Congress | |
| Edlabad | None | Pratibha Devising Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| Buldhana District | ||||
| Malkapur | None | Wankhade Arjun Awdhut | Janata Party | |
| Buldhana | None | Patil Shivajirao Bhiku | Indian National Congress | |
| Chikhli | None | Bondre Janardan Dattuappa | Indian National Congress | |
| Sindkhedraja | None | Kharat Jayawantrao Kaluji | Indian National Congress | |
| Mehkar | None | Saoji Subodh Kesh Keshaosa | Indian National Congress | |
| Khamgaon | None | Phundkar Pandurang Pundlik | Janata Party | |
| Jalamb | None | Dhokane Tulshiram Pandhari | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Akola+Washim District | ||||
| Akot | None | Gangane Sudhakar Ramkrushna | Indian National Congress | |
| Borgaon Manju | None | Apotikar Manikrao Ramchandra | Indian National Congress | |
| Akola | None | Khan Mohammad Azhar Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Balapur | None | Gujarathi Prakashchandra Alias Banduseth Nattulal | Indian National Congress | |
| Medshi | None | Shinde Vitthalrao Kondji | Indian National Congress | |
| Washim | SC | Wankhede Bhaurao Nagorao | Indian National Congress | |
| Mangrulpir | None | Patil Anantkumar Kishanrao | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Murtijapur | None | Thakare Dhyandeorao Mukundrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Karanja | None | Arvind Kamlkar Deshmukh | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Daryapur | None | Bobade Shankarrao Krushnarao | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Amravati District | ||||
| Melghat | ST | Patel Ramu Mhatang | Indian National Congress | |
| Achalpur | None | Bhokare Waman Rajirao | Independent | |
| Morshi | None | Ande Manadeorao Sadashio | Indian National Congress | |
| Teosa | None | Thakur Chandrakant Ramchandra | Independent | |
| Walgaon | None | Sable Bhau Bapurao | Indian National Congress | |
| Amravati | None | Bhuyar Surendra Chhatrapal | Indian National Congress | |
| Badnera | None | Yadao Mangaldas Bholaram | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandur | None | Savalakhe Sudhakar Ramchandra | Indian National Congress | |
| Wardha District | ||||
| Arvi | None | Chudiwala Shivchand Gowardhandas | Independent | |
| Pulgaon | None | Sow Pradha Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Wardha | None | Shende Pramod Bhauraoji | Indian National Congress | |
| Hinganghat | None | Kolhe Deoraoji Zolbaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagpur District | ||||
| Umred | None | Dakate Purushottam Mansaram | Indian National Congress | |
| Kamptee | None | Bhosle Tajsingrao Rajelaxmanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagpur North | SC | Dongare Suryakant Jogobaji | Republican Party of India | |
| Nagpur East | None | Purohit Banwarilal Bhagwandas | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagpur South | None | Vanjari Govindrao Marotrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagpur Central | None | Surve Bhausaheb Sitaram | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagpur West | None | Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalmeshwar | None | Gaikwad Bhagvantrao Manikrao | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Katol | None | Mankar Mukundrao Govindrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Savner | None | Naik Ramji Chiman | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramtek | None | Mahajan Gunderao Fakiraji | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhandara+Gondia District | ||||
| Tumsar | None | Karemore Subhaschandra Narayanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhandara | None | Dube Vithalprasad Sitaram | Indian National Congress | |
| Adyar | None | Tighare Vithalrao Sakharamji | Indian National Congress | |
| Tirora | SC | Wasnik Laxminarayan Ganpat | Indian National Congress | |
| Gondia | None | Bajpayee Kajkumari Gopalnarayan | Indian National Congress | |
| Goregaon | None | Nagpure Girijashankarsinh Hemrajsinh | Indian National Congress | |
| Amgaon | None | Shiwankar Mahadeorao Sukaji | Janata Party | |
| Sakoli | None | Bedarkar Madukar Tulshiramji | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakhandur | None | Bhaiya Hirala Nathmalji | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandrapur+Gadchiroli District | ||||
| Armori | ST | Narnaware Dinaji Vithobaji | Independent | |
| Gadchiroli | ST | Madavi Dewaji Tanu | Indian National Congress | |
| Sironcha | ST | Meshram Bhagwanshaha Jiwanshaha | Independent | |
| Rajura | None | Musale Baburao Janardhan | Janata Party | |
| Chandrapur | None | Pugliya Nareskumar Chunnalal | Indian National Congress | |
| Saoli | None | Bhandekar Deorao Bhayyaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Brahmapuri | None | Bhendarkar Baburao Shrawanji | Indian National Congress | |
| Chimur | None | Sonwane Adkuji Shiwaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhadrawati | None | Nilkanthrao Yeshwantrao Shinde | Indian National Congress | |
| Yavatmal District | ||||
