1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra

For state election, see 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.

1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra

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| ← 1998 | 6,7, and 8 September 1999 | 2004 →

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Leader  | Raj Thackeray | Pramod Mahajan
Party  | SS | BJP
Alliance  | NDA | NDA
Seats before  | 6  | 4
Seats won  | 15  | 13
Seat change  |  9  |  9

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| Third party  | Fourth party

Leader  | Sushilkumar Shinde | Sharad Pawar
Party  | INC | NCP
Alliance  | INC+ | NCP+
Seats before  | 33  | Party established
Seats won  | 10  | 6
Seat change  |  23  |  6

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Maharashtra

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| Prime Minister before election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

| Prime Minister after election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

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The 1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 6, 7 and 8 September 1999.[1]

These were 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 Congress Alliance and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Nationalist Congress Party led Alliance.

## Parties and alliances

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###   National Democratic Alliance

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Leader  | Contesting Seats

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| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | Pramod Mahajan | 26
| Shiv Sena |  |  | Raj Thackeray | 22
| Total  | 48

###   Congress Alliance

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Leader  | Contesting Seats

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| Indian National Congress |  |  | Sushilkumar Shinde | 42
| Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh |  |  | Prakash Ambedkar | 4
| Republican Party of India |  |  | Jogendra Kawade | 2
| Total  | 48

###   Nationalist Congress Alliance

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Leader  | Contesting Seats

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| Nationalist Congress Party |  |  | Sharad Pawar | 38
| Republican Party of India (Athawale)
(contested as Independents)  |  |  | Ramdas Athawale | 4
| Janata Dal (Secular) |  |  | H. D. Deve Gowda | 2
| Samajwadi Party |  |  | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 2
| Peasants And Workers Party of India |  |  |  | 2
| Total  | 48

## Results

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15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1

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SHS | BJP | INC | NCP | BBM | JD(S) | PWPI | IND
Alliance  | Political party  | Seats won  | Seats change

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National Democratic Alliance
(NDA)  |  | Shiv Sena | 15 |  09
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 13  |  09
Congress Alliance
(INC+)  |  | Indian National Congress | 10  |  23
| Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh | 01  |
Nationalist Congress Alliance
(NCP+)  |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 6  |  6
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 01  |  1
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 01  |  1
| Republican Party of India (Athawale)
( Contested As Independent)  | 01  |  1

### Results by alliance

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Alliance  | Seats  | Seats change

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| National Democratic Alliance | 28  |  18
| Congress Alliance | 11  |  23
|  Nationalist Congress Alliance | 9  |  9

### List of elected MPs

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No.  | Constituency  | Winning candidate  | Party affiliation  | Margin

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1\.  | Ahmednagar | Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28,457
2. | Akola | Ambedkar Prakash Yashwant |  | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh | 8,716
3. | Amravati | Gudhe Anant Mahadeoappa |  | Shivsena | 73,652
4. | Aurangabad | Chandrakant Khaire |  | Shivsena | 55,889
5. | Baramati | Sharad Pawar |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,98,903
6. | Beed | Jaisinghrao Gaikwad Patil |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51,190
7. | Bhandara | Chunnilalbhau Thakur |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,819
8. | Buldhana (SC)  | Adsul Anandrao Vithoba |  | Shivsena | 45,007
9. | Chandrapur | Puglia Nareshkumar Chunnalal |  | Indian National Congress | 2,837
10. | Chimur | Diwathe Namdeo Harbaji |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 70,040
11. | Dahanu (ST)  | Adv Chintaman Wanaga |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 62,270
12. | Dhule (ST)  | Ramdas Rupla Gavit |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12,985
13. | Erandol | Annasaheb MK Patil |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,04,456
14. | Hingoli | Shivaji Gyanbarao Mane |  | Shivsena | 80,655
15. | Ichalkaranji | Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 12,812
16. | Jalgaon | Y.G Mahajan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 89,795
17. | Jalna | Raosaheb Danve |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,23,909
18. | Karad | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,22,961
19. | Khed | Ashok Namdeorao Mohol |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 57,018
20. | Kolaba | Ramsheth Thakur |  | Peasants and Workers Party of India | 43,097
21. | Kolhapur | Mandlik Sadashivrao Dadoba |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,08,910
22. | Kopargaon | EV Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil |  | Shivsena | 47,415
23. | Latur | Patil Shivraj Vishwanath |  | Indian National Congress | 40,290
24. | Malegaon (ST)  | Mahale Haribahu Shankar |  | Janata Dal (Secular) | 4,392
25. | Mumbai North | Ram Naik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,54,136
26. | Mumbai North Central | Manohar Gajanan Joshi |  | Shivsena | 1,68,995
27. | Mumbai North East | Kirit Somaiya |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,276
28. | Mumbai North West | Sunil Dutt |  | Indian National Congress | 85,539
29. | Mumbai South | Jayawantiben Mehta |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,243
30. | Mumbai South Central | Mohan Vishnu Rawale |  | Shivsena | 79,036
31. | Nagpur | Vilas Muttemwar |  | Indian National Congress | 72,695
32. | Nanded | Patil Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar |  | Indian National Congress | 32,575
33. | Nandurbar (ST)  | Gavit Manikrao Hodlya |  | Indian National Congress | 1,30,771
34. | Nashik | Dhikale Uttamrao Nathuji |  | Shivsena | 36,812
35. | Osmanabad (SC)  | Kamble Shivaji Vithalrao |  | Shivsena | 59,073
36. | Pandharpur (SC)  | Athawale Ramdas Bandu |  | Independent | 2,59,505
37. | Parbhani | Jadhav Suresh Ramrao |  | Shivsena | 43,665
38. | Pune | Pradeep Rawat |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 91,285
39. | Rajapur | Suresh Prabhu |  | Shivsena | 1,12,850
40. | Ramtek | Subodh Mohite |  | Shivsena | 11,689
41. | Ratnagiri | Anant Gangaram Geete |  | Shivsena | 1,15,343
42. | Sangli | Prakashbapu Vasantdada Patil |  | Indian National Congress | 1,60,560
43. | Satara | Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav Patil |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,24,771
44. | Solapur | Sushilkumar Shinde |  | Indian National Congress | 76,995
45. | Thane | Prakash Vishvanath Paranjape |  | Shivsena | 99,683
46. | Wardha | Prabha Rau |  | Indian National Congress | 7,062
47. | Washim | Bhavna Gawali |  | Shivsena | 39,595
48. | Yavatmal | Uttamrao Deorao Patil |  | Indian National Congress | 15,226

## Results by region

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Region  | Total seats  | Shiv Sena | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress | Nationalist Congress Party | Others

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Western Maharashtra  | 11  | 01  | 02  | 02  | 05 | 01
Vidarbha  | 10  | 04  | 02  | 04  | 00  | 00
Marathwada  | 8  | 03 | 01  | 02  | 00  | 00
Thane+Konkan  | 4  | 03 | 00  | 00  | 01  | 00
Mumbai  | 6  | 02  | 03 | 01  | 00  | 00
North Maharashtra  | 11  | 02  | 05 | 01  | 00  | 03
Total | 48 | 15  | 13  | 10  | 06  | 04

## References

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1. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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