Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1990

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1990
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

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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India". Missing or empty |url= (help) Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India ()
  2. ↑ Gadgil, Makarand (1 September 2014). "Opinion". https://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 20 July 2018. External link in |work= (help)


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