| Wani | None | Panghate Bapurao Harbaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Ralegaon | ST | Dhurve Sudhakarrao Bakaramji | Indian National Congress | |
| Kelapur | ST | Masram Lakhuji Marotrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Yavatmal | None | Dhote Jambuwantrao Baparao | Independent | |
| Darwha | None | Mandhana Harinarayan Rameshwar | Independent | |
| Digras | None | Yemadwar Nanasaheb Narayanrao | Independent | |
| Pusad | None | Naik Sudhakarrao Rajusing | Indian National Congress | |
| Umarkhed | None | Deosarkar Anantrao Apparao | Indian National Congress | |
| Nanded District | ||||
| Kinwat | None | Rathod Uttamrao Baliramji | Indian National Congress | |
| Hadgaon | None | Pawar Niwruttirao Mahadji | Janata Party | |
| Nanded | None | Noorallah Khan Bismillah Khan | Janata Party | |
| Mudkhed | None | Chandrakant Govindrao Maski | Janata Party | |
| Bhokar | None | Chavan Shankarrao Bhaurao | Independent | |
| Biloli | None | Patne Gangadhar Mahalappa | Janata Party | |
| Mukhed | SC | Ghate Madhukarrao Rangojirao | Independent | |
| Kandhar | None | Kurude Gurunathrao Manikrao | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Parbhani+Hingoli District | ||||
| Gangakhed | SC | Gaikwad Dnyanoba Hari | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Singnapur | None | Gawli Uttamrao Abaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Parbhani | None | Jamkar Raosaheb Bapusaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Basmath | None | Deshmukh Panditrao Ramrao | Janata Party | |
| Kalamnuri | None | Maske Vithalrao Champatrao | Communist Party of India | |
| Hingoli | None | Galande Dagdu Yeshwantrao | Janata Party | |
| Jintur | None | Rathi Gulabchand Nandlaji | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Pathri | None | Nakhate Sakharam Golpalrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Aurangabad+Jalna District | ||||
| Partur | None | Borade Ramprasadji Vithalrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Ambad | None | Bapusaheb Sakharam Solunke | Janata Party | |
| Jalna | None | Kisanrao Pandharnath Bhise | Indian National Congress | |
| Badnapur | None | Kolkar Shankarrao Limbajirao | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhokardan | None | Vithalrao Ramsing Patil | Janata Party | |
| Sillod | None | Gadekar Namdeo Balwantrao | Janata Party | |
| Kannad | None | Patil T. S. | Janata Party | |
| Vaijapur | None | Uttamrao Keshavrao Patwari (bhalerao) | Janata Party | |
| Gangapur | None | Laxman Eknath Manal | Indian National Congress | |
| Aurangabad West | None | Abdul Azim | Indian National Congress | |
| Aurangabad East | None | Gawande Rambhau Eknath | Janata Party | |
| Paithan | None | Bhaurao Abaji Thorat | Janata Party | |
| Beed District | ||||
| Georai | None | Pandit Shivajirao Ankushrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Manjlegaon | None | Solanke Sunderrao Abasaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Beed | None | Nawle Aadinath Limbaji | Janata Party | |
| Ashti | None | Jadhav Laxmanrao Vithoba | Indian National Congress | |
| Chausala | None | Kokate Baburao Narsingrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kaij | SC | Satpute Bhaguji Niwarte | Independent | |
| Osmanabad+Latur District | ||||
| Renapur | None | Munde Raghunath Venkatrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Ahmedpur | None | Deshmukh Kishanrao Nanasaheb | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Udgir | None | Jadhav Balasaheb Kishanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Her | SC | Kamble Trimbakrao Pandurang | Independent | |
| Latur | None | Patil Shivraj Vishwanath | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalamb | SC | Ghodke Kundlik Eknath | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Paranda | None | Deshmukh Vasudeo Anandrao | Janata Party | |
| Osmanabad | None | Padamsingh Bajirao Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| Ausa | None | Sonvane Kesaav Rao Sitaram | Indian National Congress | |
| Nilanga | None | Patil Shivajirao Bhaurao | Indian National Congress | |
| Omerga | None | Chalukya Bhaskarrao Shivram Pant | Indian National Congress | |
| Tuljapur | None | Khapale Manikrao Bhimrao | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Solapur District | ||||
| Akkalkot | None | Patel Inayatalli Imamsaheb | Janata Party | |
| South Solapur | None | Devkate Anandrao Narayan | Indian National Congress | |
| Solapur City South | None | Rone Bhimrao Laxmanrao | Janata Party | |
| Solapur City North | None | Adam Narsayya Narayan | Communist Party of India | |
| North Solapur | SC | Shinde Sushilkumar Sambajirao | Indian National Congress | |
| Mangalvedhe | SC | Kamble Nivrutti Satwaji | Republican Party of India | |
| Mohol | None | Patil Shahajirao Shankarrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Barshi | None | Deshmukh Krishnarao Nanasaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Madha | None | Parbat Krishnarao Kondiba | Independent | |
| Pandharpur | None | Patil Audumbar Kondiba | Indian National Congress | |
