1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra

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1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra
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  1996
16, 22 and 18 February 1998
1999  
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
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Leader Sharad Pawar Suresh Prabhu Pramod Mahajan
Party INC SS BJP
Leader's seat Baramati Rajapur Mumbai North East (lost)
Seats before151518
Seats won3364
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 18Decrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 14

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Prime Minister before election

I. K. Gujral
JD

Prime Minister after election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

The 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 16, 22 and 18 February 1998.

Contents

These were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Congress.

The Indian National Congress won a landslide victory in the 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra. [1]

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg Pramod Mahajan 25
Shiv Sena Shiv Sena flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg Suresh Prabhu 22
Independent Blank.svg Blank.svg Suresh Kalmadi 1
Total48

   Congress Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Sharad Pawar 41
Republican Party of India Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg Prakash Ambedkar 4
Samajwadi Party SP Flag.png Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Mulayam Singh Yadav 3
Total48

List of Candidates

Constituency
INC+ NDA
1 Rajapur INC Machhindra Kambli SS Suresh Prabhu
2 Ratnagiri INC Nishikant alias Nana Joshi SS Anant Gangaram Geete
3 Kolaba INC Bar. A. R. Antulay SS Anant Tare
4 Mumbai South INC Deora Murli BJP Jayawantiben Mehta
5 Mumbai South Central SP Principal Suhail Lokhandwala SS Mohan Vishnu Rawale
6 Mumbai North Central RPI Ramdas Athawale SS Narayan Athawalay
7 Mumbai North East INC Gurudas Kamat BJP Pramod Mahajan
8 Mumbai North West SP Tushar Gandhi SS Madhukar Sirpotdar
9 Mumbai North INC Ram Pandagle Jankiram BJP Ram Naik
10 Thane SP Kenia Chandrika Premji SS Paranjpe Prakash Vishwanath
11 Dahanu (ST) INC Nam Shankar Sakharam BJP Adv. Chintaman Wanaga
12 Nashik INC Patil Madhav Balwant SS Godse Rajaram Parashram
13 Malegaon (ST) INC Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu BJP Raut Kacharu Bhau
14 Dhule (ST) INC D. S. Ahire BJP Gavit Ramdas Rupla (Kokani)
15 Nandurbar (ST) INC Gavit Manikrao Hodlya BJP Kuwarsing Valvi
16 Erandol INC Patil Vijay Naval BJP Annasaheb M. K. Patil
17 Jalgaon INC Dr. Ulhas Vasudeo Patil BJP Gunwantrao Rambhau Sarode
18 Buldhana (SC) INC Wasnik Mukul Balkrushna SS Adsul Anandrao Vithoba
19 Akola RPI Ambedkar Prakash Yashawant BJP Fundkar Pandurang Pundlik
20 Washim INC Naik Sudhakarrao Rajusing SS Dr. Dnyaneshwar Keshaorao Shewale
21 Amravati RPI Ramkrushna Suryabhan Gawai SS Anantrao Mahadeoappa Gudhe
22 Ramtek INC Rani Chitralekha T. Bhosale SS Gujar Ashok Yashwantrao
23 Nagpur INC Vilas Muttemwar BJP Mantri Ramesh Manaklal
24 Bhandara INC Patel Praful Manoharbhai BJP Narayandas Durgaprasadji Saraf
25 Chimur RPI Prof. Jogendra Kawade BJP Diwathe Namdeo Harbaji
26 Chandrapur INC Puglia Nareshkumar Chunnalal BJP Ahir Hansraj Gangaram
27 Wardha INC Datta Meghe BJP Mude Vijay Annaji
28 Yavatmal INC Uttamrao Deorao Patil BJP Rajabhau Thakare
29 Hingoli INC Suryakanta Patil SS Adv. Shivaji Mane
30 Nanded INC Patil Bhaskarrao Bapurao BJP Dr. Dhanajirao Deshmukh
31 Parbhani INC Warpudkar Sureshrao Ambadasrao SS Adv. Suresh Ramrao Jadhav (Patil)
32 Jalna INC Bangar Dnyandeo Ganpatrao BJP Pawar Uttamsinh Rajdharsinh
33 Aurangabad INC Ramkrishna Baba Patil SS Jaiswal Pradeep Shivnarayan
34 Beed INC Ashok Patil BJP Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil
35 Latur INC Patil Shivraj Vishwanath BJP Dr. Gopalrao Patil
36 Osmanabad (SC) INC Arvind Tulshiram Kamble SS Kamble Shivaji Vittalrao
37 Sholapur INC Shinde Sushilkumar Sambhajirao BJP Valyal Lingraj Balraiyya
38 Pandharpur (SC) INC Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan BJP Prof. Chagdeo Sukhdeo Kamble
39 Ahmednagar INC Maruti Devram alias Dada Patil Shelke SS E. V. alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
40 Kopargaon INC Tanpure Prasad Baburao BJP Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji alias Badade Nana
41 Khed INC Mohol Ashok Namdeorao SS Nana Balkawade
42 Pune INC Tupe Vitthal Baburao Ind. Suresh Kalmadi
43 Baramati INC Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao BJP Kakade Viraj Babulal
44 Satara INC Abhaysinh Shahumaharaj Bhosale SS Hindurao Nilkanthrao Naik Nimbalkar
45 Karad INC Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb SS Bhosale Jayawantrao Krishna
46 Sangli INC Patil Madan Vishwanath BJP Dange Anna alias Ramchandra Mahadev
47 Ichalkaranji INC Awade Kallappa Baburao SS Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane
48 Kolhapur INC Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba SS Ghatge Vikramsinh Jaisingrao

