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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 1995
← 1990
12 February, 9 March 1995
1999 →
All 288 assembly constituencies
145 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.69% (Increase 9.43%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Sharad Pawar Manohar Joshi Gopinath Munde
Party INC SS BJP
Alliance INC+ NDA NDA
Leader's seat Did not contest Dadar Renapur
Last election 141 52 42
Seats won 80 73 65
Seat change Decrease 61 Increase 21 Increase 23
Popular vote 11,941,832 6,315,493 4,932,767
Percentage 31.00% 16.39% 12.80%
Swing Decrease 7.17 pp Increase 0.45 pp Increase 2.09 pp
Chief Minister before election

Sharad Pawar
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Manohar Joshi
Shiv Sena

Assembly elections 1995 was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on February 12, 1995, and March 9, 1995. Election results were declared on March 13, 1995. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena Yuti (alliance) against the Congress.

Results

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List of Political Parties participated in 1995 Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

Party Abbreviation
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP
Indian National Congress INC
Janata Party JP
Janata Dal JD
Samata Party SAP
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPM
Communist Party of India CPI
State Parties
Shiv Sena SHS
Indian Union Muslim League IUML
Muslim League Kerala State Committee MUL
Indian Congress (Socialist) – SCS ICS(SCS)
Samajwadi Party SP
Sikkim Sangram Parishad SSP
Peasants and Workers Party PWP
All India Forward Bloc AIFB
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP
Registered (Unrecognised) Parties
Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh ABJS
Indian National League INL
People's Democratic Party PDP
Doordarshi Party DDP
Maharashtra Rashtravadi Congress MRC
Hindustan Janata Party HJP
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) SJP(R)
Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) SJP(M)
Republican Party of India RPI
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) RPI(K)
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh BBM
Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh BMSM
Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti NVAS
National Republican Party NRP
Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti PSSS
Rashtriya Samaj Sevak Dal RSSD
Maharashtra Vikas Congress MVC
Democratic Party of India DPI
Native People's Party NVPP
Vidarbha Praja Party VPP

In the election Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party Alliance or Mahayuti got the majority. Manohar Joshi from Shiv Sena became the 12th Chief minister of Maharashtra, Thus, forming the first Non-Congress Government in Maharashtra.

The details are as follows:[1]

Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1995

Political Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/- Votes polled Votes% +/-
Indian National Congress
80 / 288 (28%)
 286 80 Decrease 61 1,19,41,832 31.00% Decrease 7.17%
Shiv Sena
73 / 288 (25%)
 169 73 Increase 21 63,15,493 16.39% Increase 0.45%
Bharatiya Janata Party
65 / 288 (23%)
 116 65 Increase 23 49,32,767 12.80% Increase 2.09%
Janata Dal
11 / 288 (4%)
 182 11 Decrease 13 22,58,914 5.86% Decrease 6.86%
Peasants and Workers Party of India
6 / 288 (2%)
 42 6 Decrease 2 7,88,286 2.05% Decrease 0.37%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3 / 288 (1%)
 18 3 Steady 3,86,009 1.00% Increase 0.13%
Samajwadi Party
3 / 288 (1%)
 22 3 Increase 3 3,56,731 0.93% Increase 0.93% (New Party)
Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti
1 / 288 (0.3%)
 2 1 Increase1 82,677 0.21% Increase 0.21% (New Party)
Maharashtra Vikas Congress
1 / 288 (0.3%)
 3 1 Increase1 45,404 0.12% Increase 0.12% (New Party)
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 129 0 (New Party) 1,167,686 3.03% Increase3.03% (New Party)
Bahujan Samaj Party 145 0 Steady 572,336 1.49% Increase1.07%
Communist Party of India 17 0 Decrease2 123,185 0.32% Decrease0.42%
Indian Congress (Socialist) – SCS 19 0 Decrease1 65,037 0.17% Decrease0.81%
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 13 0 Decrease1 63,741 0.17% Decrease0.33%
Indian Union Muslim League 5 0 Decrease1 4,208 0.01% Decrease0.50%
Independents
45 / 288 (16%)
 3196 45 Increase 32 91,04,036 23.63% Increase 10.04%
Total 4727 288 Steady 38,526,206 71.69% Increase 9.43%

Chief Ministerial Candidate

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Shiv Sena-Bhartiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance

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Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party
National Democratic Alliance
For Chief Minister
Manohar Joshi

Shiv Sena

Indian National Congress

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Indian National Congress
United Progressive Alliance
Sharad Pawar

Indian National Congress

Region-wise Breakup

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Region Total seats OTH
INC SHS BJP
Seats Won Seats Won Seats Won
Western Maharashtra 75 37 09 05 22
Vidarbha 66 17 11 22 16
Marathwada 46 12 15 09 10
Thane+Konkan 31 03 15 06 07
Mumbai 34 01 18 12 03
North Maharashtra 36 10 05 10 11
Total[2] 288 80 73 65 70
Region Total seats Indian National Congress Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party Janata Dal
Western Maharashtra 70
39 / 70 (56%)
 Decrease 17
09 / 70 (13%)
 Increase 05
06 / 70 (9%)
 Decrease 02
03 / 70 (4%)
 Decrease 05
Vidarbha 62
14 / 62 (23%)
 Decrease 11
11 / 62 (18%)
 Increase 07
20 / 62 (32%)
 Increase 07
02 / 62 (3%)
 Decrease 07
Marathwada 46
11 / 46 (24%)
 Decrease 10
15 / 46 (33%)
 Increase 01
10 / 46 (22%)
 Increase 05
02 / 46 (4%)
 Steady
Thane+Konkan 39
03 / 39 (8%)
 Decrease 05
14 / 39 (36%)
 Increase 03
06 / 39 (15%)
 Increase 01
0 / 39 (0%)
 Decrease 02
Mumbai 36
01 / 36 (3%)
 Decrease 07
18 / 36 (50%)
 Increase 03
12 / 36 (33%)
 Increase 03
0 / 36 (0%)
 Steady
North Maharashtra 35
12 / 35 (34%)
 Decrease 10
06 / 35 (17%)
 Increase 02
11 / 35 (31%)
 Increase 03
04 / 35 (11%)
 Increase 01
Total[3] 288
80 / 288 (28%)
 Decrease 61
73 / 288 (25%)
 Increase 21
65 / 288 (23%)
 Increase23
11 / 288 (4%)
 Decrease 13

Alliance Wise Results:-

80 73 65
INC SHS BJP
Region Total Seats National Democratic Alliance Indian National Congress+ Janata Dal Others
Western Maharashtra 70 Increase 10
23 / 70 (33%)
 Decrease 4
28 / 70 (40%)
 Decrease 8
1 / 70 (1%)
 Increase 1
19 / 70 (27%)
Vidarbha 62 Increase 11
31 / 62 (50%)
 Decrease 20
11 / 62 (18%)
 Decrease 1
8 / 62 (13%)
 Increase 10
12 / 70 (17%)
Marathwada 46 Increase 12
27 / 46 (59%)
 Decrease 12
12 / 46 (26%)
 Decrease 5
2 / 46 (4%)
 Steady
5 / 46 (11%)
Thane +Konkan 39 Increase 12
31 / 39 (79%)
 Decrease 9
3 / 39 (8%)
 Steady Increase 2
5 / 39 (13%)
Mumbai 36 Decrease 8
16 / 36 (44%)
 Decrease 8
3 / 36 (8%)
 Steady Increase 15
17 / 36 (47%)
North Maharashtra 35 Increase 7
10 / 35 (29%)
 Decrease 8
23 / 35 (66%)
 Steady Increase 1
2 / 35 (6%)
Total Increase 44
138 / 288 (48%)
 Decrease 61
80 / 288 (28%)
 Decrease 13
11 / 288 (4%)
 Increase 31
60 / 288 (21%)
Vidhan Sabha Results
  1. Indian National Congress (28.0%)
  2. Shiv Sena (26.0%)
  3. Bharatiya Janata Party (22.0%)
  4. Others/Independents (24.0%)
Division District Seats INC SHS BJP OTH
Konkan division Sindhudurg 04 01 02 01 00
Ratnagiri 07 00 05 02 00
Raigad 07 01 03 00 03
Mumbai (City) 17 01 08 05 03
Mumbai (Suburban) 17 00 10 07 00
Thane + Palghar 13 01 05 03 04
52 04 28 15 10
Nashik division Nashik 14 03 04 03 04
Dhule + Nandurbar 10 04 00 02 04
Jalgaon 12 03 01 05 03
36 10 05 10 11
Amravati division Buldhana 07 01 02 02 02
Akola + Washim 10 01 03 04 02
Amravati 08 02 02 03 01
Yavatmal 08 04 01 02 01
33 08 08 11 06
Nagpur division Wardha 04 03 01 00 00
Nagpur 11 03 00 03 05
Bhandara + Gondia 09 01 01 06 01
Gadchiroli 03 01 01 00 01
Chandrapur 06 01 00 02 03
33 09 03 11 10
Aurangabad division Nanded 08 04 03 01 00
Parbhani + Hingoli 08 02 03 01 02
Jalna 05 01 03 01 00
Auranagabad 07 02 02 02 01
Beed 06 00 01 01 04
Latur 07 02 00 03 02
Osmanabad 05 01 03 00 01
46 12 15 09 10
Pune division Solapur 13 06 01 02 04
Ahmednagar 13 10 01 01 01
Pune 18 08 05 03 02
Satara 10 04 01 00 06
Sangli 09 02 00 00 07
Kolhapur 12 07 01 00 04
Total Seats 75 37 09 06 24
288 80 Decrease 61 73 Increase 21 65 Increase 23 70
Alliance Political Party Seats Won Total Seats
NDA Shiv Sena 73 152
Bharatiya Janata Party 65
Independents 14
INC+ Indian National Congress 80 120
Peasants and Workers Party of India 6
Samajwadi Party 3
Independents 31

The Shiv Sena and BJP won primarily by opposing incumbent chief minister Sharad Pawar's decision to approve a power project of Enron at Dabhol. The $2.8 billion project was being stalled on charges of corruption.

