Maharashtra assembly election, Mar 1995
The 8th Maharashtra legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
288
145 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
80 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
4,708
246 women, 11 elected
Turnout
69.92%
3.85 cr of 5.51 cr
The house
288 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC80
- SHS73
- BJP65
- IND45
- JD11
- PWP6
- CPM3
- SP3
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Maharashtra assembly election (1990)
INC
-61
IND
+32
BJP
+23
SHS
+21
JD
-13
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 80 | -61 | 286 | 31.2% | 1,19,41,832 | 31.00% | -7.17 | 35 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 73 | +21 | 169 | 27.7% | 63,15,493 | 16.39% | +0.45 | 60 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 65 | +23 | 116 | 32.2% | 49,32,767 | 12.80% | +2.09 | 25 |
| INDIndependent | 45 | +32 | 3178 | 2.0% | 91,02,185 | 23.63% | +10.03 | 3046 |
| JDJanata Dal | 11 | -13 | 182 | 9.0% | 22,58,914 | 5.86% | -6.86 | 151 |
| PWPPWP | 6 | -2 | 42 | 14.6% | 7,88,286 | 2.05% | -0.38 | 26 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15.4% | 3,86,009 | 1.00% | +0.13 | 12 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 3 | — | 22 | 9.6% | 3,56,731 | 0.93% | — | 15 |
| NVASNVAS | 1 | — | 2 | 29.2% | 82,677 | 0.21% | — | 1 |
| MVCMVC | 1 | — | 3 | 12.0% | 45,404 | 0.12% | — | 2 |
| BBMSBBMS | 0 | — | 129 | 6.7% | 11,67,686 | 3.03% | — | 114 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 145 | 2.8% | 5,72,336 | 1.49% | +1.06 | 142 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 17 | 5.8% | 1,23,185 | 0.32% | -0.42 | 16 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0.3% | 67,990 | 0.18% | -0.01 | 152 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | — | 18 | 2.6% | 64,945 | 0.17% | — | 16 |
| RPIKRPIK | 0 | — | 13 | 3.4% | 63,741 | 0.17% | — | 12 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0.7% | 56,106 | 0.15% | -0.55 | 61 |
| SJPMSJPM | 0 | — | 53 | 0.8% | 54,165 | 0.14% | — | 53 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 10 | 2.9% | 43,172 | 0.11% | — | 9 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 16 | 0.9% | 24,847 | 0.06% | — | 16 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | -1 | 8 | 1.8% | 20,994 | 0.05% | -0.45 | 8 |
| HJPHJP | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.9% | 14,511 | 0.04% | 0.00 | 13 |
| MRCMRC | 0 | — | 11 | 0.6% | 8,746 | 0.02% | — | 11 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | — | 8 | 0.5% | 6,344 | 0.02% | — | 8 |
| INLINL | 0 | — | 2 | 1.1% | 4,362 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 4,208 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | — | 10 | 0.3% | 3,827 | 0.01% | — | 10 |
| NRPNRP | 0 | — | 2 | 1.3% | 2,893 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.9% | 2,591 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 1 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,875 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| NVPPNVPP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 1,285 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 1,169 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| DPIDPI | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 1,106 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 889 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 401 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| VPPVPP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 396 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RSSDRSSD | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 195 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Maharashtra at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARAMATI | Maharashtra | INCPAWAR AJIT ANANTRAO | INDKAKADE RATANRAO BHAGWANRAO | 77,33560.78% |
| DAUND | Maharashtra | INCKOOL SUBHASH BABURAO | BJPDIVEKAR TANAJI SAMBHAJI | 92,67058.10% |
| SHIRPUR | Maharashtra | INCPATEL AMARISHBHAI RASIKLAL | INDJAMADAR NARANDRASING DARBARSING | 63,15348.06% |
| DADAR | Maharashtra | SHSMANOHAR GAJANAN JOSHI | INCSHARAYU GOVIND THAKUR | 38,41944.58% |
| WALVA | Maharashtra | INCPATIL JAYANT RAJARAM | BJPPATIL ASHOK SHAMARAO | 63,21143.73% |
| TASGAON | Maharashtra | INCPATIL RAVASAHEB RAMRAO | INDPATIL DINKARRAO KRISHNAJI | 49,84541.54% |
| SATARA | Maharashtra | INCABHAYSINH SHAHUMAHARAJ BHOSALE | INDGHORPADE BHIMRAO SHAMRAO | 52,56839.35% |
| GUHAGAR | Maharashtra | BJPDR. NATU VINAY SHRIDHAR | INCADV. MOHITE DAYANAND BHAGURAM | 37,41237.96% |
| BORIVALI | Maharashtra | BJPHEMENDRA MEHTA | INCCHINTAMAN MALI | 94,82937.36% |
| KHED | Maharashtra | SHSKADAM RAMDAS GANGARAM | INCBHOSLE ASHA KESHAVRAO | 36,97537.04% |
Closest results of Mar 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEOGAON | Maharashtra | INCABHANG PANDURANG GAMAJI | INDGADAKH TUKARAM GANGADHAR | 120.01% |
| PARTUR | Maharashtra | INCA. KADIR A. WAHED DESHMUKH | BJPYADAV BABANRAO DATTATRAY | 1220.10% |
| SANGOLE | Maharashtra | INCPATIL SHAHAJIBAPU RAJARAM | PWPDESHMUKH GANPATRAO ANNASAHEB | 1920.13% |
| MANJLEGAON | Maharashtra | INDJAGTAP BAJIRAO SONAJI | INCPATIL RADHAKRISHNA | 3880.29% |
| MUDKHED | Maharashtra | INCDESHMUKH SAHEBRAO SAKHOJIRAO | INDRAJEGORE MANIKRAO LAXMANRAO | 4510.34% |
| GANGAKHED | Maharashtra | INDGHANDAT SITARAM CHIMAJI | PWPGAIKWAD DNYANOBA HARI | 4760.44% |
| KHATAV | Maharashtra | INDGUDAGE MOHANRAO PANDURANG | INCBAGAL AARUNRAO SHIVRAM | 5950.48% |
| SHIRUR | Maharashtra | INCGAWADE POPATRAO HARIBA | INDPACHARNE BABURAO KASHINATH | 6780.57% |
| PATAN | Maharashtra | INCPATANKAR VIKRAMSINH RANJITSINH | INDDESAI SHAMBURAJ SHIVAJIRAO | 7360.62% |
| AMALNER | Maharashtra | BJPDR. PATIL B.S. | INCPATIL AMRUTRAO WAMANRAO | 9040.75% |