Results

Results by Party/Alliance

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp ContestedWon+/−
INC+ INC 1,37,44,28343.64Increase2.svg 8.864133Increase2.svg 18
RPI 13,03,5494.14Decrease2.svg 0.7844Increase2.svg 4
SP 8,25,8482.62Increase2.svg 0.5630Steady2.svg
Total1,58,73,68050.40Steady2.svg4837Increase2.svg 22
NDA BJP 70,81,06422.49Increase2.svg 1.31254Decrease2.svg 18
SHS 61,90,44319.66Increase2.svg 2.83226Decrease2.svg 9
IND 3,41,6971.09Steady2.svg10Steady2.svg
Total1,36,13,20443.24Steady2.svg4810Decrease2.svg 23
PWPI 2,69,6090.86Decrease2.svg 0.6821Increase2.svg 1
JD 5,25,2501.67Decrease2.svg 1.63190Steady2.svg
Others7,85,7672.48Steady2.svg890Steady2.svg
IND 4,24,7801.34Decrease2.svg 6.371710Steady2.svg
Total3,14,92,290100%-37748-

List of Elected MPs:

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1 Rajapur Suresh Prabhu SHS 217,76650.37Machhindra Kambli INC 152,72435.3365,04215.04
2 Ratnagiri Anant Gangaram Geete SHS 238,92849.38Nishikant Alias Nana Joshi INC 207,69442.9331,2346.45
3 Kolaba Ramsheth ThakurPWPI248,35335.16A. R. Antulay INC 239,22733.879,1261.29
4 Mumbai South Murli Deora INC 178,59752.59Jaywantiben Mehta BJP 157,53246.3921,0656.20
5 Mumbai South Central Mohan Vishnu Rawale SHS 171,37643.14Suhail Lokhandwala SP 171,22343.101530.04
6 Mumbai North Central Ramdas Athawale RPI 282,37350.18Narayan Athawalay SHS 257,14145.6925,2324.49
7 Mumbai North East Gurudas Kamat INC 525,91151.07Pramod Mahajan BJP 478,45946.4647,4524.61
8 Mumbai North West Madhukar Sirpotdar SHS 370,22947.47Tushar Gandhi SP 350,99445.0019,2352.47
9 Mumbai North Ram Naik BJP 531,41752.10Ram Pandagle Jankiram INC 456,40044.7575,0177.35
10 Thane Prakash Vishwanath Paranjpe SHS 553,21059.21Chandrika Premji Kenia SP 303,63132.50249,57926.71
11 Dahanu (ST) Nam Shankar Sakharam INC 245,56743.51Chintaman Wanaga BJP 211,00937.3934,5586.12
12 Nashik Madhav Balwant Patil INC 381,30057.19Rajaram Parashram Godse SHS 278,90841.83102,39215.36
13 Malegaon (ST) Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu INC 215,84642.88Raut Kacharu Bhau BJP 154,65030.7261,19612.16
14 Dhule (ST) D. S. Ahire INC 274,03455.79Gavit Ramdas Rupla (Kokani) BJP 216,34844.0457,68611.75
15 Nandurbar (ST) Gavit Manikrao Hodlya INC 304,13453.65Kuwarsing Valvi BJP 238,42342.0665,71111.59
16 Erandol Annasaheb M. K. Patil BJP 286,17851.87Patil Vijay Naval INC 261,34247.3724,8364.50
17 Jalgaon Dr. Ulhas Vasudeo Patil INC 339,98054.40Gunwantrao Rambhau Sarode BJP 283,16645.3156,8149.09
18 Buldhana (SC) Wasnik Mukul Balkrushna INC 348,09451.82Adsul Anandrao Vithoba SHS 294,53743.8553,5577.97
19 Akola Ambedkar Prakash Yashawant RPI 366,42750.64Fundkar Pandurang Pundlik BJP 333,64546.1132,7824.53
20 Washim Naik Sudhakarao Rajusing INC 359,74257.23Dr. Dnyaneshwar Keshaorao Shewale SHS 251,15239.96108,59017.27
21 Amravati Ramkrushna Suryabhan Gawai RPI 304,74649.76Anantrao Mahadeoappa Gudhe SHS 290,88747.5013,8592.26
22 Ramtek Rani Chitralekha T. Bhosale INC 325,88552.02Gujar Ashok Yashwantrao SHS 258,84741.3267,03810.70
23 Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar INC 486,92857.41Mantri Ramesh Manaklal BJP 323,64638.16163,28219.25