To save the project after the elections, Enron's Rebecca Mark rushed from United States to India. She officially scheduled her meeting with Chief Minister Manohar Joshi at the Secretariat House on 1 November 1995. But before that, she was called to Matoshree to meet Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray. He not only involved himself in the project and key decisions but also decided the appointments of top bureaucrats.[4]

Results by constituency

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  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Sawantwadi 74.89% Bhonsle Pravin Prataprao INC 39,849 36.84% Palav Varsha Liladhar SS 31,375 29.00% 8,474
2 Vengurla 75.52% Kambali Shankar Shivram SS 41,961 42.96% Sawant Pushpasen Bhivaji JD 25,986 26.61% 15,975
3 Malvan 79.88% Narayan Tatu Rane SS 56,101 57.22% Naik Vijay Vishnu INC 34,334 35.02% 21,767
4 Deogad 79.95% Janardan Moreshwar Gogate BJP 51,352 54.91% Nandkumar Laxman Ghate INC 32,147 34.37% 19,205
5 Rajapur 76.25% Appa Alias Vijayrao Salvi SS 58,550 58.35% Hatankar Laxman Rangnath INC 27,935 27.84% 30,615
6 Ratnagiri 71.03% Gotad Shivajirao Ramchandra BJP 56,710 46.91% Suhas Waman Alias Kumar Shetye Independent 29,860 24.70% 26,850
7 Sangameshwar 76.63% Ravindra Muralidhar Mane SS 54,655 51.91% Rakhangi Mohammed Shaikh Hussain INC 31,409 29.83% 23,246
8 Guhagar 74.56% Dr. Vinay Shridhar Natu BJP 57,789 58.63% Adv. Mohite Dayanand Bhaguram INC 20,377 20.67% 37,412
9 Chiplun 79.54% Bhaskar Jadhav SS 49,795 48.80% Balasaheb Bendu Mate INC 42,476 41.63% 7,319
10 Khed 78.56% Ramdas Gangaram Kadam SS 67,344 67.45% Bhosle Asha Keshavrao INC 30,369 30.42% 36,975
11 Dapoli 80.44% Dalvi Suryakant Shivram SS 64,975 63.38% Posture Daulatrao Pandurang INC 37,539 36.62% 27,436
12 Mahad 80.30% Prabhakar Sundarrao More SS 41,705 41.23% Arun Deshmukh INC 21,123 20.88% 20,582
13 Shrivardhan 78.38% Sawant Shyam Tukaram SS 48,349 42.36% Raut Ravindra Narayan INC 30,658 26.86% 17,691
14 Mangaon 78.49% Sunil Tatkare INC 44,569 42.11% Ghosalkar Vinod Ramchandra SS 31,175 29.45% 13,394
15 Pen 74.52% Mohan Mahadeo Patil PWPI 43,027 35.95% Ravindranath Dagadu Patil INC 42,034 35.12% 993
16 Alibag 74.71% Meenakshi Patil PWPI 61,569 45.03% Kawale Vijay Namdev INC 38,380 28.07% 23,189
17 Panvel 72.60% Vivek Shankar Patil PWPI 62,485 38.95% Ganapat Ragho Patil Alias G. R. Patil INC 49,619 30.93% 12,866
18 Khalapur 73.77% Devendra Vitthal Satam SS 50,575 35.67% Ulhas Gajanan Deshumukh INC 35,783 25.24% 14,792
19 Colaba 48.87% Dhatrak Ashok Gangaram INC 29,256 52.14% Narwekar Suresh Murari SS 21,178 37.74% 8,078
20 Umarkhadi 54.14% Bashir Moosa Patel SP 20,950 34.10% Hemant Krishna Koli SS 19,344 31.48% 1,606
21 Mumbadevi 55.62% Raj K. Purohit BJP 32,089 62.84% Bhanwarsingh Narayansingh Rajpurohit INC 14,451 28.30% 17,638
22 Khetwadi 61.73% Raichura Mohan D. BJP 30,305 46.61% Memon Yaqoob Jan Mohamed SP 17,419 26.79% 12,886
23 Opera House 60.82% Chandrakant Shankar Padwal SS 36,321 64.07% Sujata Dhawale INC 17,602 31.05% 18,719
24 Malabar Hill 57.59% Mangal Prabhat Lodha BJP 43,735 48.28% Balvantray Ambelal Desai INC 41,817 46.16% 1,918
25 Chinchpokli 55.72% Faiyaz Ahmed JD 20,573 28.39% Madhu Chavan INC 15,656 21.60% 4,917
26 Nagpada 57.52% Lokhandwala Suhail Haji Umer SP 23,099 33.60% Dilip Balaram Tammal SS 20,793 30.24% 2,306
27 Mazgaon 65.51% Bala Nandgaonkar SS 41,729 53.04% Chhagan Bhujbal INC 29,454 37.43% 12,275
28 Parel 67.19% Desai Suryakant Gangaram SS 46,574 51.34% Dr. Jagannathrao Hegde INC 22,061 24.32% 24,513
29 Shivadi 62.40% Rane Dattatraya Mahadeo BJP 35,305 39.14% Gaikwad Sumant Sitaram INC 18,900 20.95% 16,405
30 Worli 66.59% Dattaji Nalawade SS 49,802 57.28% Adv. Vasantrao Vittal Suryawanshi INC 28,267 32.51% 21,535
31 Naigaon 67.37% Kolambkar Kalidas Nilkanth SS 57,383 60.25% Vilas Vishnu Sawant INC 25,948 27.25% 31,435
32 Dadar 66.98% Manohar Joshi SS 58,901 68.34% Sharayu Govind Thakur INC 20,482 23.77% 38,419
33 Matunga 55.06% Chandrakanta Goyal BJP 46,443 39.84% Upendra P. Doshi INC 37,613 32.27% 8,830
34 Mahim 63.15% Suresh Anant Gambhir SS 45,601 52.78% Ramanand Laud INC 22,356 25.88% 23,245
35 Dharavi 53.55% Mane Baburao Jotiram SS 64,607 49.56% Dr. Boudhankar Rajeev Narendra INC 39,787 30.52% 24,820
36 Vandre 55.25% Jayashree Ramdas Nayak BJP 32,887 36.64% Salim Zakaria INC 24,621 27.43% 8,266
37 Kherwadi 64.75% Madhukar Sarpotdar SS 54,978 48.93% Kamble Vijay Baburao INC 35,390 31.50% 19,588
38 Vile Parle 60.87% Gurunath Krishna Desai SS 66,333 55.90% Jitendra Gulab Joshi INC 37,528 31.62% 28,805
39 Amboli 54.69% Shantaram Soma Ambre SS 72,079 39.71% Makwana Ismail Mohammed INC 60,386 33.27% 11,693
40 Santacruz 60.64% Abhiram Singh BJP 67,478 46.14% Adv. Nancy Oommachain INC 37,127 25.39% 30,351
41 Andheri 62.28% Sitaram Bhikaji Dalvi Aaba SS 89,566 45.54% Ramesh Dubey INC 63,425 32.25% 26,141
42 Goregaon 61.03% Nandkumar Kale SS 57,638 41.98% Sharad Rao Samata Party 36,523 26.60% 21,115
43 Malad 56.09% Gajanan Kirtikar SS 147,148 56.18% Ram Pandagle INC 76,976 29.39% 70,172
44 Kandivali 49.56% Madhav Marathe BJP 91,511 45.12% Chandrakant Gosalia INC 75,510 37.23% 16,001
45 Borivali 53.09% Hemendra Mehta BJP 1,63,639 64.47% Chintaman Mali INC 68,810 27.11% 94,829
46 Trombay 58.96% Narkar Ratnakar Pandurang SS 90,450 38.74% Javed Iqbal Khan INC 54,803 23.47% 35,647
47 Chembur 58.28% Hashu Advani BJP 57,790 42.10% Kunnure Annasaheb Ramchandra INC 43,172 31.45% 14,618
48 Nehrunagar 57.52% Suryakant Mahadik SS 51,569 42.08% Nawab Malik SP 37,511 30.61% 14,058
49 Kurla 56.19% Chavan Shantaram Sitaram SS 104,332 46.26% Maske Dayanand Jagannath INC 50,010 22.17% 54,322
50 Ghatkopar 64.84% Prakash Mehta BJP 81,700 57.43% Bakshi Verandra INC 51,051 35.88% 30,649
51 Bhandup 63.19% Liladhar Dake SS 93,807 48.05% Patil Manorama Dinanath INC 71,449 36.60% 22,358
52 Mulund 62.33% Kirit Somaiya BJP 109,143 56.81% R. R. Singh INC 65,616 34.16% 43,527
53 Thane 52.68% Moreshwar Damodar Joshi SS 122,595 58.01% Bhoir Malati Ramesh INC 58,492 27.68% 64,103
54 Belapur 41.65% Ganesh Naik SS 2,18,100 56.49% Muzaffar Hussain INC 1,09,099 28.26% 1,09,001
55 Ulhasnagar 41.30% Suresh @ Pappu Budharmal Kalani Independent 90,479 55.84% Mirapuri Teckchand Thanwardas BJP 35,145 21.69% 55,334
56 Ambernath 54.54% Sabir Shaikh SS 119,283 52.79% Nukul Pundalik Patil INC 64,797 28.68% 54,486
57 Kalyan 57.05% Jagannath Shivram Patil BJP 162,334 60.89% Jadhav Pralhad Dunda INC 76,247 28.60% 86,087
58 Murbad 74.81% Vishe Digambar Narayan BJP 58,941 49.75% Gotiram Padu Pawar INC 51,471 43.44% 7,470
59 Wada 67.89% Vishnu Rama Savar BJP 72,919 47.80% Lahange Babu Kashinath INC 37,260 24.43% 35,659
60 Bhiwandi 52.98% Khan Mohammed Ali SP 80,444 36.16% Naik Madan Krishna SS 66,434 29.86% 14,010
61 Vasai 59.19% Thakur Appa Urf Hitendra Vishnu Independent 81,463 42.07% Gawhankar Deepak Gajanan SS 47,888 24.73% 33,575
62 Palghar 68.43% Manisha Manohar Nimkar SS 55,399 46.08% Rahane Jagannath Shidu INC 35,250 29.32% 20,149
63 Dahanu 68.06% Nam Shankar Sakharam INC 62,813 44.85% Kanbi Kisan Lallubhai SS 40,458 28.89% 22,355
64 Jawhar 71.08% Varatha Ramjee Mahadu CPI(M) 59,309 45.69% Patil Devidas Pandurang INC 38,245 29.46% 21,064
65 Shahapur 70.05% Daulat Bhika Daroda SS 52,441 52.48% Mahadu Nago Barora INC 31,119 31.14% 21,322
66 Igatpuri 72.64% Shivram Shankar Zole INC 33,365 30.98% Gangad Pandoorang Chapu PWPI 26,289 24.41% 7,076
67 Nashik 60.88% Dr. Daulatrao Aher Sonuji BJP 94,852 48.21% Mane Murlidhar Pandurang INC 45,717 23.24% 49,135
68 Deolali 61.77% Babanrao Gholap SS 78,339 47.48% Kale Vishawanath Madhavrao INC 41,420 25.10% 36,919
69 Sinnar 78.06% Dighole Tukaram Sakharam Independent 43,600 37.38% Deshmukh Digambar Jayawantrao SS 36,458 31.25% 7,142
70 Niphad 78.57% Kadam Raosaheb Bhaurao SS 73,885 51.45% Mogal Malojirao Sadashiv INC 61,622 42.91% 12,263
71 Yevla 76.90% Patil Kalyanrao Jayawantrao SS 52,144 39.29% Bankar Ambadas Balaji INC 34,669 26.12% 17,475
72 Nandgaon 67.46% Deshmukh Rajendra Devidas SS 35,786 30.15% Dhatrak Jagannath Murlidhar INC 25,564 21.54% 10,222
73 Malegaon 65.41% Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman JD 65,621 42.74% Shaikh Rashid Haji Shaikh Shaffi Independent 34,418 22.42% 31,203
74 Dabhadi 67.76% Hiray Pushpatai Vyakatarao INC 40,126 33.48% Hiray Baliram Waman Independent 37,716 31.47% 2,410
75 Chandwad 75.82% Kasliwal Jaichand Deepchand BJP 45,488 39.00% Shirishkumar Vasantrao Kotwal INC 43,683 37.46% 1,805
76 Dindori 74.93% Charoskar Kisan Govind INC 51,970 39.20% Gumbade Somnath Sakharam SS 42,682 32.19% 9,288
77 Surgana 76.28% Chavan Harischandra Deoram Independent 65,890 54.76% Jiva Pandu Gavit CPI(M) 37,086 30.82% 28,804
78 Kalwan 74.57% Arjun Tulshiram Pawar BJP 47,896 40.52% Bahiram Popat Motiram INC 41,311 34.95% 6,585
79 Baglan 69.38% Borase Dilip Mangalu Independent 65,004 57.55% Chavan Sanjay Kantilal INC 25,047 22.18% 39,957
80 Sakri 62.77% Govindrao Shivram Chaudhary BJP 48,182 42.51% Bhoye Reshma Motiram INC 38,578 34.03% 9,604
81 Navapur 72.65% Surupsingh Hirya Naik INC 69,518 53.36% Mavachi Ratanji Motya BJP 47,711 36.62% 21,807
82 Nandurbar 70.50% Dr.Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit Independent 57,694 47.70% Valvi Pratap Rubji INC 38,116 31.51% 19,578
83 Talode 73.24% Padvi Narendrasing Bhagatsing BJP 40,026 38.98% Padmakar Vijaysing Valvi Independent 23,608 22.99% 16,418
84 Akrani 73.55% Kagda Chandya Padvi Independent 27,915 27.05% Pawara Rameshbhai Thikya INC 23,917 23.18% 3,998
85 Shahada 76.13% Annasaheb P. K. Patil INC 66,305 51.30% Dr. Deshmukh Hemant Bhaskar Independent 46,094 35.66% 20,211
86 Shirpur 73.86% Amrishbhai Rasiklal Patel INC 90,005 68.50% Jamadar Narandrasing Darbarshing Independent 26,852 20.44% 63,153
87 Sindkheda 67.60% Rajput Mangalsing Nimji Alias Thansing Jibhau JD 33,801 34.09% Bhadane Dattatray Waman INC 26,283 26.51% 7,518
88 Kusumba 67.05% Rohidas Chudaman Patil INC 51,710 48.05% Gajanan Narayan Patil Independent 48,510 45.07% 3,200
89 Dhule 64.24% Kadambande Rajwardhan Raghojirao Alias Raju Baba Independent 34,456 25.21% Bapu Shardul Independent 23,755 17.38% 10,701
90 Chalisgaon 58.71% Ghode Sahebrao Sitaram BJP 50,236 44.60% Chavan Vishwas Dagdu INC 35,343 31.38% 14,893
91 Parola 72.99% Patil Bhaskarrao Rajaram Independent 54,095 39.86% Vasantrao Jivanrao More Independent 23,291 17.16% 30,804
92 Amalner 72.80% Dr. Abasaheb B S Patil BJP 35,838 29.65% Patil Amrutrao Wamanrao INC 34,934 28.90% 904
93 Chopda 73.84% Arunlal Gowardhandas Gujrathi INC 48,359 44.56% Patil Kailas Gorakh SS 31,955 29.45% 16,404
94 Erandol 77.45% Patil Mahendrasinh Dharamsinh JD 50,391 40.19% Mahajan Ramesh Jagannath SS 31,405 25.04% 18,986
95 Jalgaon 69.94% Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Jain INC 77,172 48.26% Dr. Arjun Ganpat Bhangale Independent 38,743 24.23% 38,429
96 Pachora 74.90% Onkar Narayan Wagh Maharashtra Vikas Congres 30,656 23.44% Deshmukh Anil Ramrao INC 26,359 20.15% 4,297
97 Jamner 76.15% Girish Dattatraya Mahajan BJP 63,661 52.27% Ishwarlal Shankarlal Jain INC 43,624 35.82% 20,037
