Maharashtra assembly election, Oct 1999
The 9th Maharashtra legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
288
145 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
75 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
2,006
86 women, 12 elected
Turnout
57.77%
3.29 cr of 5.69 cr
The house
288 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC75
- SHS69
- NCP58
- BJP56
- IND12
- PWPI5
- BBM3
- JD(S)2
- Others8
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Maharashtra assembly election (1995)
IND
-33
BJP
-9
INC
-5
SHS
-4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 75 | -5 | 249 | 31.4% | 89,37,043 | 27.20% | -3.80 | 41 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 69 | -4 | 161 | 31.2% | 56,92,812 | 17.33% | +0.93 | 28 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 58 | — | 223 | 29.2% | 74,25,427 | 22.60% | — | 53 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 56 | -9 | 117 | 35.8% | 47,76,301 | 14.54% | +1.73 | 13 |
| INDIndependent | 12 | -33 | 837 | 3.2% | 31,16,564 | 9.48% | -14.14 | 789 |
| PWPIPWPI | 5 | — | 22 | 18.7% | 4,90,535 | 1.49% | — | 12 |
| BBMBBM | 3 | — | 34 | 15.4% | 6,06,827 | 1.85% | — | 18 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 2 | — | 25 | 16.3% | 4,97,127 | 1.51% | — | 13 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 2 | -1 | 15 | 14.3% | 2,27,640 | 0.69% | -0.23 | 10 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -1 | 23 | 8.4% | 2,10,030 | 0.64% | -0.36 | 20 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 10 | 19.8% | 2,26,481 | 0.69% | +0.54 | 4 |
| GGPGGP | 1 | — | 16 | 3.5% | 67,138 | 0.20% | — | 15 |
| NVPPNVPP | 1 | +1 | 1 | 64.1% | 63,931 | 0.20% | +0.19 | 0 |
| SJPMSJPM | 1 | +1 | 5 | 6.7% | 43,870 | 0.13% | -0.01 | 4 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1.2% | 1,29,693 | 0.40% | -1.09 | 83 |
| STBPSTBP | 0 | — | 5 | 21.0% | 1,20,270 | 0.37% | — | 1 |
| ABHSABHS | 0 | — | 70 | 0.6% | 54,015 | 0.16% | — | 70 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2.4% | 50,772 | 0.15% | -0.17 | 19 |
| MVCMVC | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13.6% | 31,173 | 0.10% | -0.02 | 1 |
| NVASNVAS | 0 | -1 | 4 | 5.9% | 26,966 | 0.08% | -0.13 | 3 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | — | 12 | 1.3% | 19,149 | 0.06% | — | 12 |
| NMPNMP | 0 | — | 18 | 0.4% | 9,102 | 0.03% | — | 18 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 11 | 0.5% | 7,439 | 0.02% | — | 11 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 5 | 0.8% | 4,391 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| THPITHPI | 0 | — | 7 | 0.5% | 3,978 | 0.01% | — | 7 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | — | 3 | 0.9% | 3,711 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| HJPHJP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.3% | 3,142 | 0.01% | -0.03 | 9 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5% | 1,988 | 0.01% | -0.06 | 1 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5% | 1,606 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 3 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.3% | 1,400 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 0 | — | 1 | 0.6% | 1,039 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 977 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MRCMRC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 915 | 0.00% | -0.02 | 1 |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 765 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 2 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 527 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BRCBRC | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 522 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 481 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| BRAPBRAP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 360 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABSABS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 324 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% | 262 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/maharashtra-1999/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Oct 1999
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATUR | Maharashtra | INCDESHMUKH VILASRAO DAGDOJI | BJPGOJAMGUNDE VIKRAM GANPATRAO | 81,53343.51% |
| NAIGAUM | Maharashtra | SHSKOLAMBKAR KALIDAS NILKANTH | BBMSATISH PEDNEKAR | 31,43043.29% |
| MALVAN | Maharashtra | SHSNARAYAN TATU RANE | INCNANDKUMAR SHRIDHAR SAWANT | 27,31041.09% |
| BARAMATI | Maharashtra | NCPAJIT ANANTRAO PAWAR | INDTAWARE CHANDRARAO KRISHNARAO | 50,36640.59% |
| WALVA | Maharashtra | NCPJAYANT RAJARAM PATIL | BJPC.B. PATIL | 53,95039.77% |
| GHATKOPAR | Maharashtra | BJPPRAKASH MEHTA | INCCHANDRIKA PREMJI KENIYA | 44,95239.34% |
| KARJAT | Maharashtra | BJPLOKHANDE SADASHIV KISAN | INDKALOKHE SHAHURAO BHAURAO | 38,23738.84% |
| KAIJ | Maharashtra | NCPDR. MUNDADA VIMALTAI NANDKISHOR | BJPSHETE DEVENDRA PURSHOTTAM | 45,83536.52% |
| CHEMBUR | Maharashtra | BJPPRAMOD SHIRWALKAR | INDCHANDRAKANT DAMODHAR HANDORE | 40,39135.58% |
| MUDKHED | Maharashtra | INCASHOKRAO SHANKARRAO CHAVAN | STBPMANIKRAO RAJEGORE | 40,53435.32% |
Closest results of Oct 1999
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGRAS | Maharashtra | INDDESHMUKH SANJAY UTTAMRAO | NCPBAIG KHAWAJA MASTAN | 1260.12% |
| YEVLA | Maharashtra | SHSPATIL KALYANRAO JAYAWANTRAO | INCDARADE NARENDRA BHIKAJI | 2210.19% |
| BARSHI | Maharashtra | NCPSOPAL DILIP GANGADHAR | SHSRAUT RAJENDRA VITTHAL | 3390.32% |
| ARMORI | Maharashtra | SHSMADAVI RAMKRISHNA HARI | INCANANDRAO GANGARAM GEDAM | 4060.34% |
| SIRONCHA | Maharashtra | GGPATRAM DHARMARAOBABA BHAGWANTRAO | INCTALANDI SAGUNA PENTA | 3750.34% |
| YAVAL | Maharashtra | BJPHARIBHAU MADHAO JAWALE | INCCHAUDHARI RAMESH VITTHAL | 4120.43% |
| KUSUMBA | Maharashtra | INCPATIL ROHIDAS CHUDAMAN | NCPGAJANAN NARAYAN PATIL | 4450.44% |
| CHIMUR | Maharashtra | INCWARJUKAR AVINASH MANOHAR | INDDR.GAJBE RAMESHKUMAR BABURAOJI | 6860.53% |
| KARMALA | Maharashtra | INDBEGAL DIGAMBARRAO MURLIDHAR | INCJAGTAP JAYWANTRAO NAMDEVRAO | 6810.69% |
| SHRIRAMPUR | Maharashtra | INCSANANE JAYANT MURLIDHAR | NCPMURKUTE BHANUDAS KASHINATH | 6690.70% |