MALEGAON
Assembly seat no. 73 in Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MALEGAON. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1980
NIHAL AHMED MOHAMED USMAN
JNPJP
Elections held
10
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
1,848
2.20% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)SHABBIR AHMED HAJI GULAM RASOOL
- Votes
- 40,756
- Vote share
- 48.58%
- Behind by
- 1,848
Electors
1,23,911
Total votes polled
83,891
Valid votes
83,891
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.7%
Full result, 1980
4 candidates · 83,891 valid votes
NIHAL AHMED MOHAMED USMANJNPJPwon
42,604
50.8%
SHABBIR AHMED HAJI GULAM RASOOLINC(I)
40,756
48.6%
NIHAL AHMED USMAN GANIIND
274
0.3%
BABU MUMTAJ AHMED ABDUL HAQUEIND
257
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SHAIKH RASHID HAJI SHAIKH SHAFFI | INC | 80,579 | 49.86% | NIHAL AHMED MAULLAWI MOH USMAN | 19,370 |
| 1999 | SHAIKH RASHID SHAIKH SHAFI | INC | 74,433 | 55.26% | NIHAL AHAMAD MAULAVI MOHAMAD USMAN | 26,179 |
| 1995 | NIHAL AHMED MAULAVI MD. USMAN | JD | 65,621 | 43.67% | SK. RASHID SK. SHAFI | 31,203 |
| 1990 | NIHAL AH. MAUALAVI MD. USMAN | JD | 67,944 | 50.96% | HAJI SHABBIR AH. HAJI GULAM RASUL | 32,276 |
| 1985 | NIHAL AHMED MOLAVI MO. USMAN | JNP | 48,254 | 46.46% | HAJI SHABBIR AHMED HAJI GULAM RASOOL | 3,238 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MALEGAON assembly constituency in 2004?
SHAIKH RASHID HAJI SHAIKH SHAFFI (INC) won MALEGAON in 2004, by a margin of 19,370 votes.
Which party has won MALEGAON the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MALEGAON gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won MALEGAON the most times?
SHAIKH RASHID HAJI SHAIKH SHAFFI, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.