98 Bhusawal 69.69% Bhole Dilip Atmaram SS 56,277 37.90% Bhole Devidas Namdeo INC 33,104 22.29% 23,173
99 Yawal 76.12% Chaudhary Ramesh Vitthal INC 44,077 40.69% Arun Govinda Mahajan BJP 40,000 36.92% 4,077
100 Raver 79.77% Arun Pandurang Patil BJP 55,897 44.99% Mahukar Dhanaji Chaudhari INC 50,714 40.82% 5,183
101 Edlabad 80.40% Eknath Khadse BJP 67,086 51.59% Patil Ravindra Pralhadrao INC 49,527 38.09% 17,559
102 Malkapur 79.52% Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti Independent 39,492 32.36% More Sahebrao Sadashiv JD 26,472 21.69% 13,020
103 Buldhana 79.03% Shinde Vijay Haribhau SS 48,842 34.12% Gode Dr. Rajendra Vyankatrao INC 39,069 27.29% 9,773
104 Washim 74.39% Rajguru Purushottam Namdev BJP 44,928 38.79% Sathe Chandrakant Shripatrao INC 29,346 25.34% 15,582
105 Mangrulpir 76.68% Rathod Gajadhar Ramsing Independent 50,613 40.25% Thakare Subhash Pandharinath INC 36,202 28.79% 14,411
106 Mehkar 81.71% Prataprao Jadhav SS 72,744 54.85% Saoji Subodh Keshao INC 39,472 29.76% 33,272
107 Khamgaon 79.39% Kokare Nana Nimbaji BJP 59,778 40.22% Deshmukh Prakashrao Keshaorao INC 52,095 35.05% 7,683
108 Jalamb 83.05% Krushnarao Ganpatrao Ingle INC 34,438 26.05% Kaple Shrawan Kisanrao BJP 30,300 22.92% 4,138
109 Akot 77.42% Karale Rameshwar Wasudeo SS 39,104 31.27% Sudhakar Ramkrushna Gangane INC 30,613 24.48% 8,491
110 Borgaon Manju 75.17% Gulabrao Ramrao Gawande SS 52,716 34.11% Bhande Dashrath Motiram BBM 43,661 28.25% 9,055
111 Murtizapur 73.71% Motiram Lahane BJP 33,577 29.16% Pawar Makhram Banduji BBM 32,397 28.13% 1,180
112 Balapur 77.42% Gavhankar Narayanrao Haribhau BJP 36,844 29.40% Dhomane Suryabhan Narayan BBM 35,582 28.39% 1,262
113 Medshi 74.77% Zanak Subhash Ramraoji INC 27,923 25.08% Dr. Shewale Dnyaneshwar Keshavrao BBM 26,676 23.96% 1,247
116 Karanja 74.63% Babasaheb Dhabekar Independent 39,025 36.00% Prakash Uttamrao Dahake INC 29,304 27.03% 9,721
118 Daryapur 76.20% Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale SS 44,377 37.48% Lendhey Sahebrao Shriram BBM 32,691 27.61% 11,686
119 Melghat 70.64% Patlya Langda Mavaskar BJP 37,377 29.95% Rajkumar Dayaram Patel BSP 32,209 25.81% 5,168
120 Achalpur 73.85% Vinayak Korde BJP 46,881 35.94% Dr. Thakre Suresh Bhausaheb Independent 30,567 23.43% 16,314
121 Morshi 71.74% Harshwardhan Pratapsinha Deshmukh INC 50,739 42.56% Maukar Purushottam Gulab Independent 37,359 31.34% 13,380
122 Teosa 75.86% Tasare Sharad Motiram INC 27,062 24.79% Mangale Nanasaheb Ganpat CPI 17,481 16.01% 9,581
123 Walgaon 76.39% Sanjay Raosaheb Band SS 25,864 23.13% Dr. Anil Warhade INC 22,089 19.76% 3,775
124 Amravati 66.11% Jagdish Motilal Gupta BJP 71,845 47.82% Mujaffar Ahmad Mo. Yusuf Independent 22,509 14.98% 49,336
125 Badnera 69.88% Dhane Dnyaneshwar Mahadeo SS 35,862 26.97% Vinayak Tukaramji Dudhe BBM 24,565 18.48% 11,297
126 Chandur 78.07% Dhole Pandurang Vithusa JD 36,863 34.20% Pratap Arunbhau Adsad BJP 32,484 30.13% 4,379
127 Arvi 81.19% Dr. Sharadrao Kale INC 55,164 39.46% Kale Dilip Narayanrao Independent 44,591 31.90% 10,573
128 Pulgaon 76.52% Prabha Anand Rao INC 43,148 32.18% Deshmukh Sureshrao Bapuraoji Independent 25,597 19.09% 17,551
129 Wardha 72.67% Pramod Bhauraoji Shende INC 47,503 34.71% Jaiswal Suresh Motilalji Independent 24,036 17.56% 23,467
130 Hinganghat 78.56% Ashok Shamrao Shinde SS 43,964 28.41% Sharad Joshi Independent 39,971 25.83% 3,993
131 Umred 83.68% Parate Shrawan Govindrao INC 33,930 24.87% Itkelwqr Vasantrao Balajipant Independent 30,686 22.49% 3,244
132 Kamthi 74.12% Radke Deorao Santoshrao Independent 59,738 40.69% Bhoyar Yadavrao Krushnarao INC 36,937 25.16% 22,801
133 Nagpur North 64.37% Badhel Bhola Janglu BJP 63,488 41.11% Shende Upendra Mangaldas RPI(K) 44,320 28.70% 19,168
134 Nagpur East 68.57% Satish Jhaulal Chaturvedi INC 69,249 32.88% Dhawade Pravhakar Kashinath JD 65,919 31.30% 3,330
135 Nagpur South 67.18% Ashok Ramchandra Wadibhasme BJP 49,151 35.45% Dhawad Ashok Shankarrao INC 36,248 26.14% 12,903
136 Nagpur Central 64.14% Anees Ahmed INC 34,975 35.40% Datke Prabhakar Vithobaji BJP 26,528 26.85% 8,447
137 Nagpur West 67.25% Vinod Gudadhe Patil BJP 94,698 42.07% Ojha Prabhatai Motilal INC 52,018 23.11% 42,680
138 Kalmeshwar 74.82% Bang Rameshchandra Gopikisan Independent 35,118 24.80% Mate Pandurang Daolat Independent 27,869 19.68% 7,249
139 Katol 79.37% Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh Independent 29,807 25.36% Virendra Kashirao Deshmukh PWPI 25,784 21.93% 4,023
140 Savner 83.78% Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar Independent 60,325 42.47% Ranjeet Deshmukh INC 38,932 27.41% 21,393
141 Ramtek 77.51% Gujar Ashokkumar Yeshwant Independent 52,428 36.26% Deshmukh Anandrao Ramji INC 39,905 27.60% 12,523
142 Tumsar 84.52% Madhukar Yashwantrao Kukde BJP 39,795 34.49% Ishwardayal Mahipal Patale INC 29,430 25.51% 10,365
143 Bhandara 84.30% Aswale Ram Gopal BJP 58,194 45.98% Vairagade Jayant Vasantrao INC 33,131 26.18% 25,063
144 Adyar 85.56% Sawarbandhe Bhuishchandra Alies Bandubhau Harishchandra Independent 41,644 32.23% Revatkar Rajendra Ramchandra SS 27,675 21.42% 13,969
145 Tirora 81.40% Vaidya Bhajandas Vithoba BJP 49,597 42.36% Shende Krishnkumar Raghunath INC 24,663 21.06% 24,934
146 Gondiya 77.40% Kuthe Rameshkumar Sampatrao SS 29,936 24.18% Patel Hariharbhai Manibhai INC 27,451 22.17% 2,485
147 Goregaon 82.40% Bopche Khushal Parasram INC 46,944 41.59% Thakur Chunnilalbhau Gopal BJP 41,318 36.61% 5,626
148 Amgaon 82.98% Mahadeo Shivankar BJP 70,402 48.77% Bahekar Bharatbhau Narayanbhau INC 68,154 47.21% 2,248
149 Sakoli 85.82% Dr. Hemkrishna Shamraoji Kapgate BJP 49,059 37.56% Sewakbhau Nirdhanji Waghaye INC 39,044 29.89% 10,015
150 Lakhandur 87.59% Kapgate Dayaram Maroti BJP 34,833 23.15% Kute Pramila Premraj INC 29,159 19.38% 5,674
151 Armori 88.36% Madavi Ramkrushna Hariji SS 38,947 27.85% Anandrao Gangaram Gedam Independent 25,499 18.24% 13,448
152 Gadchiroli 86.44% Marotrao Sainuji Kowase INC 59,732 42.13% Kodap Vilas Shamrao BJP 38,211 26.95% 21,521
153 Sironcha 87.19% Atram Raje Satyavanrao Raje Vishveshvarrao Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti 80,780 60.78% Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Atram INC 38,257 28.79% 42,523
154 Rajura 84.30% Wamanrao Sadashivrao Chatap Independent 67,690 41.43% Mamulkar Prabhakar Bapurao INC 48,645 29.77% 19,045
155 Chandrapur 73.37% Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar BJP 94,379 48.66% Shyam Gopalrao Wankhede INC 39,915 20.58% 54,464
156 Saoli 82.78% Shobha Fadnavis BJP 71,343 45.57% Gaddamwar Waman Vistari INC 45,677 29.18% 25,666
157 Bramhapuri 86.35% Khanokar Suresh Chintamanrao JD 42,525 28.27% Pazhode Vasudeorao Rushiji BJP 39,737 26.42% 2,788
158 Chimur 88.36% Dr. Gajbe Rameshkumar Baburaoji Independent 36,433 24.33% Gabhane Ramdasji Lahanuji BJP 29,090 19.43% 7,343
159 Bhadrawati 81.02% Sanjay Wamanrao Deotale INC 37,689 24.26% Babasaheb Sonbaji Wasade Independent 26,164 16.84% 11,525
160 Wani 80.94% Wamanrao Kasawar INC 42,881 33.02% Vinod Bhaskarrao Mohitkar SS 29,203 22.49% 13,678
161 Ralegaon 78.24% Prof. Vasantrao Chindhuji Purke INC 38,759 29.95% Jungare Letuji Laxman Independent 26,000 20.09% 12,759
162 Kelapur 82.56% Shivajirao Moghe Independent 56,192 45.12% Gedam Deorao Jaituji INC 38,901 31.23% 17,291
163 Yavatmal 69.83% Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakre BJP 50,384 36.13% Annasaheb Deshmukh Parwekar INC 32,637 23.41% 17,747
164 Darwha 77.74% Manikrao Govindrao Thakare INC 44,645 36.09% Pawar Makharam Banduji BBM 41,677 33.69% 2,968
165 Digras 73.19% Munginwar Shrikant Wamanrao SS 43,392 33.55% Rathod Pratap Lalsing JD 31,875 24.65% 11,517
166 Pusad 77.48% Manohar Rajusing Naik INC 63,732 46.57% Mukhare Narendra Godhajirao JD 61,614 45.02% 2,118
167 Umarkhed 78.71% Ingale Uttamrao Raghoji BJP 44,826 33.23% Adv. Anantrao Deosarkar INC 28,248 20.94% 16,578
168 Kinwat 81.12% Digambar Bapuji Pawar Patil BJP 33,110 27.97% Keram Bhimrao Ramji Independent 21,702 18.33% 11,408
169 Hadgaon 79.37% Subhash Bapurao Wankhede SS 31,478 24.39% Pawar Baburao Yadavrao Independent 24,842 19.25% 6,636
170 Nanded 68.84% Khedkar Prakash Murlidharrao SS 55,972 29.39% Hamid Hussain Sarwari Altaf Hussain JD 37,680 19.79% 18,292
171 Mudkhed 76.96% Sahebrao Baradkar Deshmukh INC 33,781 25.60% Rajegore Manikrao Laxmanrao Independent 33,330 25.26% 451
172 Bhokar 83.17% Dr. Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar INC 36,183 28.66% Deshmukh Balajirao Gopalrao Independent 34,411 27.26% 1,772
173 Biloli 76.27% Patil Bhashkarrao Bapurao INC 61,412 40.20% Sharad Joshi Independent 53,066 34.74% 8,346
174 Mukhed 71.83% Avinash Madhukarrao Ghate INC 39,618 32.31% Patil Gunwant Madhavrao Independent 35,558 29.00% 4,060
175 Kandhar 74.63% Chavan Rohidas Khobraji SS 48,702 36.15% Shankar Anna Dhondge Independent 31,648 23.49% 17,054
176 Gangakhed 73.97% Ghandant Sitaram Chimaji Independent 29,610 27.41% Gaikwad Dnyanoba Hari PWPI 29,134 26.97% 476
177 Singnapur 76.66% Suresh Ambadasrao Warpudkar INC 49,540 42.42% Gawali Uttamrao Abaji Independent 26,415 22.62% 23,125
178 Parbhani 66.75% Tukaram Renge Patil SS 57,212 37.63% Shamim Ahemad Khan Rahim Ahemad Khan INC 37,858 24.90% 19,354
179 Basmath 82.60% Dr. Jaiprakash Shankarlal Mundada SS 53,518 36.52% Dr. Chavan Prabhakar Eknath Independent 25,453 17.37% 28,065
180 Kalamnuri 75.07% Naik Vitthal Champatrao CPI(M) 45,531 36.49% Adv. Shivaji Gyanbarao Mane SS 37,144 29.77% 8,387
181 Hingoli 75.47% Baliram Kotkar Patil BJP 36,257 27.13% Patil Sahebrao Narayanrao INC 33,207 24.85% 3,050
182 Jintur 77.20% Ramprasad Kadam Bordikar INC 49,690 40.89% Pratap Ganpatrao Bangar JD 41,314 33.99% 8,376
183 Pathri 75.34% Haribhau Vitthalrao Lahane SS 42,598 39.21% Raner Uttamrao Ranganathrao INC 24,733 22.77% 17,865
184 Partur 73.47% A. Kadir A. Wahed Deshmukh INC 37,912 31.95% Yadav Babanrao Dattatray BJP 37,790 31.85% 122
185 Ambad 69.29% Chothe Shivaji Kundlikrao SS 49,628 39.04% Kharat Vilasrao Vitthalrao INC 44,940 35.35% 4,688
186 Jalna 74.85% Arjun Khotkar SS 79,387 53.24% Tope Ankushrao Raosaheb INC 37,543 25.18% 41,844
187 Badnapur 79.69% Chavan Narayanrao Satwaji SS 44,354 33.70% Pawar Balasaheb Ramrao Independent 26,105 19.83% 18,249
188 Bhokardan 79.73% Raosaheb Danve BJP 63,561 44.71% Janjal Patil Shrirangrao INC 42,506 29.90% 21,055
189 Sillod 74.52% Kale Kisanrao Laxmanrao BJP 53,005 44.40% Manikrao Palodkar Sandu INC 39,414 33.01% 13,591
190 Kannad 73.34% Raibhan Rambhaji Jadhav INC 46,639 34.64% Pawar Narayan Bajirao Independent 24,692 18.34% 21,947
191 Vaijapur 77.14% Kailas Ramrao Patil INC 38,177 34.21% Rangnath Murlidhar Wani IC(S) 32,695 29.30% 5,482
192 Gangapur 71.94% Ashok Rajaram Independent 35,544 25.28% Ashatai Shrimantrao SS 29,037 20.65% 6,507
193 Aurangabad West 66.48% Chandrakant Khaire SS 1,26,700 45.08% Rajendra Darda INC 72,657 25.85% 54,043
194 Aurangabad East 71.88% Haribhau Bagade BJP 49,496 31.22% Sau. Parvatibai Trimbakrao INC 31,698 19.99% 17,798
195 Paithan 68.92% Sandipanrao Asaram Bhumare SS 43,802 39.05% Aute Kantrao Vishwanathrao INC 25,569 22.80% 18,233
