2004 Indian general election in Maharashtra

Indian general election in Maharashtra, 2004
April-May 2004
48 seats
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sushilkumar Shinde Gopinath Munde
Party INC BJP
Alliance INC+ (post poll UPA) NDA
Last election 10 13
Seats won 13 13
Seat change Increase 3 Steady
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Bal Thackeray Sharad Pawar
Party SS NCP
Alliance NDA INC+ (post poll UPA)
Last election 15 6
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Alliance wise Structure
Prime Minister before election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

 Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The Indian general election, 2004 in Maharashtra was held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena.

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004.[1]

Poll event[2] Phase
1 2
Date of announcement 29 February 2004
Notification date 24 March 2004 31 March 2004
Last date for filing nomination 31 March 2004 7 April 2004
Scrutiny of nomination 2 April 2004 8 April 2004
Last date for withdrawal of nomination 5 April 2004 10 April 2004
Date of poll 20 April 2004 26 April 2004
Date of counting of votes 13 May 2004
No. of constituencies 24 24

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Gopinath Munde 26
Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray 22
Total 48

  United Progressive Alliance

United Progressive Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Shinde 26
Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 18
Republican Party of India (Athawale) Ramdas Athawale 1
Republican Party of India R. S. Gavai 1
Janata Dal (Secular) H. D. Deve Gowda 1
Peoples Republican Party Jogendra Kawade 1
Total 48

List of Candidates

Constituency NDA UPA
# Name PartyCandidate PartyCandidate
1 Rajapur SS Suresh Prabhu INC Sudhir Sawant
2 Ratnagiri SS Anant Geete NCP Govindrao Nikam
3 Kolaba SS Shyam Sawant INC A. R. Antulay
4 Mumbai South BJP Jayawantiben Mehta INC Milind Deora
5 Mumbai South Central SS Mohan Rawale NCP Sachin Ahir
6 Mumbai North Central SS Manohar Joshi INC Eknath Gaikwad
7 Mumbai North East BJP Kirit Somaiya INC Gurudas Kamat
8 Mumbai North West SS Sanjay Nirupam INC Sunil Dutt
9 Mumbai North BJP Ram Naik INC Govinda Ahuja
10 Thane SS Prakash Paranjape NCP Vasant Davkhare
11 Dahanu (ST) BJP Chintaman Vanaga INC Damodar Shingada
12 Nashik SS Dasharath Patil NCP Devidas Pingale
13 Malegaon (ST) BJP Harischandra Chavan JD(S) Haribahu Mahale
14 Dhule (ST) BJP Ramdas Rupla Gavit INC Bapu Hari Chaure
15 Nandurbar (ST) BJP Natawadkar S. Jayant INC Manikrao Gavit
16 Erandol BJP Annasaheb M. K. Patil NCP Vasantrao More
17 Jalgaon BJP Y. G. Mahajan INC Ulhas Vasudeo Patil
18 Buldhana (SC) SS Anandrao Adsul INC Mukul Wasnik
19 Akola BJP Sanjay Dhotre INC Laxmanrao Tayade
20 Washim SS Bhavana Gawali NCP Manohar Naik
21 Amravati SS Anant Gudhe RPI R. S. Gavai
22 Ramtek SS Mohite Baburao INC Shrikant Jichkar
23 Nagpur BJP Atal Bahadur Singh INC Vilas Muttemwar
24 Bhandara BJP Shishupal Patle NCP Praful Patel
25 Chimur BJP Mahadeo Shivankar PRP Jogendra Kawade
26 Chandrapur BJP Hansraj Gangaram Ahir INC Nareshkumar Puglia
27 Wardha BJP Suresh Wagmare INC Prabha Rau
28 Yavatmal BJP Harising Rathod INC Uttamrao Deorao Patil
29 Hingoli SS Shivaji Mane NCP Suryakanta Patil
30 Nanded BJP D. B. Patil INC Bhaskarrao Patil
31 Parbhani SS Tukaram Renge Patil NCP Suresh Warpudkar
32 Jalna BJP Raosaheb Danve INC Uttamsingh Pawar
33 Aurangabad SS Chandrakant Khaire INC Ramkrishna Baba Patil
34 Beed BJP Prakashdada Solanke NCP Jaisingrao Patil
35 Latur BJP Rupatai Nilangekar INC Shivraj Patil
36 Osmanabad (SC) SS Kalpana Narhire NCP Laxman Dhobale
37 Sholapur BJP Subhash Deshmukh INC Sushilkumar Shinde
38 Pandharpur (SC) BJP Kshirsagar N. Dattatray RPI(A) Ramdas Athawale
39 Ahmednagar BJP N. S. Pharande NCP Tukaram Gadakh
40 Kopargaon SS Murkute B. Kashinath INC Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
41 Khed SS Shivajirao Patil NCP Ashok N. Mohol
42 Pune BJP Pradeep Rawat INC Suresh Kalmadi
43 Baramati BJP Prithviraj S. Jachak NCP Sharad Pawar
44 Satara SS Hindurao Nimbalkar NCP Laxmanrao Patil
45 Karad SS Mankumare V. Dnyandev NCP Shriniwas Patil
46 Sangli BJP Deepak Shinde Mhaisalkar INC Prakashbapu Patil
47 Ichalkaranji SS Sanjay Shamrao Patil NCP Nivedita Mane
48 Kolhapur SS Dhananjay Mahadik NCP Sadashivrao Mandlik

