Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1990

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1990
India
1990

All 288 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party INC Shiv Sena BJP
Seats won 141 52 42
Popular vote 11,334,773 4,733,834 3,180,482
Percentage 38.17% 15.94% 10.71%

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

Indian National Congress won the most number of seats.[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India PDF ()


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