196 Georai 70.80% Badamrao Pandit Independent 71,362 63.07% Shivajirao Ankushrao INC 31,095 27.48% 40,267
197 Majalgaon 70.33% Jagtap Bajirao Sonaji Independent 29,461 22.24% Patil Radhakrishna INC 29,073 21.94% 388
198 Beed 68.68% Prof. Nawle Suresh Niwrutirao SS 67,732 48.94% Jaydattaji Kshirsagar INC 41,041 29.65% 26,691
199 Ashti 71.84% Darekar Sahebrao Nathuji Independent 75,788 55.54% Dhonde Bhimrao Anandrao INC 34,309 25.14% 41,479
200 Chausala 64.93% Bhai Tupe Janardhan Tatyaba PWPI 53,056 45.39% Andhale Keshavrao Yadavrao BJP 34,400 29.43% 18,656
201 Kaij 69.22% Dr. Vimal Mundada BJP 72,308 55.93% Bhagoji Nivruttirao Satpute INC 31,978 24.74% 40,330
202 Renapur 76.41% Gopinath Pandurang Munde BJP 78,006 54.58% Kokate Baburao Narsingrao INC 49,647 34.74% 28,359
203 Ahmedpur 84.90% Nagargoje Bhagwanrao Kerbaji BJP 60,622 50.89% Jadhav Balasaheb Kishan Rao INC 41,200 34.58% 19,422
204 Udgir 83.20% Prof. Patwari Manohar Digamberrao INC 34,333 25.94% Kendre Govind Dnyanoba JD 30,996 23.42% 3,337
205 Her 80.39% Gundile Ram Sambhajirao BJP 41,499 39.11% Kamble Trimbak Mukundrao INC 16,528 15.58% 24,971
206 Latur 82.44% Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar JD 1,12,901 56.37% Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh INC 79,077 39.48% 33,824
207 Kalamb 70.54% Narhire Kalpana Ramesh SS 58,171 50.02% Trimbake Ramling Gundiba INC 32,360 27.82% 25,811
208 Paranda 71.86% Dnyaneshwar Raosaheb Patil SS 39,424 31.71% Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat Independent 33,682 27.09% 5,742
209 Osmanabad 75.15% Dr. Padamsinh Bajirao Patil INC 62,555 47.89% Kale Vasantrao Shankarrao Independent 24,616 18.84% 37,939
210 Ausa 83.74% Jadhav Kishanrao Sampatrao INC 55,603 45.75% Jadhav Suryabhan Narayanrao SS 28,084 23.11% 27,519
211 Nilanga 83.81% Manikrao Bhimrao Jadhav JD 75,041 56.08% Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar INC 39,047 29.18% 35,994
212 Omerga 78.53% Ravindra Gaikwad SS 68,343 51.55% Basavraj Madhavrao Patil INC 56,410 42.55% 11,933
213 Tuljapur 75.34% Khaple Manikrao Bhimrao PWPI 62,437 57.36% Madhukarao Deorao Chavan INC 35,924 33.00% 26,513
214 Akkalkot 78.92% Tanawade Babasaheb Sharannappa BJP 35,442 34.35% Tinwala M. Shafi Gulabso INC 30,802 29.85% 4,640
215 Solapur South 79.15% Anandrao Narayan Devkate INC 41,530 36.56% Birajdar Bhimrao Pandit Independent 34,494 30.37% 7,036
216 Solapur City South 71.64% Adam Narsayya Narayan CPI(M) 29,589 26.03% Birajdar Patil Shivsharan Hanmantappa SS 27,038 23.79% 2,551
217 Solapur City North 75.08% Lingaraj Valyal BJP 36,077 45.79% Abdulpurkar Aralappa Gangappa INC 20,883 26.51% 15,194
218 North Sholapur 65.09% Khandare Uttamprakash Baburao SS 74,951 43.69% Kamalapure Sundararaj Narasappa INC 62,455 36.40% 12,496
219 Mangalwedha 73.36% Dhobale Laxman Kondiba INC 61,087 51.62% Borade Vimaltai Dnyandeo Independent 37,892 32.02% 23,195
220 Mohol 83.17% Patil Rajan Baburao INC 54,320 48.13% Nimbalkar Chandrakant Dattaji PWPI 38,398 34.02% 15,922
221 Barshi 81.83% Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Independent 42,545 36.43% Prabhavati Shankarrao Zadbuke INC 37,061 31.73% 5,484
222 Madha 81.67% Babanrao Vitthalrao Shinde Independent 48,896 37.47% Pandurang Ganapat Patil INC 28,586 21.91% 20,310
223 Pandharpur 85.85% Sudhakar Ramchandra Paricharak INC 80,084 47.38% Patil Rajaram Audumbar Independent 73,914 43.73% 6,170
224 Sangola 82.56% Shahajibapu Rajaram Patil INC 73,910 48.26% Ganpatrao Abasaheb Deshmukh PWPI 73,718 48.13% 192
225 Malshiras 84.82% Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil INC 84,709 54.90% Patil Subhash Balasaheb BJP 65,247 42.29% 19,462
226 Karmala 83.19% Bagal Digambar Murlidhar Independent 45,423 43.65% Jaywantrao Namdeorao Jagtap INC 41,485 39.87% 3,938
227 Karjat 73.11% Lokhande Sadashiv Kisan BJP 64,269 54.58% Premanand Dadasaheb Rupwate INC 38,834 32.98% 25,435
228 Shrigonda 81.04% Pachpute Babanrao Bhikaji INC 64,957 43.26% Bhos Babasaheb Sahadu Independent 46,433 30.93% 18,524
229 Ahmednagar South 67.82% Anil Rathod SS 61,289 47.37% Kalamkar Dadabhau Dasarth Rao INC 35,461 27.41% 25,828
230 Ahmednagar North 74.17% Shivaji Bhanudas Kardile Independent 62,552 41.33% Kute Vijayatai Chandrakant INC 35,838 23.68% 26,714
231 Pathardi 63.12% Rajeev Rajale INC 40,846 38.33% Andhale Vikramrao Govindrao BJP 36,576 34.33% 4,270
232 Shegaon 75.90% Pandurang Gamaji Abhang INC 51,297 40.21% Tukaram Gangadhar Gadakh Independent 51,285 40.21% 12
233 Shrirampur 76.39% Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath INC 54,522 51.63% Kamble Anil Shamrao Independent 36,256 34.33% 18,266
234 Shirdi 76.73% Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil INC 65,516 60.20% Gadekar Dhanjay Shravan SS 35,055 32.21% 30,461
235 Kopargaon 77.14% Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe INC 53,999 48.70% Sonawane Bhagatsing Dayaram Alias Raosaheb SS 47,157 42.53% 6,842
236 Rahuri 80.65% Prasadrao Baburao Tanpure INC 59,126 45.64% Dhumal Ramdas Vishwanath Independent 54,103 41.76% 5,023
237 Parner 81.53% Zaware Patil Vasantrao Krushnarao INC 28,886 25.75% Nandkumar Bhausaheb Zaware Independent 22,324 19.90% 6,562
238 Sangamner 78.68% Vijay Bhausaheb Thorat INC 73,611 50.97% Gulave Bapusaheb Namdeo Independent 58,957 40.82% 14,654
239 Nagar–Akola 76.78% Madhukar Pichad INC 77,758 52.73% Ashok Yashwant Bhangare Independent 44,726 30.33% 33,032
240 Junnar 84.28% Balasaheb Savalerambuva Dangat SS 59,552 43.18% Vallabh Benke INC 42,545 30.85% 17,007
241 Ambegaon 85.96% Dilip Walse Patil INC 57,014 51.02% Kisanrao B. Bankhele JD 50,558 45.24% 6,456
242 Khed Alandi 79.43% Narayanrao Baburao Pawar INC 60,436 44.61% Babanrao Laxman Daware Independent 56,597 41.78% 3,839
243 Maval 78.70% Dhore Ruplekha Khanderao BJP 71,452 53.07% Bafna Madanlal Harakchand INC 50,900 37.81% 20,552
244 Mulshi 67.83% Ashok Namdeorao Mohol INC 73,559 46.11% Nana Balkawade SS 63,625 39.88% 9,934
245 Haveli 64.37% Gajanan Dharmshi Babar SS 110,104 35.26% Ramkrishna More INC 102,356 32.78% 7,748
246 Bopodi 68.79% Rambhau Genba Moze INC 51,393 42.25% Gaikwad Jaidev Marutrao BBM 30,011 24.67% 21,382
247 Shivajinagar 68.06% Shashikant Sutar SS 102,409 51.61% Adv. Vandana Chavan INC 78,119 39.37% 24,290
248 Parvati 65.93% Dilip Kamble BJP 82,792 41.26% Sharad Ranpise INC 60,087 29.95% 22,705
249 Kasba Peth 74.57% Girish Bapat BJP 53,043 58.31% Dr. Satish Desai INC 32,283 35.49% 20,760
250 Bhavani Peth 67.66% Deepak Natharam Paigude SS 48,063 41.90% Dhere Prakash Keshavrao INC 34,818 30.35% 13,245
251 Pune Cantonment 66.00% Suryakant Lonkar SS 78,000 44.12% Balasaheb Alias Chandrakant Shivarkar INC 75,580 42.75% 2,420
252 Shirur 78.28% Gawade Popatrao Hariba INC 36,897 30.78% Pacharne Baburao Kashinath Independent 36,219 30.21% 678
253 Daund 75.34% Subhash Baburao Kul INC 121,914 76.43% Divekar Tanaji Sambhaji BJP 29,244 18.33% 92,670
254 Indapur 85.41% Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil Independent 59,125 39.10% Patil Ganpatrao Sitaram INC 47,949 31.71% 11,176
255 Baramati 81.24% Ajit Pawar INC 91,493 71.91% Kakade Ratanrao Bhagwanrao Independent 14,158 11.13% 77,335
256 Purandar 77.59% Dada Jadhav JD 90,321 64.02% Chandukaka Jagtap INC 46,935 33.27% 43,386
257 Bhor 83.40% Anantrao Thopate INC 57,055 53.19% Kashinath Khutwad Independent 40,023 37.31% 17,032
258 Phaltan 80.23% Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Independent 84,816 63.93% Kadam Suryajirao Shankarrao Alais Chimanrao INC 42,367 31.94% 42,449
259 Man 74.00% Waghmare Dhondiram Ganapati Independent 66,765 53.44% Sonavane Vishnu Tatoba INC 42,844 34.29% 23,921
260 Khatav 79.37% Gudage Mohanrao Pandurang Independent 52,514 42.55% Bagal Aarunrao Shivram INC 51,919 42.07% 595
261 Koregaon 79.13% Jagtap Shankarrao Chimaji INC 59,793 50.01% Dr. Shalini Patil Independent 53,807 45.00% 5,986
262 Wai 82.17% Madanrao Prataprao Pisal Independent 51,761 45.36% Madan Prataprao Bhosale INC 41,103 36.02% 10,658
263 Jaoli 71.22% Sapkal Sadashiv Pandurang SS 50,500 39.35% Kadam Genuji Govind INC 45,600 35.54% 4,900
264 Satara 72.66% Abhaysinh Shahumaharaj Bhosale INC 83,053 62.17% Ghorpade Bhimrao Shamrao Independent 30,485 22.82% 52,568
265 Patan 77.97% Vikramsinh Ranjitsinh Patankar INC 59,399 49.85% Shambhuraj Shivajirao Desai Independent 58,663 49.23% 736
266 Karad North 76.75% Pandurang Dadasaheb Patil Independent 67,467 48.73% Patil Anandrao Raghoji INC 52,779 38.12% 14,688
267 Karad South 77.42% Vilasrao Balkrishna Patil INC 69,386 53.93% Mohite Indrajit Yeshwantrao Independent 48,014 37.32% 21,372
268 Shirala 84.25% Shivajirao Yashwantrao Naik Independent 72,856 54.14% Charapale Shankarrao Nana INC 55,099 40.94% 17,757
269 Walva 79.84% Jayant Rajaram Patil INC 94,605 65.45% Patil Ashok Shamarao BJP 31,394 21.72% 63,211
270 Bhilwadi Wangi 86.42% Deshmukh Sampatrao Vyankatrao Independent 71,296 50.44% Dr. Patangrao Shripatrao Kadam INC 64,031 45.30% 7,265
271 Sangli 78.47% Sambhaji Pawar JD 51,283 36.55% Prakashbapu Vasantdada Patil INC 39,516 28.16% 11,767
272 Miraj 76.74% Patil Sharad Ramgonda JD 68,432 49.81% Gaikwad Maniktai Anandrao INC 23,817 17.34% 44,615
273 Tasgaon 84.72% Raosaheb Ramrao Patil INC 79,505 66.25% Dinkarrao (Aba) Krishnaji Patil Independent 29,660 24.72% 49,845
274 Khanapur Atpadi 82.24% Deshmukh Rajendra @ Nathajirao Rastumrao Independent 73,998 54.06% Babar Anilrao Kalegerao INC 53,708 39.24% 20,290
275 Kavathe Mahankal 85.35% Ajitrao Shankarrao Ghorpade Independent 72,619 52.17% Shivajirao Krishnaji Shendge INC 60,729 43.63% 11,890
276 Jat 69.97% Kamble Madhukar Shankar Independent 54,294 48.76% Sanmadikar Umaji Dhanapa INC 38,135 34.25% 16,159
277 Shirol 80.99% Dr. Ratnappa Bharamappa Kumbhar INC 85,533 52.20% Shamrao Patil (Yadravkar) Alias Shamgonda Babgonda Patil Independent 59,365 36.23% 26,168
278 Ichalkaranji 80.73% Prakashanna Awade INC 82,086 46.63% K. L. Malabade CPI(M) 79,643 45.24% 2,443
279 Vadgaon 73.38% Avale Jayawant Gangaram INC 43,951 31.28% Dabade Akaram Shivram SS 40,866 29.09% 3,085
280 Shahuwadi 80.29% Gaikwad Sanjaysing Jayasingrao Independent 58,640 47.23% Babasaheb Yeshwantrao Patil Sarudkar INC 46,192 37.21% 12,448
281 Panhala 78.78% Patil Yeshwant Eknath INC 46,162 41.61% Kore Nipun Vilasrao Independent 30,851 27.81% 15,311
282 Sangrul 80.67% Sampatbapu Shamrao Pawarpatil PWPI 63,236 46.10% P. N. Patil (Sadolikar) INC 59,934 43.70% 3,302
283 Radhanagari 79.87% Bhoite Namdevrao Shankar Independent 43,173 31.72% Desai Bajarang Anandrao Independent 40,158 29.51% 3,015
284 Kolhapur 70.51% Suresh Balwant Salokhe SS 51,510 39.95% Prof. Ingavale Vishnupant Anandrao PWPI 37,209 28.86% 14,301
285 Karvir 75.60% Digvijay Bhauso Khanvilkar INC 80,033 49.42% Mahadik Mahadeorao Ramchandra Independent 48,501 29.95% 31,532
286 Kagal 86.62% Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik INC 71,127 53.01% Ghatage Vikramsinh Jayasingrao Independent 60,204 44.87% 10,923
287 Gadhinglaj 84.19% Desai Krishnarao Rakhamajirao INC 54,761 42.56% Shinde Shripatrao Dinkarrao JD 43,384 33.72% 11,377
288 Chandgad 83.73% Bharamu Subarao Patil Independent 58,347 45.68% Narsingrao Gurunath Patil INC 53,264 41.70% 5,083