| Sangole | None | Deshmukh Ganpatrao Annasaheb | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Malshiras | None | Pati Shamrao Bhimrao | Janata Party | |
| Karmala | None | Jagtap Namdeorao Mahadeorao | Indian National Congress | |
| Ahmednagar District | ||||
| Karjat | SC | Kamble Bajirao Dashrath | Republican Party of India | |
| Shrigonda | None | Nagwade Shivajirao Narayanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Ahmednagar South | None | Kumar Saptarshi | Janata Party | |
| Ahmednagar North | None | Shelke Maruti Deoram | Independent | |
| Pathardi | None | Dhakane Babanrao Dadaba | Janata Party | |
| Sheogaon | None | Langhe Vakilrao Baburao | Communist Party of India | |
| Shrirampur | None | Adik Govindrao Wamanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Shirdi | None | Ghogare Chandrabhan Bhausaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Kopargaon | None | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | Indian National Congress | |
| Rahuri | None | Pawar Kashinanth Laxman | Indian National Congress | |
| Parner | None | Kale Shankarrao Deoram | Indian National Congress | |
| Sangamner | None | Thorat Bhausaheb Santuji | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagar-akola | ST | Bhangare Yashawantrao Sakharam | Indian National Congress | |
| Pune District | ||||
| Junnar | None | Krishnarao Mundhe | Indian National Congress | |
| Ambegaon | None | Kale B. D. | Indian National Congress | |
| Khed-alandi | None | Kandge Ram Janardan | Indian National Congress | |
| Maval | None | Bhegade Krishnarao Dhondiaba | Indian National Congress | |
| Mulshi | None | Mate Namdev Ramkrishanrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Haveli | None | Phuge Sopan Tukaram | Janata Party | |
| Bopodi | None | L. T. Sawant | Independent | |
| Shivajinagar | None | Naik Shanti Narayan | Janata Party | |
| Parvati | SC | Subhash Sarvagod | Janata Party | |
| Kasba Peth | None | Lele Arvind Dattatraya | Janata Party | |
| Bhavani Peth | None | Bhai Vaidya | Janata Party | |
| Pune Cantonment | None | Tupe Vithal Baburao | Janata Party | |
| Shirur | None | Daundkar Baburao Bhausaheb | Janata Party | |
| Daund | None | Takavane Rajaram Bajirao | Janata Party | |
| Indapur | None | Patil Sahkarrao Bajirao | Indian National Congress | |
| Baramati | None | Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Purandhar | None | Dada Jadhavrao | Janata Party | |
| Bhor | None | Jedhe Sampatrao Ramchandra | Independent | |
| Satara District | ||||
| Phaltan | None | Vijaysinh Alias Shivajiraje Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar | Janata Party | |
| Man | SC | Sonavane Vishnu Tatoba | Indian National Congress | |
| Khatav | None | Patil Keshavrao Shankarrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Koregaon | None | Jagtap Shankarrao Chimaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Wai | None | Bhosale Prataprao Baburao | Indian National Congress | |
| Jaoli | None | Bnilare Bhiku Daji | Indian National Congress | |
| Satara | None | Raje Bhonsale Ahbayasinh Shahumaharaj | Janata Party | |
| Patan | None | Desai Daulatrao Shripatrao | Janata Party | |
| Karad North | None | Pawar Keshvrao Pataloji | Peasants and Workers Party of India | |
| Karad South | None | Mohite Yeshwantrao Jijaba | Indian National Congress | |
| Sangli District | ||||
| Shirala | None | Deshmukh Shivajirao Bapusaheb | Independent | |
| Walva | None | Shinde Vilasrao Bhausaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhilwadi Wangi | None | Chavan Sampatrao Annasaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Sangli | None | Patil Vasantrao Banduji | Indian National Congress | |
| Miraj | None | Shinde Mohanrao Alias Ramsing Ganpatrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Tasgaon | None | Patil Dinkarrao Krishnaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Khanapur Atpadi | None | Salunkhe Sahajirao Ganapatrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kavathe Mahankal | None | Patil Vithal Shripati | Indian National Congress | |
| Jat | SC | Sohani Jayant Ishwar | Indian National Congress | |
| Kolhapur District | ||||
| Shirol | None | Kumbhar Ratnappa Bharamappa | Indian National Congress | |
| Ichalkaranji | None | Patil Shivagonda Pirgonda | Communist Party of India | |
| Vadgaon | SC | Mane Nanasaheb Shantaram | Janata Party | |
| Shahuwadi | None | Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Panhala | None | Patil Yeshwant Eknath | Indian National Congress | |
| Sangrul | None | Bondre Shripatrao Shankarrao | Indian National Congress | |
| Radhanagari | None | Jadhav Dinkarrao Bhahusaheb | Indian National Congress | |
| Kolhapur | None | Sabnis Ravindra Ramchandra | Janata Party | |
| Karvir | None | Patil Rajaram Babaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Kagal | None | Ghatge Vikram Sinha Jaysingrao | Independent | |
| Gadhinglaj | None | Chali Shivling Shivyogi | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandgad | None | Patil Vithalrao Bhairu | Independent | |
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