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.
Poll event 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 votes13 May 2004 No. of constituencies 24 24
Parties and alliances
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata Party Gopinath Munde26Shiv SenaBal Thackeray22 Total48
colspan="6" United Progressive Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Sushilkumar Shinde 26 Sharad Pawar 18 Ramdas Athawale 1 R. S. Gavai 1 H. D. Deve Gowda 1 Jogendra Kawade 1 Total48
List of Candidates ConstituencyNDAUPA # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate1RajapurSuresh PrabhuSudhir Sawant2RatnagiriAnant GeeteGovindrao Nikam3KolabaShyam SawantA. R. Antulay4Mumbai SouthJayawantiben MehtaMilind Deora5Mumbai South CentralMohan RawaleSachin Ahir6Mumbai North CentralManohar JoshiEknath Gaikwad7Mumbai North EastKirit SomaiyaGurudas Kamat8Mumbai North WestSanjay NirupamSunil Dutt9Mumbai NorthRam NaikGovinda Ahuja10ThanePrakash ParanjapeVasant Davkhare11Dahanu (ST)Chintaman VanagaDamodar Shingada12NashikDasharath PatilDevidas Pingale13Malegaon (ST)Harischandra ChavanHaribahu Mahale14Dhule (ST)Ramdas Rupla GavitBapu Hari Chaure15Nandurbar (ST)Natawadkar S. JayantManikrao Gavit16ErandolAnnasaheb M. K. PatilVasantrao More17JalgaonY. G. MahajanUlhas Vasudeo Patil18Buldhana (SC)Anandrao AdsulMukul Wasnik19AkolaSanjay DhotreLaxmanrao Tayade20WashimBhavana GawaliManohar Naik21AmravatiAnant GudheR. S. Gavai22RamtekMohite BaburaoShrikant Jichkar23NagpurAtal Bahadur SinghVilas Muttemwar24BhandaraShishupal PatlePraful Patel25ChimurMahadeo ShivankarJogendra Kawade26ChandrapurHansraj Gangaram AhirNareshkumar Puglia27WardhaSuresh WagmarePrabha Rau28YavatmalHarising RathodUttamrao Deorao Patil29HingoliShivaji ManeSuryakanta Patil30NandedD. B. PatilBhaskarrao Patil31ParbhaniTukaram Renge PatilSuresh Warpudkar32JalnaRaosaheb DanveUttamsingh Pawar33AurangabadChandrakant KhaireRamkrishna Baba Patil34BeedPrakashdada SolankeJaisingrao Patil35LaturRupatai NilangekarShivraj Patil36Osmanabad (SC)Kalpana NarhireLaxman Dhobale37SholapurSubhash DeshmukhSushilkumar Shinde38Pandharpur (SC)Kshirsagar N. DattatrayRamdas Athawale39AhmednagarN. S. PharandeTukaram Gadakh40KopargaonMurkute B. KashinathBalasaheb Vikhe Patil41KhedShivajirao PatilAshok N. Mohol42PunePradeep RawatSuresh Kalmadi43BaramatiPrithviraj S. JachakSharad Pawar44SataraHindurao NimbalkarLaxmanrao Patil45KaradMankumare V. DnyandevShriniwas Patil46SangliDeepak Shinde MhaisalkarPrakashbapu Patil47IchalkaranjiSanjay Shamrao PatilNivedita Mane48KolhapurDhananjay MahadikSadashivrao Mandlik
Results Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−rowspan="3" NDA BJP 77,45,290 22.61 1.43 26 13 SHS 68,88,306 20.11 3.25 22 12 3 Total 1,46,33,596 42.72 4.68 48 25 3rowspan="7" UPAINC 81,43,246 23.77 5.94 26 13 3NCP 62,71,036 18.31 3.27 18 9 3RPI(A) 3,47,215 1.01 0.54 1 1 1RPI 1,50,902 0.44 1.00 1 0 JD(S) 2,13,731 0.62 0.29 1 0 PRP 2,37,937 0.69 1 0 Total 1,53,64,067 44.84 13.66** 48 23 7 Others 29,21,787 8.54 165 0 IND 13,33,828 3.89 2.17 151 0 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
ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1RajapurSuresh PrabhuSHS264,00154.94Sudhir SawantINC183,10238.1080,89916.842RatnagiriAnant GeeteSHS334,69059.66Govindrao NikamNCP185,72233.11148,96826.563KolabaA. R. AntulayINC312,22539.35Vivek PatilPWPI280,35535.3331,8704.024Mumbai SouthMilind DeoraINC137,95650.28Jayawantiben MehtaBJP127,71046.5510,2463.735Mumbai South CentralMohan RawaleSHS128,53636.94Sachin AhirNCP106,34830.5622,1886.386Mumbai North CentralEknath GaikwadINC256,28249.80Manohar JoshiSHS242,95347.2113,3292.597Mumbai North EastGurudas KamatINC493,42053.30Kirit SomaiyaBJP394,02042.5799,40010.748Mumbai North WestSunil DuttINC385,75551.59Sanjay NirupamSHS338,39745.2647,3586.339Mumbai NorthGovindaINC559,76350.01Ram NaikBJP511,49245.7048,2714.3110ThanePrakash Vishvanath ParanjapeSHS631,41448.08Vasant DavkhareNCP609,15646.3922,2581.6911Dahanu (ST)Damodar ShingadaINC286,00441.85Chintaman VanagaBJP222,64132.5863,3639.2712NashikDevidas Anandrao PingaleNCP307,61346.85Patil Dasharath DharmajiSHS292,55544.5615,0582.2913Malegaon (ST)Harischandra ChavanBJP218,25936.94Haribahu Shankar MahaleJD(S)213,73136.184,5280.7714Dhule (ST)Bapu Hari ChaureINC210,71446.25Ramdas Rupla GavitBJP202,94944.557,7651.7015Nandurbar (ST)Manikrao Hodlya GavitINC351,91154.99Dr. Natawadkar Suhas JayantBJP244,29038.18107,62116.8216ErandolAnnasaheb M. K. PatilBJP289,55947.48Adv. Vasantrao Jeevanrao MoreNCP281,41846.158,1411.3417JalgaonY. G. MahajanBJP298,86548.44Dr. Ulhas Vasudeo PatilINC278,21945.0920,6463.3518Buldhana (SC)Anandrao Vithoba AdsulSHS369,97548.60Mukul WasnikINC310,06840.7359,9077.8719AkolaSanjay Shamrao DhotreBJP313,32342.61Laxmanrao TayadeINC206,95228.14106,37114.4620WashimBhavana GawaliSHS358,68249.77Manohar NaikNCP297,78441.3260,8988.4521AmravatiAnant GudheSHS203,21630.04Bachchu KaduIND188,98227.9414,2342.1022RamtekMohite Subodh BaburaoSHS276,72042.74Shrikant JichkarINC262,61840.5614,1022.1823NagpurVilas MuttemwarINC373,76947.17Atal Bahadur SinghBJP274,28634.6199,48312.5524BhandaraShishupal Natthu PatleBJP277,38840.76Praful PatelNCP274,37940.323,0090.4425ChimurMahadeo ShivankarBJP336,71143.42Jogendra KawadePRBP237,93730.6898,77412.7426ChandrapurHansraj Gangaram AhirBJP366,01443.51Nareshkumar Chunnalal PugliaINC306,19136.4059,8237.1127WardhaSuresh Ganapat WagmareBJP269,04542.97Prabhatại RauINC265,85742.463,1880.5128YavatmalHarising Nasaru RathodBJP298,51344.96Uttamrao Deorao PatilINC241,70936.4056,8048.5629HingoliSuryakanta PatilNCP327,94445.03Shivaji ManeSHS315,39943.3012,5451.7230NandedDinkar PatilBJP361,28245.15Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar PatilINC336,94742.1124,3353.0431ParbhaniTukaram Renge PatilSHS339,31850.20Suresh WarpudkarNCP283,14741.8956,1718.3132JalnaRaosaheb DanveBJP369,63048.87Uttamsingh PawarINC308,29840.7661,3328.1133AurangabadChandrakant KhaireSHS477,90052.37Ramkrishna Baba PatilINC355,97739.01121,92313.3634BeedJaisingrao Gaikwad PatilNCP425,05148.07Prakashdada SolankeBJP377,63942.7147,4125.3635LaturRupatai Patil NilangekarBJP404,50049.19Shivraj PatilINC373,60945.4330,8913.7636Osmanabad (SC)Kalpana Ramesh NarhireSHS294,43646.15Dhobale Laxman KondibaNCP292,78745.901,6490.2637SholapurSubhash DeshmukhBJP316,18848.14Ujwalatai Sushilkumar ShindeINC310,39047.265,7980.8838Pandharpur (SC)Ramdas AthawaleRPI(A)347,21550.38Kshirsagar Nagnath DattatrayBJP247,52235.9299,69314.4739AhmednagarTukaram Gangadhar