Results

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
NDA BJP 77,45,290 22.61 Increase 1.43 26 13 Steady
SHS 68,88,306 20.11 Increase 3.25 22 12 Decrease 3
Total 1,46,33,596 42.72 Increase 4.68 48 25 Decrease 3
UPA INC 81,43,246 23.77 Decrease 5.94 26 13 Increase 3
NCP 62,71,036 18.31 Decrease 3.27 18 9 Increase 3
RPI(A) 3,47,215 1.01 Decrease 0.54 1 1 Increase 1
RPI 1,50,902 0.44 Decrease 1.00 1 0 Steady
JD(S) 2,13,731 0.62 Decrease 0.29 1 0 Steady
PRP 2,37,937 0.69 Steady 1 0 Steady
Total 1,53,64,067 44.84 Decrease 13.66** 48 23 Increase 7
Others 29,21,787 8.54 Steady 165 0 Steady
IND 13,33,828 3.89 Increase 2.17 151 0 Steady
Total 3,42,53,278 100% - 412 48 -
  • **NOTE: The change in UPA vote share is calculated based on the difference from the combined vote share of INC+ and NCP+, which contested the 1999 elections independently as separate alliances.

List of elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin %
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Rajapur Suresh Prabhu SS 2,64,001 54.94 Sudhir Sawant INC 1,83,102 38.10 80,899 16.84
2 Ratnagiri Anant Geete SS 3,34,690 59.66 Govindrao Nikam NCP 1,85,722 33.11 1,48,968 26.55
3 Kolaba A. R. Antulay INC 3,12,225 39.35 Vivek Patil PWPI 2,80,355 35.33 31,870 4.02
4 Mumbai South Milind Deora INC 1,37,956 50.28 Jayawantiben Mehta BJP 1,27,710 46.55 10,246 3.73
5 Mumbai South Central Mohan Rawale SS 1,28,536 36.94 Sachin Ahir NCP 1,06,348 30.56 22,188 6.38
6 Mumbai North Central Eknath Gaikwad INC 2,56,282 49.80 Manohar Joshi SS 2,42,953 47.21 13,329 2.59
7 Mumbai North East Gurudas Kamat INC 4,93,420 53.30 Kirit Somaiya BJP 3,94,020 42.57 99,400 10.73
8 Mumbai North West Sunil Dutt INC 3,85,755 51.59 Sanjay Nirupam SS 3,38,397 45.26 47,358 6.33
9 Mumbai North Govinda Ahuja INC 5,59,763 50.01 Ram Naik BJP 5,11,492 45.70 48,271 4.31
10 Thane Prakash Paranjape SS 6,31,414 48.08 Vasant Davkhare NCP 6,09,156 46.39 22,258 1.69
11 Dahanu (ST) Damodar Shingada INC 2,86,004 41.85 Chintaman Vanaga BJP 2,22,641 32.58 63,363 9.27
12 Nashik Devidas Pingale NCP 3,07,613 46.85 Dasharath Patil SS 2,92,555 44.56 15,058 2.29
13 Malegaon (ST) Harischandra Chavan BJP 2,18,259 36.94 Haribahu Mahale JD(S) 2,13,731 36.18 4,528 0.76
14 Dhule (ST) Bapu Hari Chaure INC 2,10,714 46.25 Ramdas Rupla Gavit BJP 2,02,949 44.55 7,765 1.70
15 Nandurbar (ST) Manikrao Gavit INC 3,51,911 54.99 Natawadkar S. Jayant BJP 2,44,290 38.18 1,07,621 16.81
16 Erandol Annasaheb M. K. Patil BJP 2,89,559 47.48 Vasantrao More NCP 2,81,418 46.15 8,141 1.33
17 Jalgaon Y. G. Mahajan BJP 2,98,865 48.44 Ulhas Vasudeo Patil INC 2,78,219 45.09 20,646 3.35
18 Buldhana (SC) Anandrao Adsul SS 3,69,975 48.60 Mukul Wasnik INC 3,10,068 40.73 59,907 7.87
19 Akola Sanjay Dhotre BJP 3,13,323 42.61 Laxmanrao Tayade INC 2,06,952 28.14 1,06,371 14.47
