DAHANU
Constituency no. 11 in Maharashtra · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Maharashtra also has an assembly constituency called DAHANU. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 1996
CHINTAMAN WANAGA
BJP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1996
72,518
13.46% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCDAMODAR BARKU SHINGADA
- Votes
- 1,53,870
- Vote share
- 28.56%
- Behind by
- 72,518
Electors
13,93,889
Total votes polled
5,38,787
Valid votes
5,38,787
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.6%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 5,38,787 valid votes
CHINTAMAN WANAGABJPwon
2,26,388
42.0%
DAMODAR BARKU SHINGADAINC
1,53,870
28.6%
OZARE RAJARAM NATNUCPM
1,36,369
25.3%
KASHINATH BHAGATIND
9,120
1.7%
GAJANAN NARAYAN MARLEIND
3,945
0.7%
GOWARI SHANKAR ABAAIICT
2,568
0.5%
KUNDE SURESH PANDURANGIND
2,002
0.4%
BADADE VISHNU DHARMAJIIND
1,630
0.3%
SAKHARAM TRIMBAK THAWALEIND
1,585
0.3%
ZOLE DATTATRY KALUIND
1,310
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SHINGADA DAMODAR BARKU | INC | 2,86,004 | 41.85% | ADV. CHINTAMAN WANGA | 63,363 |
| 1999 | Adv Chintaman Wanaga | BJP | 2,40,866 | 36.50% | Shingada Damodar Barku | 62,270 |
| 1998 | NAM SHANKAR SAKHARAM | INC | 2,45,567 | 43.51% | ADV. CHINTAMAN WANAGA | 34,558 |
| 1996 | CHINTAMAN WANAGA | BJP | 2,26,388 | 42.02% | DAMODAR BARKU SHINGADA | 72,518 |
| 1991 | DAMU BARKU SHINGDA | INC | 1,78,453 | 40.16% | CHINTAMANI NAVSHA WANAGA | 32,916 |
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 DAHANU constituency in 2004?
SHINGADA DAMODAR BARKU (INC) won DAHANU in 2004, by a margin of 63,363 votes.
Which party has won DAHANU the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has DAHANU gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won DAHANU the most times?
SHINGADA DAMODAR BARKU, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
