1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1990

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All 288 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
145 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.26%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg File:Shri.Manohar Joshi.jpg Gopinath Munde.jpg
Leader Sharad Pawar Manohar Joshi Gopinath Munde
Party INC SHS BJP
Alliance NDA NDA
Last election 161 - 16
Seats won 147 52 42
Seat change 20Decrease 52Increase 26Increase
Popular vote 11,334,773 4,733,834 3,180,482
Percentage 38.17% 15.94% 10.71%

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election Results.png

Chief Minister before election

Sharad Pawar
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Sharad Pawar
INC

The Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1990 was held in Maharashtra, India in 1990, to elect 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results[edit]

Indian National Congress won the most number of seats.[1] And Sharad Pawar was sworn in as the 7th Chief minister of Maharashtra.

Political Party No. of candidates No. of elected Votes polled Votes (%) Seat change
Indian National Congress 276 141 11,334,773 38.17% Decrease 20
Shiv Sena 183 52 4,733,834 15.94% Increase 52
Bharatiya Janata Party 104 42 3,180,482 10.71% Increase 26
Janata Dal 214 24 3,776,737 12.72% Increase 24
Peasants and Workers Party of India 40 8 719,807 2.42% Decrease 5
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 13 3 258,433 0.87% Increase 1
Communist Party of India 16 2 219,080 0.74% Steady
Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha 71 1 290,503 0.98% Increase 1
Independents 2286 13 4,036,403 13.59% Decrease 7

Region-wise Breakup[edit]

Region Total seats Indian National Congress Shivsena Bharatiya Janata Party Janata Dal Others
Western Maharashtra 70 32 8 Increase 8 5 8 17
Vidarbha 62 31 9 Increase 9 11 9 2
Marathwada 46 24 5 Increase 5 10 2 5
Thane+Konkan 39 12 13 Increase 13 6 5 3
Mumbai 36 11 15 Increase 15 9 0 1
North Maharashtra 35 31 2 Increase 2 1 0 1
Total[2] 288 141 52 Increase 52 42 24
141 52 42
INC SHS BJP
Region Total Seats Indian National Congress National Democratic Alliance Janata Dal
Western Maharashtra 70
32 / 70 (46%)
13 / 70 (19%)
8 / 70 (11%)
Vidarbha 62
31 / 62 (50%)
20 / 62 (32%)
9 / 62 (15%)
Marathwada 46
24 / 46 (52%)
15 / 46 (33%)
2 / 46 (4%)
Thane +Konkan 39
12 / 39 (31%)
19 / 39 (49%)
5 / 39 (13%)
Mumbai 36
11 / 36 (31%)
24 / 36 (67%)
Steady
North Maharashtra 35
31 / 35 (89%)
3 / 35 (9%)
Steady
Total Decrease 20
141 / 288 (49%)
Increase 78
98 / 288 (34%)
24 / 288 (8%)

District-wise Results[edit]

Name of Division District Seats INC SHS BJP
Amravati Division Akola 5 2 1 Increase 1 1
Amravati 8 8 0 Steady 0
Buldhana 7 3 3 Increase 3 1
Yavatmal 7 3 4 Increase 4 0
Washim 3 2 0 Steady 0
Total Seats 30 18 8 Increase 8 2
Aurangabad Division Aurangabad 9 4 5 Increase 1 1
Beed 6 3 1 Increase 1 2
Jalna 5 5 0 Steady 0
Osmanabad 4 2 2 Increase 1 0
Nanded 9 5 2 Increase 1 1
Latur 6 6 0 Steady 0
Parbhani 4 3 1 Increase 1 0
Hingoli 3 2 1 Increase 1 0
Total Seats 46 30 12 Increase 12 4
Konkan Division Mumbai City 9 3 2 Increase 1 1
Mumbai Suburban 26 6 9 Increase 1 4
Thane 24 1 5 Increase 1 4
Raigad 7 1 4 Increase 1 0
Ratnagiri 3 1 0 Steady 0
Total Seats 69 12 20 Increase 20 9
Nagpur Division Bhandara 3 2 1 Increase 1 0
Chandrapur 6 3 0 Steady 3
Gadchiroli 3 3 0 Steady 0
Gondia 4 2 0 Steady 2
Nagpur 12 7 0 Steady 5
Wardha 4 2 0 Steady 0
Total Seats 32 19 1 Increase 1 10
Nashik Division Dhule 5 5 0 Steady 0
Jalgaon 11 7 2 Increase 1 2
Nandurbar 4 4 0 Steady 0
Nashik 15 10 1 Increase 1 0
Ahmednagar 12 9 2 Increase 1 0
Total Seats 47 35 5 Increase 5 2
Pune Division Kolhapur 10 2 1 Increase 1 1
Pune 21 21 0 Steady 0
Sangli 8 1 2 Increase 1 3
Satara 8 1 2 Increase 1 1
Solapur 11 2 1 Increase 1 0
Total Seats 58 27 6 Increase 6 5
288 141 Decrease 20 52 Increase 52 42 Increase 26

Analysis[edit]

According to journalist Makarand Gadgil, 1990 election was a "watershed election in Maharashtra’s politics". Because, the right-wing BJP and Shiv Sena emerged as the major opposition for the first time winning 94 seats. Whereas until 1990 election, various left-wing parties like the Peasants and Workers Party, Indian National Congress (Socialist), Janata Party, Janata Dal, Republican Party of India, Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) were the main opposition. These parties won 38 seats in the 1990 election. They won only 8 seats in the 2009 Assembly election showing that their decline has continued.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India" (PDF).
  2. "Spoils of five-point duel". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. Gadgil, Makarand (1 September 2014). "Opinion". Mint. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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