24 Bhandara Patel Praful Manohar Bhai INC 324,54249.13Narayandas Durgaprasadji Saraf BJP 305,23646.2119,3062.92
25 Chimur Prof. Jogendra Kawade RPI 350,00347.46Diwathe Namdeo Harbaji BJP 347,88147.172,1220.29
26 Chandrapur Puglia Nareshkumar Chunnalal INC 450,00755.93Ahir Hansraj Gangaram BJP 299,65237.25150,35518.68
27 Wardha Datta Meghe INC 328,90548.47Mude Vijay Annaji BJP 245,82236.2283,08312.25
28 Yavatmal Uttamrao Deorao Patil INC 291,41547.71Rajabhau Thakare BJP 236,74238.7654,6738.95
29 Hingoli Suryakanta Patil INC 345,43952.53Shivaji Mane SHS 267,77340.7277,66611.81
30 Nanded Patil Bhaskarrao Bapurao INC 337,74447.81Dr. Dhanajirao Deshmukh BJP 290,45741.1147,2876.70
31 Parbhani Warpudkar Sureshrao Ambadarao INC 320,41552.69Adv. Suresh Ramrao Jadhav (Patil) SHS 274,92245.2145,4937.48
32 Jalna Pawar Uttamsinh Rajdharsinh BJP 290,31246.83Bangar Dnyandeo Ganpatrao INC 288,50446.541,8080.29
33 Aurangabad Ramkrishna Baba Patil INC 408,16850.96Jaiswal Pradeep Shivnarayan SHS 378,04247.2030,1263.76
34 Beed Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil BJP 300,30746.45Ashok Patil INC 294,20445.506,1030.95
35 Latur Patil Shivraj Vishwanath INC 322,26545.53Dr. Gopalrao Patil BJP 318,93845.063,3270.47
36 Osmanabad (SC) Arvind Tulshiram Kamble INC 280,59252.81Kamble Shivaji Vittalrao SHS 233,57443.9647,0188.85
37 Sholapur Shinde Sushilkumar Sambhajirao INC 336,34655.44Valyal Lingraj Balraiyya BJP 231,97438.23104,37217.21
38 Pandharpur (SC) Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan INC 313,67654.84Prof. Chagdeo Sukhdeo Kamble BJP 216,24437.8197,43217.03
39 Ahmednagar E. V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil SHS 323,02449.33Maruti Devram Alias Dada Patil Shelke INC 308,77947.1514,2452.18
40 Kopargaon Tanpure Prasad Baburao INC 335,73056.29Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji (Badade Nana) BJP 256,49043.0079,24013.29
41 Khed Mohol Ashok Namdeorao INC 349,47056.72Nana Balkawade SHS 248,04040.26101,43016.46
42 Pune Tupe Vitthal Baburao INC 434,91552.79Suresh KalmadiIND341,69741.4893,21811.31
43 Baramati Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao INC 529,05965.81Kakade Viraj Babulal BJP 260,87532.45268,18433.36
44 Satara Abhaysinh Shahumaharaj Bhosale INC 389,23865.20Hindurao Nilkanthrao Naik Nimbalkar SHS 207,76234.80181,47630.40
45 Karad Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb INC 399,79762.01Bhosale Jayawantrao Krishna SHS 226,89035.19172,90726.82
46 Sangli Patil Madan Vishwanath INC 338,90055.59Dange Anna (Ramchandra Mahadev) BJP 265,66143.5873,23912.01
47 Ichalkaranji Awade Kallappa Baburao INC 344,81748.02Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane SHS 332,62346.3212,1941.70
48 Kolhapur Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba INC 367,95151.66Ghatge Vikramsinh Jaisingrao SHS 306,35343.0161,5988.65

Region-wise results

RegionSeats Indian National Congress Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party Others
Vidarbha1108000003
Western Maharashtra1110010000
Marathwada0806000200
Mumbai0602020101
Thane+Konkan0504000100
North Maharashtra00030001
4833060405

References

  1. "IndiaVotes PC: Maharashtra 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2023-04-07.