Maharashtra
Maharashtra came into being due to the linguistic reorganisation of the States of India, effected on 1 May, 1960. Now it is the centre of financial as well as political activities. It has produced several great politicians who influenced the Indian politics greatly. Politically, this is a very important state due to large number of Parliamentary Constituencies (48). Territorial region of the state is 3,07,713 sq km. Population of the state is 96,752,257. Principal language of the State is Marath.
Capital: Mumbai
No of Parliamentary Constituencies: 48
No of Assembly Constituencies: 288
| Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 2009 |
| Results Assembly Elections |
| Candidates List : Assembly Constituency-wise |
| Candidates List : District wise -Assembly Constituencies |
| Detailed Results Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 2004 |
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| > Assembly Constituency-wise results |
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Parliamentary Constituencies
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Results General Election 2009 State : Maharashtra |
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| Name of the Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won |
| National Parties | ||
| INC | 25 | 17 |
| BSP | 47 | 0 |
| BJP | 25 | 9 |
| CPI | 3 | 0 |
| CPI(M) | 2 | 0 |
| NCP | 21 | 8 |
| RJD | 1 | 0 |
| Total National Parties | 124 | 34 |
| State Parties | ||
| Shiv Sena | 22 | 11 |
| Unrecognized Parties | 263 | 2 |
| IND | 410 | 1 |
| Total | 695 | 14 |
| State Assembly Elections 2004 | |||
Party |
Contested |
Won |
VOTE* % |
| NCP | 124 | 71 | 42.72 |
| INC | 157 | 69 | 39.39 |
| Shiv Sena | 163 | 62 | 34.93 |
| BJP | 111 | 54 | 36.53 |
| JSS | 19 | 4 | 12.59 |
| OTHERS** | 1021 | 9 | |
| IND | 1083 | 19 | |
| TOTAL | 2678 | 288 | |
* Percentage of votes for the AC **Others consist of Independents and all other parties who contested in the elections |
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| RULING PARTY |
| NCP+ |
Chief Minister |
Mr. Shivraj Ashok Shankarrao Chavan |
| State Government |
| State Chief Electoral Officer |
