1996
19911989198419801977197119671962Total Constituencies: 48
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 1996 covered all 48 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 34.78% and won 15 seats, while the BJP received 21.81% of the vote and won 18 seats. The SHS won 15 seats with 16.83% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Maharashtra.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 15 | 34.78% | 34.78% | 98,64,853 | |
| 25 | 18 | 21.81% | 40.90% | 61,84,428 | |
| 20 | 15 | 16.83% | 42.26% | 47,72,419 | |
| IND | 48 | 0 | 9.66% | 9.66% | 27,38,331 |
| RPI | 11 | 0 | 4.92% | 19.42% | 13,94,549 |
| JD | 12 | 0 | 3.30% | 13.24% | 9,36,857 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Rajapur | Suresh Prabhu | SHS | 1,93,566 | Sudhir Sawant | INC | 1,27,430 | 66,136 | 15.31 |
| Ratnagiri | Anant Gangaram Geete | SHS | 2,75,114 | Govindrao Nikam | INC | 1,43,330 | 1,31,784 | 28.04 |
| Kolaba | Antulay Abdul Rahiman A. Gafoor | INC | 2,13,187 | Tare Anant Waman | SHS | 2,09,180 | 4,007 | 0.64 |
| Mumbai South | Jayawantiben Mehta | BJP | 1,38,831 | Murli Deora | INC | 1,15,623 | 23,208 | 7.47 |
| Mumbai South Central | Mohan Vishnu Rawale | SHS | 1,73,900 | Datta Samant | SP | 1,15,248 | 58,652 | 15.99 |
| Mumbai North Central | Narayan Gajanan Athawale | SHS | 2,42,536 | Sharad Shankar Dighe | INC | 1,53,337 | 89,199 | 17.62 |
| Mumbai North East | Pramod Mahajan | BJP | 4,28,825 | Gurudas Kamat | INC | 2,37,262 | 1,91,563 | 20.94 |
| Mumbai North West | Madhukar Sirpotdar | SHS | 3,21,107 | Nirmla Samant Prabhavalkar | INC | 2,32,638 | 88,469 | 12.51 |
| Mumbai North | Ram Naik | BJP | 5,02,738 | Anupchand Khimchand Shah | INC | 2,46,478 | 2,56,260 | 29.81 |
| Thane | Paranjpe Prakash Vishwanath | SHS | 4,66,773 | Haribansh Singh Ramakbal Singh | INC | 2,74,136 | 1,92,637 | 21.33 |
| Dahanu | Chintaman Wanaga | BJP | 2,26,388 | Damodar Barku Shingada | INC | 1,53,870 | 72,518 | 13.46 |
| Nashik | Godase Rajaram Parashram | SHS | 2,95,044 | Pawar Vasant Nivrutti | INC | 2,21,505 | 73,539 | 11.82 |
| Malegaon | Raut Kacharu Bhau | BJP | 1,49,307 | Mahale Haribhau Shankar | JD | 1,36,426 | 12,881 | 2.99 |
| Dhule | Bagul Sahebrao Sukram | BJP | 1,84,563 | Choure Bapu Hari | INC | 1,54,930 | 29,633 | 7.8 |
| Nandurbar | Gavit Manikrao Hodlya | INC | 2,36,608 | Valvi Kuwarsing Fulji | BJP | 2,03,299 | 33,309 | 6.6 |
| Erandol | Annasaheb Patil M.K. | BJP | 2,47,595 | Patil Kishor (Appa) Yashwant | INC | 2,01,068 | 46,527 | 9.09 |
| Jalgaon | Gunwantrao Rambhau Sarode | BJP | 2,68,654 | Mahajan Jivram Tukaram | INC | 1,84,567 | 84,087 | 16.59 |
| Buldhana | Adsul Anandrao Vithoba | SHS | 2,81,953 | Wasnik Mukul Balkrishna | INC | 2,12,522 | 69,431 | 11.69 |
| Akola | Phundkar Pandurang Pundlik | BJP | 2,21,094 | Ambedkar Prakash Yeshwant | RPI | 2,12,041 | 9,053 | 1.42 |
| Washim | Gawali Pundlikrao Ramji | SHS | 2,28,238 | Naik Sudhakar Rajusingh | INC | 2,11,549 | 16,689 | 2.88 |
| Amravati | Gudhe Anantrao Mahadeoappa | SHS | 2,15,672 | Gawai R.S. | RPI | 1,57,041 | 58,631 | 10.84 |
| Ramtek | Meghe Dattatray Raghobaji | INC | 2,07,188 | Jadhao Prakash Bhagwant | SHS | 1,81,466 | 25,722 | 4.7 |