20 Washim Bhavana Gawali SS 3,58,682 49.77 Manohar Naik NCP 2,97,784 41.32 60,898 8.45
21 Amravati Anant Gudhe SS 2,03,216 30.04 Bachchu Kadu IND 1,88,982 27.94 14,234 2.10
22 Ramtek Mohite Baburao SS 2,76,720 42.74 Shrikant Jichkar INC 2,62,618 40.56 14,102 2.18
23 Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar INC 3,73,769 47.17 Atal Bahadur Singh BJP 2,74,286 34.61 99,483 12.56
24 Bhandara Shishupal Patle BJP 2,77,388 40.76 Praful Patel NCP 2,74,379 40.32 3,009 0.44
25 Chimur Mahadeo Shivankar BJP 3,36,711 43.42 Jogendra Kawade PRP 2,37,937 30.68 98,774 12.74
26 Chandrapur Hansraj Gangaram Ahir BJP 3,66,014 43.51 Naresh Puglia INC 3,06,191 36.40 59,823 7.11
27 Wardha Suresh Wagmare BJP 2,69,045 42.97 Prabha Rau INC 2,65,857 42.46 3,188 0.51
28 Yavatmal Harising Rathod BJP 2,98,513 44.96 Uttamrao Deorao Patil INC 2,41,709 36.40 56,804 8.56
29 Hingoli Suryakanta Patil NCP 3,27,944 45.03 Shivaji Mane SS 3,15,399 43.30 12,545 1.73
30 Nanded D. B. Patil BJP 3,61,282 45.15 Bhaskarrao Patil INC 3,36,947 42.11 24,335 3.04
31 Parbhani Tukaram Renge Patil SS 3,39,318 50.20 Suresh Warpudkar NCP 2,83,147 41.89 56,171 8.31
32 Jalna Raosaheb Danve BJP 3,69,630 48.87 Uttamsingh Pawar INC 3,08,298 40.76 61,332 8.11
33 Aurangabad Chandrakant Khaire SS 4,77,900 52.37 Ramkrishna Baba Patil INC 3,55,977 39.01 1,21,923 13.36
34 Beed Jaisingrao Patil NCP 4,25,051 48.07 Prakashdada Solanke BJP 3,77,639 42.71 47,412 5.36
35 Latur Rupatai Nilangekar BJP 4,04,500 49.19 Shivraj Patil INC 3,73,609 45.43 30,891 3.76
36 Osmanabad (SC) Kalpana Narhire SS 2,94,436 46.15 Laxman Dhobale NCP 2,92,787 45.90 1,649 0.25
37 Sholapur Subhash Deshmukh BJP 3,16,188 48.14 Sushilkumar Shinde INC 3,10,390 47.26 5,798 0.88
38 Pandharpur (SC) Ramdas Athawale RPA 3,47,215 50.38 Kshirsagar Dattatray BJP 2,47,522 35.92 99,693 14.46
39 Ahmednagar Tukaram Gadakh NCP 3,62,938 52.77 N. S. Pharande BJP 2,87,861 41.86 75,077 10.91
40 Kopargaon Balasaheb Vikhe Patil INC 3,56,688 53.34 Murkute Kashinath SS 2,69,357 40.28 87,331 13.06
41 Khed Shivajirao Patil SS 3,60,501 49.25 Ashok Mohol NCP 3,39,691 46.40 20,810 2.85
42 Pune Suresh Kalmadi INC 3,73,774 48.60 Pradeep Rawat BJP 3,00,598 39.09 73,176 9.51
43 Baramati Sharad Pawar NCP 6,34,555 71.03 Prithviraj Jachak BJP 2,11,580 23.68 4,22,975 47.35
44 Satara Laxmanrao Patil NCP 2,81,577 41.71 Hindurao Nimbalkar SS 2,77,620 41.13 3,957 0.58
45 Karad Shriniwas Patil NCP 4,36,732 61.12 Mankumare Dnyandev SS 2,40,002 33.59 1,96,730 27.53
46 Sangli Prakashbapu Patil INC 3,05,048 44.02 Deepak Shinde Mhaisalkar BJP 2,23,425 32.24 81,623 11.78
47 Ichalkaranji Nivedita Mane NCP 4,22,272 53.38 Sanjay Shamrao Patil SS 3,21,223 40.61 1,01,049 12.77
48 Kolhapur Sadashivrao Mandlik NCP 4,01,922 49.42 Dhananjay Mahadik SS 3,87,169 47.60 14,753 1.82

