Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1995

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1995

March 9, 1995

All 288 assembly constituencies   Majority party Minority party Third party   Party INC Shiv Sena BJP Seats won 80 73 65 Popular vote 11,941,832 6,315,493 4,932,767 Percentage 31% 16.39% 12.80%

District map of Maharashtra

Chief Minister before election Sharad Pawar INC Elected Chief Minister Manohar Joshi Shiv Sena

Assembly elections 1995 was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on February 12, 1995 and March 9, 1995. Election results were declared on March 13, 1995. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena Yuti (alliance) against the Congress.

Results

In the election Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party alliance got the majority. The details are as follows:^[1]

Political Party	No. of candidates	No. of elected	Votes polled	Votes%
Indian National Congress	286	80	11941832	31.00%
Shiv Sena	169	73	6315493	16.39%
Bharatiya Janata Party	116	65	4932767	12.80%
Janata Dal	182	11	2258914	5.86%
Peasants and Workers Party of India	42	6	788286	2.05%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	18	3	386009	1.00%
Samajwadi Party	22	3	356731	0.93%
Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti	2	1	82677	0.21%
Maharashtra Vikas Congress	3	1	45404	0.12%
Independents	3196	45	9104036	23.63%
Total	4727	288	38526206	100%

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 2009-10-28.