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The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was conducted in two phases on 12 February and 9 March to elect representatives for all 288 constituencies of the state's unicameral legislature. Voter turnout reached 71.7 percent among approximately 55 million electors. The alliance between Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a slim majority with 138 seats—73 for Shiv Sena and 65 for BJP—defeating the incumbent Indian National Congress, which obtained 80 seats despite leading in vote share at 31 percent. This outcome ended Congress's uninterrupted governance in Maharashtra since the state's formation in 1960, ushering in the first coalition administration led by Shiv Sena's Manohar Joshi as chief minister from 14 March 1995 to 31 January 1999. The victory reflected growing urban mobilization against perceived Congress mismanagement, including economic slowdowns and corruption allegations under Sharad Pawar, alongside the rising appeal of regionalist and Hindu nationalist platforms post the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition. The election marked a pivotal realignment in Maharashtra politics, consolidating Shiv Sena's base among Marathi-speaking communities in and surrounding areas while bolstering BJP's expansion in rural and semi-urban Hindu-majority segments, often at the expense of Congress's traditional cross-caste alliances. Despite the alliance's internal tensions over power-sharing—exemplified by Shiv Sena's insistence on the chief ministership—the coalition's success demonstrated the electoral viability of combined and Sons-of-the-Soil ideologies in countering the national ruling party's dominance at the state level. Subsequent governments faced challenges in sustaining this momentum, with the alliance fracturing by 1999 amid policy disputes and leadership rivalries, but the 1995 result established a template for alternating non-Congress rule in the state for decades.

