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 No image available.svg No image available.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

Results

Results by alliance

AlliancePolitical partySeats wonSeat change
INC+ Indian National Congress 33Increase2.svg 22
Republican Party of India 4
NDA Shiv Sena 6Decrease2.svg 23
Bharatiya Janata Party 4

Result by party

Political partySeats wonSeat change
Indian National Congress 33Increase2.svg 18
Shiv Sena 6Decrease2.svg 9
Bharatiya Janata Party 4Decrease2.svg 18
Republican Party of India 4Increase2.svg 4
Peasants and Workers Party of India 1Increase2.svg 1

List of Elected MPs:

No.ConstituencyTypeName of elected M.P.Party affiliation
1 Rajapur GEN Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Shiv Sena
2 Ratnagiri GEN Anant Geete
3 Kolaba GEN Ramsheth Thakur Peasants and Workers Party of India
4 Mumbai South GEN Murli Deora Indian National Congress
5 Mumbai South Central GEN Mohan Rawale Shiv Sena
6 Mumbai North Central GEN Ramdas Athawale Republican Party of India
7 Mumbai North East GEN Gurudas Kamat Indian National Congress
8 Mumbai North West GEN Madhukar Sarpotdar Shiv Sena
9 Mumbai North GEN Ram Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Thane GEN Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath Shiv Sena
11 Dahanu ST Shankar Sakharam Indian National Congress
12 Nashik GEN Madhav Patil
13 Malegaon ST Zamru Manglu Kahandole
14 Dhule ST Dhanaji Sitaram Ahire
15 Nandurbar ST Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
16 Erandol GEN Annasaheb M. K. Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Jalgaon GEN Ulhas Vasudeo Patil Indian National Congress
18 Buldhana SC Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik
19 Akola GEN Ambedkar Prakash Yashwant Republican Party of India
20 Washim GEN Sudhakarrao Naik Indian National Congress
21 Amravati GEN Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai Republican Party of India
22 Ramtek GEN Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle Indian National Congress
23 Nagpur GEN Vilas Muttemwar
24 Bhandara GEN Praful Patel
25 Chimur GEN Jogendra Kawade Republican Party of India
26 Chandrapur GEN Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia Indian National Congress
27 Wardha GEN Datta Meghe
28 Yavatmal GEN Uttamrao Deorao Patil
29 Hingoli GEN Suryakanta Patil
30 Nanded GEN Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar
31 Parbhani GEN Suresh Warpudkar
32 Jalna GEN Uttamsingh Pawar Bharatiya Janata Party
33 Aurangabad GEN Ramkrishna Baba Patil Indian National Congress
34 Beed GEN Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
35 Latur GEN Shivraj Patil Indian National Congress
36 Osmanabad SC Arvind Kamble
37 Solapur GEN Sushilkumar Shinde
38 Pandharpur SC Sandipan Thorat
39 Ahmednagar GEN Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Shiv Sena
40 Kopargaon GEN Prasad Tanpure Indian National Congress
41 Khed GEN Ashok Mohol
42 Pune GEN Vitthal Tupe
43 Baramati GEN Sharad Pawar
44 Satara GEN Abhaysinh Bhonsle
45 Karad GEN Prithviraj Chavan
46 Sangli GEN Madan Patil
47 Ichalkaranji GEN Kallappa Awade
48 Kolhapur GEN Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik

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.