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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
| Name = Rajapur<br />
| image =<br />
| State = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| UnionTerritory =<br />
| Existence = 1952<br />
| Abolished = 2008<br />
| AssemblyConstituencies = <br />
| Electorate =<br />
| ElectedByYear =<br />
| Reservation = None<br />
| SuccessfulParty = <br />
| CurrentMP =<br />
| CurrentMPParty =<br />
| FormerMP = [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Rajapur''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] parliamentary [[constituency]] of [[Maharashtra]]. It was abolished in 2008 and merged with some other Vidhan to form a new Lok Sabha seat territorially, called [[Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg]]<br />
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==Members of Parliament==<br />
*1952: Rajapur area was covered under a [[Ratnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ratnagiri Lok Sabha]] seat<br />
*1957: [[Nath Pai]], [[Praja Socialist Party]]<br />
*1962: [[Nath Pai]], [[Praja Socialist Party]]<br />
*1967: [[Nath Pai]], [[Praja Socialist Party]]<br />
*1971: [[Madhu Dandavate]], [[Praja Socialist Party]]<br />
*1977: [[Madhu Dandavate]], [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]<br />
*1980: [[Madhu Dandavate]], [[Janata Party]]<br />
*1984: [[Madhu Dandavate]], [[Janata Party]]<br />
*1989: [[Madhu Dandavate]], [[Janata Dal]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2068.htm |title=Member's Profile -9th Lok Sabha |accessdate=22 Feb 2012}}</ref><br />
*1991: [[Sudhir Sawant]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
*1996: [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]], [[Shiv Sena]]<br />
*1998: [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]], [[Shiv Sena]]<br />
*1999: [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]], [[Shiv Sena]]<br />
*2004: [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]], [[Shiv Sena]]<br />
*2008 Onwards: ''Constituency does not exist''<br />
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''See [[Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)]]''<br />
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==Election results==<br />
===1991 Lok Sabha===<br />
* Sudhir Sawant (Congress) : 157,135<br />
* Vamanrao Mahadik (Shiv Sena) : 114,089<br />
* Madhu Dandavate (Janata Dal) : Came third. <br />
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===1996 Lok Sabha===<br />
* Suresh Prabhu (Shiv Sena) : 193,566 <br />
* Sudhir Sawant (Congress) : 127,430 <br />
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===2004 Lok Sabha===<br />
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Rajapur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Shiv Sena<br />
|candidate = [[Suresh Prabhu]]<br />
|votes = 264,001<br />
|percentage = 54.94<br />
|change = +3.87<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Sudhir Sawant]]<br />
|votes = 183,102<br />
|percentage = 38.10<br />
|change = +14.23<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Mohan Parab<br />
|votes = 12,616<br />
|percentage = 2.62<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Mahendra Natekar<br />
|votes = 9,303<br />
|percentage = 1.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 80,899<br />
|percentage = 16.84<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 480,610<br />
|percentage = 57.51<br />
|change = -0.2<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Shiv Sena<br />
|swing = +3.87<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]]<br />
* [[Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]</div>
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