| Nagpur | Banwarilal Purohit | BJP | 3,53,547 | Kunda Avinash Vijaykar | INC | 2,32,045 | 1,21,502 | 15.62 |
| Bhandara | Patel Praful Manoharbhai | INC | 2,59,630 | Aswale Ram Gopal | BJP | 2,52,667 | 6,963 | 1.15 |
| Chimur | Diwate Namdeo Harbaji | BJP | 3,09,045 | Muttemwar Vilas Baburao | INC | 1,96,710 | 1,12,335 | 15.91 |
| Chandrapur | Ahir Hansaraj Gangaram | BJP | 2,53,679 | Potdukhe Shantaram Rajeshwar | INC | 1,57,548 | 96,131 | 12.91 |
| Wardha | Mude Vijay Annaji | BJP | 1,90,803 | Sathe Vasant Purushottam Alias Bapusaheb | INC | 1,68,828 | 21,975 | 4.07 |
| Yavatmal | Rajabhau Ganeshrao Thakare | BJP | 2,67,519 | Azad Gulam Nabi | INC | 2,28,957 | 38,562 | 6.67 |
| Hingoli | Mane Shivaji Gyanbarao | SHS | 2,03,785 | Pole (Naik) Madhavrao Bahenarao | BBM | 1,24,718 | 79,067 | 13.72 |
| Nanded | Kunturkar Gangadharrao Mohanrao Deshmukh | INC | 1,85,302 | Dhanajirao Venkatrao Deshmukh | BJP | 1,73,366 | 11,936 | 1.89 |
| Parbhani | Jadhav Suresh Ramrao | SHS | 2,30,762 | Deshmukh Ashok Anand Rao | INC | 1,15,887 | 1,14,875 | 23.85 |
| Jalna | Pawar Uttamsing Rajdharsing | BJP | 3,19,916 | Tope Rajesh Ankushrao | INC | 2,01,286 | 1,18,630 | 19.66 |
| Aurangabad | Jaiswal Pradeep | SHS | 3,01,163 | Suresh Patil | INC | 1,86,584 | 1,14,579 | 16.91 |
| Beed | Rajani Ashokrao Patil | BJP | 2,79,995 | Kshirsagar Kesharbai Sonajirao | INC | 2,22,535 | 57,460 | 8.91 |
| Latur | Shivraj Vishwanath Patil | INC | 2,79,775 | Patil Gopalrao Vithalrao | BJP | 2,00,403 | 79,372 | 11.85 |
| Osmanabad | Kamble Shivaji Vithalrao | SHS | 1,98,521 | Arvind Tulshiram Kamble | INC | 1,82,602 | 15,919 | 3.37 |
| Sholapur | Valyal Lingraj Balairayya | BJP | 1,84,075 | Patil Ravikant Shankarappa | JD | 1,66,988 | 17,087 | 3.13 |
| Pandharpur | Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan | INC | 2,30,214 | Kamble Changdeo Sukhdeo | BJP | 1,55,126 | 75,088 | 14.82 |
| Ahmednagar | Maruti Deoram Alias Dada Patil Shelke | INC | 2,12,751 | Damaniya Parvez Cawas | SHS | 1,63,342 | 49,409 | 8.92 |
| Kopargaon | Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji | BJP | 2,43,543 | Kale Shankarrao Devram | INC | 2,23,292 | 20,251 | 3.98 |
| Khed | Sherkar Nivruttisheth Namdeo | INC | 2,49,926 | Bankhele Kisanrao | SHS | 2,31,357 | 18,569 | 3.3 |
| Pune | Suresh Kalmadi | INC | 3,90,778 | Girish Bapat | BJP | 3,03,783 | 86,995 | 11.28 |
| Baramati | Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao | INC | 4,27,589 | Patil Shankarrao Bajirao | IND | 2,67,088 | 1,60,501 | 21.48 |
| Satara | Naik Nimbalkar Hindurao Nilkanthrao | SHS | 1,90,526 | Bhosale Prataprao Baburao | INC | 1,78,717 | 11,809 | 2.21 |
| Karad | Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb | INC | 3,07,840 | Bhosale Jaywantrao Krishna | IND | 1,58,244 | 1,49,596 | 24.28 |
| Sangli | Patil Madan Vishwanath | INC | 3,00,323 | Matuti Dnyanu Patil (Mane) | IND | 1,25,610 | 1,74,713 | 29.96 |
| Ichalkaranji | Awade Kallappa Baburao | INC | 2,37,510 | Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane | IND | 2,09,000 | 28,510 | 4.14 |
| Kolhapur | Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb | INC | 2,36,739 | Ramesh Deo | SHS | 1,68,414 | 68,325 | 12.68 |
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