Bye-Elections Held

Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Name Date Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
8 Mumbai North West November 2005 Priya Dutt INC 346,294 64.45 Madhukar Sarpotdar SS 174,750 32.52 171,544
The Mumbai North West Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the death of the incumbent MP, Sunil Dutt.
22 Ramtek (SC) 2007 Prakash Jadhav SS 231,241 42.02 Subodh Baburao Mohite INC 198,669 34.10 32,572
The Ramtek Lok Sabha bypoll was held to fill a vacancy in the constituency.
10 Thane 2008 Anand Paranjape SS 462,766 52.02 Sanjeev Naik NCP 371,894 41.81 90,872
The Thane Lok Sabha bypoll was held to fill a vacancy in the constituency.

Region-wise breakup

Region Total seats Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Shiv Sena Nationalist Congress Party Others
Western Maharashtra 12 03 01 01 06 01
Vidarbha 11 01 06 04 00 00
Marathwada 8 00 03 03 02 00
Thane+Konkan 5 02 00 03 00 00
Mumbai 6 05 00 01 00 00
North Maharashtra 6 02 03 00 01 00
Total[3] 48 13 13 12 09 01

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Maharashtra

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Sharad Pawar Baramati Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Food and Public Distribution
 23 May
2004		 22 May
2009		 NCP
2 Shivraj Patil Rajya Sabha*
  • Home Affairs
 30 Nov
2008		 INC
3 Sushilkumar Shinde Rajya Sabha*
  • Power
 29 Jan
2006		 22 May
2009
4 A. R. Antulay Kolaba
  • Minority Affairs
5 Murli Deora Rajya Sabha*
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas
6 Sunil Dutt Mumbai North West
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
 23 May
2004		 25 May
2005
7 Praful Patel Rajya Sabha* MoS(I/C)
  • Civil Aviation
 22 May
2009		 NCP
8 Vilas Muttemwar Nagpur
  • New and Renewable Energy
 INC
9 Prithviraj Chavan Rajya Sabha* Minister of State
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Personnel
  • Public Grievances and Pensions
10 Suryakanta Patil Hingoli
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Rural Development
 NCP
11 Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Nandurbar (ST)
  • Home Affairs
 6 April
2008		 INC

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2004 election)
Indian National Congress 73 69
Bharatiya Janata Party 73 56
Shiv Sena 68 62
Nationalist Congress Party 59 71
Republican Party of India (Athawale) 5 1
Peasants and Workers Party of India 2 2
Janata Dal (Secular) 2 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 3
Akhil Bharatiya Sena 1 1
Others 3 23
Total 288

References

  1. ↑ "General Election Schedule 2004".
  2. ↑ "Counting of votes for AP assembly begins". 11 May 2004.
  3. ↑ "Spoils of five-point duel". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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