Background

Political Context Prior to the Election

The had maintained uninterrupted dominance in since the state's formation on May 1, 1960, securing victories in every legislative assembly election through a combination of organizational strength and patronage networks, with chief ministers including (1960-1963, 1967-1972) and (1963-1975). By the late and early , however, this hegemony eroded amid persistent internal factionalism, exemplified by Sharad Pawar's rebellion against the central leadership in , which briefly splintered the party but ultimately reinforced Congress rule under Indira Gandhi's wing. Perceptions of corruption further intensified scrutiny, particularly following national-level financial irregularities exposed in the 1992 securities scam orchestrated by , involving the siphoning of approximately ₹4,000 crore from public-sector banks through fraudulent ready-forward transactions, which implicated lax oversight under the Congress-led central government. Shiv Sena emerged as a potent challenger, founded on October 19, 1966, by in to assert Marathi pride and prioritize local employment against influxes of non-Marathi migrants, especially from , through aggressive "sons-of-the-soil" rhetoric and street mobilization. Initially confined to urban centers like and , the party's ideology pivoted toward after the December 6, 1992, in , aligning it with broader Hindu nationalist sentiments and expanding its voter base amid communal tensions. The (BJP) complemented this shift, building a stronger foothold in via the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) cadre-based networks, transitioning from marginal influence to a viable alternative through disciplined grassroots expansion. Despite historical animosities rooted in ideological and regional differences, the BJP forged an with in 1989, contesting jointly in subsequent polls to consolidate anti-Congress votes by merging nationalist appeals with regionalist fervor. Nationally, Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's Congress administration initiated in July 1991, dismantling the License Raj and opening markets, which accelerated urban industrial growth but fueled in rural due to persistent agrarian distress and unequal benefit distribution.

Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Vote

Maharashtra's economy in the mid-1990s was characterized by pronounced regional disparities, with the urban-industrial core around generating over 35% of the state's domestic product, while rural hinterlands suffered from agricultural stagnation and inadequate . This contrast fueled voter demands for balanced development, as rural areas, dependent on rain-fed farming and facing low productivity, recorded rates around 37% in 1993-94, compared to lower urban figures. Migration from rural districts to urban centers intensified, exacerbating slum proliferation and straining municipal resources in cities like and . The 1991 economic liberalization policies accelerated industrial growth in urban , creating jobs in manufacturing and services that primarily benefited educated middle classes, but they simultaneously deepened rural inequities by curtailing agricultural subsidies and prioritizing export-oriented industry over farm support. Reduced public investment in and access contributed to farmer indebtedness and crop failures in drought-prone regions like and , fostering resentment against incumbent policies perceived as urban-biased. These shifts amplified sentiments in agrarian constituencies, where gaps between urban and rural areas widened to nearly 2:1 by the early . Urbanization trends amplified these dynamics, with the state's urban population reaching 38.7% by the 1991 census, driven by industrial pull factors and rural push from land fragmentation. This demographic shift concentrated economic opportunities in the Mumbai-Pune corridor, where migrant laborers from other states competed with locals for low-skill jobs, heightening ethnic tensions over resource allocation. Caste structures further shaped voter alignments amid these pressures, as the traditional Maratha-Kunbi dominance—rooted in Congress-era patronage of landed elites—faced erosion from economic liberalization's uneven benefits, prompting intra-rural fragmentation. Other Backward Classes (OBCs), comprising an estimated 40-50% of the population, mobilized around demands for equitable access to urban jobs and reservations post-1990 Mandal implementation, challenging Maratha hegemony. communities, hit by urban casualization and rural landlessness, experienced vote fragmentation following the Samaj Party's limited organizational reach, with segments seeking alternatives amid persistent and economic marginalization. These caste-driven aspirations intersected with class divides, influencing preferences for governance emphasizing local empowerment over centralized welfare.

Election Framework

Dates, Phases, and Administrative Details

The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was conducted in two phases by the Election Commission of India, with polling on 12 February for 148 constituencies and on 9 March for the remaining 140 constituencies; results were declared on 13 March. This phased approach addressed logistical constraints, including deployment challenges in Naxalite-influenced districts like Gadchiroli, deviating from an initial single-day plan. All 288 seats were contested under the first-past-the-post system, whereby candidates with the plurality of votes in each single-member constituency secured victory, under the oversight of the . Security measures were intensified statewide, particularly in urban centers following the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, to ensure orderly conduct amid prevailing tensions. Approximately 55,093,862 electors were enrolled across the state. Constituency boundaries followed the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of , adjusted per the 1971 data, without notable disputes over for this poll.

Voter Demographics and Turnout

The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative election recorded a voter of 71.7%, with 39,498,861 votes polled out of 55,093,862 registered electors. This figure represented the highest participation rate in Maharashtra's assembly elections over the preceding decades, exceeding the 64.9% turnout in 1990 and contrasting with lower rates in earlier contests such as 57.5% in 1980. Electoral rolls encompassed approximately 288 constituencies, with polling conducted across 71,899 booths, facilitating broad access amid the state's diverse urban and rural electorate of over 55 million individuals. Detailed demographic breakdowns by gender, urban-rural divide, or region-specific participation—such as potential variations in coastal Konkan versus agrarian Vidarbha—were not systematically disaggregated in contemporaneous official reports, though aggregate data underscored a mobilized voter base driven by competitive multi-party dynamics. The elevated turnout aligned with the Election Commission of India's statistical documentation of the poll, which highlighted robust participation without reported widespread irregularities affecting overall figures.

Parties and Alliances

Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Alliance

The Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forged a formal electoral alliance, known as the saffron coalition, to challenge the Indian National Congress's long-standing dominance in the 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. This partnership represented a pragmatic evolution from earlier rivalry, particularly after their separate contests in the 1990 polls fragmented anti-Congress votes, allowing the incumbent to retain power despite a combined opposition tally exceeding it. The alliance agreed to contest all 288 seats collectively, with the BJP allocated 219 constituencies and Shiv Sena 69, a distribution derived from their relative strengths in the 1990 results where BJP secured 58 seats and Shiv Sena 56. Ideological alignment on , intensified by the 1992 events, provided the alliance's core synergy, enabling the BJP's disciplined cadre-based organization—strong among urban Hindus and professionals—to pair with 's militant street-level activism rooted in regional nativism. founder emphasized the "sons-of-the-soil" principle, prioritizing Marathi interests against perceived outsider dominance in and beyond, while BJP's targeted rural Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through targeted outreach in and , expanding the coalition's demographic reach. Pre-alliance frictions, including acrimonious clashes during the and direct contests, were set aside to forge an anti-Congress bulwark, driven by mutual recognition that disunity perpetuated single-party rule amid public disillusionment with governance lapses. This resolution underscored a calculated focus on electoral consolidation over ideological purity, positioning the duo as a viable alternative emphasizing cultural assertion and administrative reform.

Indian National Congress Campaign

![The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group’s New Marathi Channel “Jai Maharashtra”, in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 croppedcropped.jpg](./assets/The_Union_Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Food_Processing_Industries%252C_Shri_Sharad_Pawar_addressing_at_the_launch_of_the_Sahana_Group%E2%80%99s_New_Marathi_Channel_%E2%80%9CJai_Maharashtra%E2%80%9D%252C_in_Mumbai_on_April_27%252C_2013_croppedcropped The campaign in the 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was spearheaded by incumbent Sharad Pawar, who sought to defend the party's governance record amid rising opposition from the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance. Pawar's strategy centered on highlighting continuity in welfare programs and infrastructure development initiated during his tenure, while positioning as a bulwark of against what the party portrayed as the communal politics of the rival coalition. This defensive approach relied heavily on Pawar's personal appeal within the Maratha community and traditional Congress strongholds in rural and semi-urban areas, but faced challenges in mobilizing urban voters disillusioned by uneven economic outcomes following national liberalization reforms. Incumbency weighed heavily on the campaign, stemming from the fragility of Congress's 1990 minority government, which had secured only 141 seats—short of the 151 needed for a —and relied on independent support for stability. Allegations of under Pawar's administration were amplified by opponents, eroding and contributing to anti-incumbent sentiment. Additionally, the government's handling of the 1992-93 communal riots and serial bomb blasts in drew criticism for failing to restore order and address ensuing , further alienating the middle class and exacerbating perceptions of administrative inertia. Congress contested the vast majority of the 288 seats independently, forming minimal pre-poll alliances and prioritizing solo mobilization to preserve its organizational autonomy. Efforts to retain core voter bases, including Maratha loyalty through Pawar's networks, proved insufficient against erosion in urban centers, where middle-class voters expressed frustration over job scarcity and rising inequality despite liberalization's promises. The campaign's inability to renew its image or counter the opposition's aggressive outreach ultimately led to a reduced tally of 80 seats.

Other Significant Contenders

The , a socialist-oriented national party, emerged as one of the more notable minor contenders, contesting extensively and securing 11 seats primarily by drawing votes from rural and lower-caste demographics traditionally aligned with the . This performance reflected internal splits within the socialist bloc, diluting potential anti-Shiv Sena-BJP opposition without forming viable alliances. The Peasants and Workers Party of India, a Marxist regional outfit with roots in the and western agrarian movements, won 6 seats, achieving a vote share of approximately 2%. Its focus on peasant issues provided localized competition but failed to expand beyond traditional strongholds, further fragmenting left-leaning votes. Parties such as the and contested seats targeting Dalit and backward caste voters but won none, underscoring their marginal influence in the state's bipolar dynamics. Collectively, these and other smaller parties garnered less than 10% of the total vote share, highlighting how vote fragmentation among non-Congress, non-alliance forces inadvertently bolstered the Shiv Sena-BJP duopoly by preventing a consolidated challenge.

Campaign Dynamics

Key Issues and Platforms

The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was marked by strong sentiment against the , which had governed the state intermittently but dominantly since the 1960s, leading to perceptions of governance stagnation and entrenched corruption under Chief Minister . Voters expressed demands for cleaner administration, with opposition critiques highlighting scandals such as alleged links and irregularities in land dereservation policies during Pawar's tenure. centered on the tension between Hindu nationalist assertions promoted by the -Bharatiya Janata Party alliance and accusations against of minority appeasement favoring Muslims post-1992 demolition. While moderated overt rhetoric to broaden appeal, the alliance positioned itself as advocating assertive Hindu interests against 's secular framework, which critics argued prioritized vote-bank politics over equitable cultural representation. Economic development emerged as a core concern, with uneven growth under —evident in Mumbai's urban decay, including slum proliferation and infrastructure deficits—contrasted against alliance promises to revitalize the city through pro-Marathi employment and housing initiatives. In rural areas, persistent drought and water scarcity fueled demands for improved , with the Shiv Sena-BJP pledging a "tanker-free " via enhanced water management to address agricultural stagnation. Caste dynamics underscored OBC frustrations with Maratha dominance in politics, exemplified by Pawar's reliance on Maratha networks for patronage and power retention, prompting consolidation among Other Backward Classes and non-Maratha groups toward the alliance as an alternative to entrenched rural elite control.

Strategies and Mobilization Tactics

The employed aggressive rhetorical mobilization through Bal Thackeray's editorials in the party mouthpiece , which daily lambasted the government's corruption and inefficiency, framing the as a battle for Marathi cultural assertion and Hindu unity against perceived elitist rule. Thackeray, ineligible to contest due to prior convictions but acting as strategist, orchestrated large-scale rallies emphasizing "sons of the soil" rhetoric to consolidate urban Marathi voters disillusioned with migrant influx and in . This approach linked communal mobilization to anti-establishment sentiment, causal to higher turnout in Sena strongholds by stoking grievances over job reservations and regional identity. The BJP complemented the alliance by leveraging (RSS) grassroots networks, deploying shakha-level workers for door-to-door canvassing and voter registration drives in rural and semi-urban constituencies, where it targeted women and youth with promises of infrastructure development and anti-corruption reforms. Leaders like focused on agrarian issues, using RSS organizational discipline to penetrate Maratha-Kunbi dominated interiors, contrasting Congress's urban-centric patronage with tangible pledges on irrigation and power supply, which appealed to voters prioritizing economic realism over caste loyalties. This tactical division of labor—Sena handling urban aggression, BJP rural precision—prevented vote fragmentation and amplified the alliance's reach beyond traditional bases. Congress countered primarily through Sharad Pawar's exhaustive personal campaigning, scheduling up to five rallies daily across 190 constituencies to invoke his track record of industrial growth and fiscal prudence, yet defections and unaddressed scandals eroded organizational cohesion, limiting aggressive rebuttals to Hindutva charges. Pawar's charisma sustained rural loyalty among Maratha elites, but failure to mount booth-level counters or media offensives weakened mobilization against the alliance's unified narrative. Vernacular Marathi press, particularly , amplified the Shiv Sena-BJP's anti- framing by highlighting governance lapses like sugar cooperative irregularities and , fostering a causal feedback loop where daily exposés reinforced voter toward incumbents. This media ecosystem, less beholden to national English outlets' narratives, prioritized local grievances, aiding the alliance's tactic of portraying as detached from Maharashtrian realities.

