1991 Indian general election in Maharashtra

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1991 Indian general election in Maharashtra
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Leader Sharad Pawar Ram Naik Bal Thackeray
Party Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Shiv Sena
Leader's seat Baramati (won) Bombay North (won)did not contest
Last election28103
Seats won3854
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,12,80,00347,06,76522,01,391
Percentage48.4%20.19%9.45%
Prime Minister before election

Chandra Shekhar
SJP(R)

Prime Minister after election

Narasimha Rao
INC

The 1991 general election was held from 20 May 1991 to 16 June 1991 on 48 Parliamentary constituencies of Maharashtra. [1] The election were held for electing the members for the 10th Lok Sabha. The Indian National Congress became the largest party by winning 38 out of 48 seats, while Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena won 5 and 4 seats respectively. 1 seat was also won by Communist Party of India (Marxist). [2]

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Parties and alliances

   Yuti Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeader(s)Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg Pramod Mahajan 31
Shiv Sena Shiv Sena flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg Suresh Prabhu 17
Total48

   Congress Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Sharad Pawar 48
Total48

   National Front

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg No image available.svg V. P. Singh 33
Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha Sarat Chandra Sinha 3
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg 3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg 2
Total41

Results

By party

AlliancePartyVotesSeats
Votes Polled% of votesContestedWon+/–
United Progressive Alliance Indian National Congress 1,12,80,00348.44838Increase2.svg10
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 47,06,76520.19315Decrease2.svg5
Shiv Sena 22,01,3919.45174Increase2.svg1
Third Front (India) CPI(M) 2,99,3201.2821Steady2.svg

By constituency

No.ConstituencyElected M.P.Party affiliation
1 Rajapur Sudhir Sawant Indian National Congress
2 Ratnagiri Govind Rao Nikam
3 Kolaba A. R. Antulay
4 Bombay South Murli Deora
5 Bombay South Central Mohan Rawale Shiv Sena
6 Bombay North Central Sharad Dighe Indian National Congress
7 Bombay North East Gurdas Kamat
8 Bombay North West Sunil Dutt
9 Bombay North Ram Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Thane Ram Kapse
11 Dahanu (ST) Damodar Barku Shingada Indian National Congress
12 Nashik Vasant Pawar
13 Malegaon (ST) Zamru Manglu Kahandole
14 Dhule (ST) Bapu Hari Chaure
15 Nandurbar (ST) Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
16 Erandol Vijaykumar Naval Patil
17 Jalgaon Gunwantrao Sarode Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Buldhana (SC) Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik Indian National Congress
19 Akola Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar Bharatiya Janata Party
20 Washim Anantrao Vithhalrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
21 Amravati Pratibha Devisingh Patil
22 Ramtek Raje Tejsingh Rao Bhonsle
23 Nagpur Datta Meghe
24 Bhandara Praful Patel
25 Chimur Vilas Muttemwar
26 Chandrapur Shantaram Potdukhe
27 Wardha Ramchandra Ghangare
28 Yavatmal Uttamrao Deorao Patil
29 Hingoli Vilasrao Gundewar Shiv Sena
30 Nanded Suryakanta Patil Indian National Congress
31 Parbhani Ashokrao Anandrao Deshmukh Shiv Sena
32 Jalna Ankushrao Tope Indian National Congress
33 Aurangabad Moreshwar Save Shiv Sena
34 Beed Kesharbai Kshirsagar Indian National Congress
35 Latur Shivraj Patil
36 Osmanabad (SC) Arvind Kamble
37 Solapur Dharmanna Sadul
38 Pandharpur (SC) Sandipan Thorat
39 Ahmednagar Yashwantrao Gadakh Patil
Maruti Shelke (By Poll)
40 Kopargaon Shankarrao Kale
41 Khed Vidura Nawale
42 Pune Anna Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Baramati Ajit Pawar Indian National Congress
Sharad Pawar (1991)
Bapusaheb Thite (1994)
44 Satara Prataprao Baburao Bhosale
45 Karad Prithviraj Chavan
46 Sangli Prakashbapu Vasantdada Patil
47 Ichalkaranji Balasaheb Shankarrao Mane
48 Kolhapur Udaysingrao Gaikwad

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Maharashtra

SI No.NameConstituencyDesignationDepartmentFromToParty
1Sharad PawarBaramatiCabinet MinisterDefence26 June 19915 March 1993 INC
2Shantaram PotdukheChandrapurMinister of StateFinance21 June 199117 January 1993
3Mukul WasnikBuldhana (SC)Minister of StateHuman Resource Development (Youth Affairs and Sports)18 January 199316 May 1996
Parliamentary Affairs19 January 1993
4A. R. AntulayKolabaCabinet MinisterHealth and Family Welfare11 June 199516 May 1996
Water Resources17 January 199616 May 1996
5Vilas MuttemwarChimurMinister of StateRural Areas and Employment (Rural Employment and Poverty Alleviation)15 September 199516 May 1996
Parliamentary Affairs

References

  1. ↑ "🗳️ Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 1991-92: LIVE General Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Lok Sabha Elections". LatestLY. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Lok Sabha members: 1952 onwards". ECI.
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