RATNAGIRI
Assembly seat no. 266 in Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Maharashtra also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RATNAGIRI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1999
BAL MANE
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1999
12,313
13.37% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
NCPKUMAR SHETYE
- Votes
- 31,687
- Vote share
- 34.40%
- Behind by
- 12,313
Electors
1,84,513
Total votes polled
92,123
Valid votes
92,123
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.9%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 92,123 valid votes
BAL MANEBJPwon
44,000
47.8%
KUMAR SHETYENCP
31,687
34.4%
KEER RAMESH SHRIDHARINC
10,579
11.5%
SALIM VIJAY LAXMANIND
4,568
5.0%
ABDUL BIJLEE KHANIND
921
1.0%
RAJESH YASHWANT SURVEIND
368
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT | SHS | 1,11,335 | 59.35% | BAL MANE | 41,590 |
| 2019 | Uday Ravindra Samant | SHS | 1,18,484 | 72.66% | Sudesh Sadanand Mayekar | 87,335 |
| 2014 | UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT | SHS | 93,876 | 53.46% | BALASAHEB MANE | 39,427 |
| 2009 | UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT | NCP | 74,245 | 46.53% | BAL MANE | 8,276 |
| 2004 | UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT | NCP | 63,233 | 46.95% | BAL MANE | 6,045 |
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 RATNAGIRI assembly constituency in 2024?
UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT (SHS) won RATNAGIRI in 2024, by a margin of 41,590 votes.
Which party has won RATNAGIRI the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RATNAGIRI gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won RATNAGIRI the most times?
UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT, with 4 wins between 2004 and 2024.