Results

Overall Seat and Vote Share Outcomes

The (BJP) won 65 seats in the 288-member , while its ally secured 73 seats, for a combined total of 138 seats. The (INC) obtained 80 seats, (JD) 12 seats, and other parties and independents the remaining 58 seats.
PartySeats Won
(BJP)65
(SHS)73
(INC)80
(JD)12
Others/Independents58
Total288
A simple majority required 145 seats. was 71.7%, with 3,94,98,861 votes polled out of 5,50,93,862 electors. The alliance's vote share was approximately 34% in aggregate, compared to the INC's around 29%, with remaining votes fragmented among smaller parties and independents.

Constituency-Level Breakdown

The (BJP) achieved notable advances in , capturing several constituencies previously held by the through vote swings exceeding 10% in areas like and districts. In , the BJP similarly consolidated gains, exemplified by Gopinath Munde's victory in , where the party overturned Congress dominance amid agrarian discontent and mobilization. These shifts reflected empirical patterns of rural voter realignment toward the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance, with the BJP securing approximately 65 seats statewide, many in eastern . The Shiv Sena dominated the Mumbai-Thane corridor, winning key urban seats including Thane with 58% vote share under Moreshwar Damodar Joshi and sweeping most Mumbai suburban constituencies through aggressive local mobilization. This marked a decisive urban consolidation for the party, contributing to its 73 seats overall. Despite overall losses, the Congress retained core strongholds in Western Maharashtra's sugar belt, including seats around Baramati under Sharad Pawar's influence, but conceded urban fringes like parts of Pune to the alliance amid anti-incumbency. This regional resilience limited total collapse, with the party holding around 70 seats. Approximately one-fifth of contests featured victory margins below 5%, particularly in mixed urban-rural seats, underscoring voter polarization between alliance and bases.

Region-Wise Performance Analysis

In the and regions, encompassing approximately 62 assembly constituencies, the established strong dominance through its advocacy of Marathi nativism, which resonated with local voters concerned over job competition from non-Marathis. The party won 11 seats in 's 26 constituencies, capitalizing on anti-migrant sentiments to consolidate support among urban and coastal communities. This performance underscored 's regional stronghold, where its "sons of the soil" rhetoric effectively mobilized ethnic pride against 's broader patronage model. In , comprising 66 seats, the BJP experienced a notable surge, securing 22 victories after contesting 40, primarily by appealing to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and non-Maratha castes disillusioned with Congress's entrenched rural networks. This shift highlighted BJP's targeted mobilization of OBC voters through promises of development and anti-corruption, eroding Congress's hold which was limited to 17 seats. The election revealed a pronounced urban-rural divide, with the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance capturing around 60% of urban seats, driven by against governance and appeal to middle-class and educated voters in cities like and . In contrast, retained a of rural seats, relying on its historical agrarian among Marathas and allied farmers in interior districts.
RegionTotal SeatsCongress SeatsShiv Sena SeatsBJP Seats
Vidarbha66171122
Konkan26N/A11N/A
This table illustrates key gains for the alliance in specific regions, with data reflecting constituency outcomes that favored targeted caste and regional appeals over uniform statewide strategies.

Post-Election Developments

Government Formation Process

Following the election results declared on March 13, 1995, Maharashtra Governor invited the pre-poll Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance to form the government, adhering to constitutional convention by recognizing their combined strength as the single largest bloc with sufficient legislative support to demonstrate majority capability in the 288-member assembly. The BJP, having secured more seats than its ally Shiv Sena, initially pressed its claim for the Chief Minister's post, with senior leader Gopinath Munde positioned as the candidate; however, to preserve alliance cohesion and avoid internal discord, the BJP conceded the position to Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi. Joshi was administered the oath of office as Chief Minister by Governor Alexander on March 14, 1995, alongside Munde as Deputy Chief Minister, thereby establishing the state's first non-Congress-led administration through this procedural transition.

Initial Coalition Challenges

The Shiv Sena-BJP coalition government, sworn in on March 14, 1995, with of as and of the BJP as Deputy Chief Minister, navigated early power-sharing tensions stemming from a pre-poll agreement that allocated the top post to despite the BJP's stronger legislative position of 130 seats against 's 73. This arrangement, intended to balance alliance dynamics, fueled perceptions of imbalance, as BJP leaders accepted the deputy role to sustain the partnership but privately chafed at ceding formal authority. Compounding these structural frictions was Bal Thackeray's outsized extra-constitutional influence, with real decision-making power often residing outside the cabinet despite Joshi's nominal leadership, leading to accusations of parallel authority that undermined administrative coherence. Thackeray's directives, issued from Shiv Sena's Matoshree residence, frequently overrode ministerial deliberations, as evidenced by his role in shaping early policy signals on law and order and urban development, which prioritized Sena's aggressive regionalist agenda over consensus. Policy execution revealed initial hurdles in aligning on economic priorities, particularly the Dabhol power project involving , which the alliance had campaigned against and scrapped in August 1995 for populist reasons but faced mounting pressure to renegotiate by amid power shortages and fiscal realities. This reversal attempt exposed rifts between Shiv Sena's anti-multinational radicalism—rooted in protecting local interests—and the BJP's inclination toward pragmatic infrastructure revival, delaying project clarity and straining inter-party trust despite shared commitments to development. Minor internal divisions also arose from ideological divergences, with the BJP pushing for moderated governance to broaden appeal beyond core bases, while Shiv Sena advocated bolder assertions of Marathi pride and cultural assertiveness, occasionally manifesting in cabinet debates over resource allocation for Mumbai-centric projects versus statewide equity. These early dissonances, though contained to avoid alliance rupture, highlighted the coalition's fragile equilibrium in translating electoral unity into administrative .

Controversies

Allegations of Electoral Malpractices

Allegations of booth capturing surfaced primarily in rural constituencies during the 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, a common concern in India's paper-ballot era where armed groups could seize polling stations to stuff ballots. However, specific verifiable incidents were limited, with the ordering minimal re-polls, indicating no systemic disruption. For instance, election petitions filed by defeated candidates, such as Kokate Baburao Narsingrao against BJP's in a constituency, alleged corrupt practices including , but courts dismissed many for lacking precise particulars required under . The party faced claims of leveraging its incumbent financial edge through "money power" to sway voters via inducements, contrasting the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance's emphasis on and appeals. Despite these accusations, no court records substantiate widespread invalidating results, and the election's 71.7% —among the highest for until recent decades—points to robust participation rather than suppression or manipulation. This high engagement, amid competitive polling in two phases on February 12 and March 9, 1995, underscores a contest driven more by mobilization than verifiable malpractices.

Ideological and Communal Critiques

Critics from secularist circles and sections of the mainstream media portrayed the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance's victory as a triumph of communal ideology, attributing it to the mobilization of Hindu majoritarian sentiments in the wake of the 1992-1993 Mumbai riots, which the parties had exploited for political gain. This interpretation often overlooked empirical evidence of voter dissatisfaction with the incumbent government's governance failures, including scandals and economic stagnation, framing the outcome instead as a rejection of secular pluralism in favor of ethno-religious polarization. Defenders of the alliance countered that the election signaled a broader empirical shift away from Congress's pseudo-secular policies, which were perceived as disproportionately favoring minority communities at the expense of majoritarian development needs, thereby alienating urban, educated, and younger voters seeking accountable governance. Voter turnout patterns and the alliance's gains in non-communally charged rural and semi-urban areas underscored multifaceted motivations, including against Congress's long monopoly and demands for economic reforms, rather than solely ideological appeals. A balanced assessment highlights the democratic mandate's role in energizing political participation beyond elite circles, ending Congress's dominance without immediate escalation into widespread post-poll , though risks of deepened polarization persisted given the alliance's reliance on identity-based rhetoric. This outcome reflected causal realities of voter over exaggerated secularist narratives, with the absence of major riots in the election's aftermath affirming a primarily electoral, rather than insurgent, expression of discontent.

Legacy and Analysis

Immediate Political Impacts

The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election ended the Indian National Congress's dominance, which had persisted since the state's formation in 1960, as the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance secured 138 seats in the 288-member assembly, surpassing the Congress's 80 seats. This outcome forced a revival of opposition politics in the state, shifting power dynamics from single-party rule to coalition governance and compelling the Congress to adapt to competitive multiparty contests. Manohar Joshi of Shiv Sena was sworn in as Chief Minister on March 14, 1995, marking the first non-Congress government in Maharashtra and demonstrating initial stability in the alliance's power-sharing arrangement. The coalition's swift formation highlighted effective post-election coordination between the regional Shiv Sena and national BJP, despite prior ideological frictions, providing a model for allied opposition success in large states. Nationally, the alliance's victory bolstered the BJP's strategy to expand its influence beyond northern , establishing a foothold in economically vital alongside gains in , thereby enhancing its credentials as a viable federal alternative to the . This development signaled a broader erosion of Congress's pan-Indian , encouraging similar opposition alignments elsewhere.

Long-Term Shifts in Maharashtra Politics

The 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election initiated a sustained transition from Congress's long-standing single-party dominance to a multipolar framework characterized by dependencies, with no achieving an outright majority in subsequent assemblies. This shift dismantled the bipolar Congress-versus-opposition dynamic prevalent until the early 1990s, establishing alliances—initially Shiv Sena-BJP—as the mechanism for government formation and policy execution. Shiv Sena's breakthrough, securing 73 seats and co-governing with the BJP, validated a regionalist centered on Marathi identity and local priorities, which exposed and eroded Congress's centralized, Delhi-oriented approach to state governance. By prioritizing "sons of the soil" and opposition to perceived cultural dilution from migration, Shiv Sena's model compelled rivals to incorporate sub-regional and identity-based mobilization, fostering a more fragmented yet responsive political competition. Contrary to characterizations of coalition eras as inherently destabilizing, the post-1995 pattern reflected adaptive governance amid diverse voter preferences, supplanting the stasis of uninterrupted incumbency under Congress, which had correlated with policy inertia on regional inequities. Empirical patterns of alternating alliances demonstrated heightened accountability through periodic power transfers, prioritizing pragmatic deal-making over ideological purity.

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