GadakhNCP362,93852.77N. S. PharandeBJP287,86141.8675,07710.9240KopargaonBalasaheb Vikhe PatilINC356,68853.34Murkute Bhanudas KashinathSHS269,35740.2887,33113.0641KhedShivajirao Adhalarao PatilSHS360,50149.25Ashok MoholNCP339,69146.4020,8102.8442PuneSuresh KalmadiINC373,77448.60Pradip Trimbak RawatBJP300,59839.0973,1769.5243BaramatiSharad PawarNCP634,55571.03Prithviraj Sahebrao JachakBJP211,58023.68422,97547.3544SataraLaxmanrao Pandurang PatilNCP281,57741.71Hindurao Naik NimbalkarSHS277,62041.133,9570.5945KaradShriniwas PatilNCP436,73261.12Mankumare Vasant DnyandevSHS240,00233.59196,73027.5346SangliPrakashbapu Vasantdada PatilINC305,04844.02Deepak (Baba) Abasaheb Shinde MhaisalkarBJP223,42532.2481,62311.7847IchalkaranjiNivedita Sambhajirao ManeNCP422,27253.38Dr. Patil Sanjay (Dada) ShamraoSHS321,22340.61101,04912.7748KolhapurSadashivrao Dadoba MandlikNCP401,92249.42Dhananjay MahadikSHS387,16947.6014,7531.81
Bye-Elections Held ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin No. Name Date Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %8Mumbai North WestNovember 2005Priya Dutt346,29464.45Madhukar Sarpotdar174,75032.52171,544The Mumbai North West Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the death of the incumbent MP, Sunil Dutt.22Ramtek (SC)2007Prakash Jadhav231,24142.02Subodh Baburao Mohite198,66934.1032,572The Ramtek Lok Sabha bypoll was held to fill a vacancy in the constituency.10Thane2008Anand Paranjape462,76652.02Sanjeev Naik371,89441.8190,872The Thane Lok Sabha bypoll was held to fill a vacancy in the constituency.
Region-wise breakup RegionTotal seatsIndian National CongressBharatiya Janata PartyShiv SenaNationalist Congress PartyOthersWestern Maharashtra120301010601Vidarbha110106040000Marathwada80003030200Thane+Konkan50200030000Mumbai60500010000North Maharashtra60203000100Total481313120901
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Maharashtra #NameConstituencyDesignationDepartmentFromToParty1Sharad PawarBaramatiCabinet MinisterAgriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution23 May200422 May20092Shivraj PatilRajya Sabha*Home Affairs23 May200430 November20083Sushilkumar ShindeRajya Sabha*Power29 January200622 May20094A. R. AntulayKolabaMinority Affairs29 January200622 May20095Murli DeoraRajya Sabha*Petroleum and Natural Gas29 January200622 May20096Sunil DuttMumbai North WestYouth Affairs and Sports23 May200425 May20057Praful PatelRajya Sabha*Minister of State (Independent Charge)Civil Aviation23 May200422 May20098Vilas MuttemwarNagpurNew and Renewable Energy23 May200422 May20099Prithviraj ChavanRajya Sabha*Minister of StatePrime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions23 May200422 May200910Suryakanta PatilHingoliParliamentary Affairs; Rural Development23 May200422 May200911Manikrao Hodlya GavitNandurbar (ST)Home Affairs23 May20046 April2008
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2004 election) Indian National Congress 73 69 Bharatiya Janata Party 73 56 Shiv Sena 68 62 Nationalist Congress Party 59 71Republican Party of India (Athawale)51 Peasants and Workers Party of India22 Janata Dal (Secular)20 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23 Akhil Bharatiya Sena 11 Others323Total288
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