1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
The Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1990 was held in Maharashtra, India in 1990, to elect 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]
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All 288 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 62.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Indian National Congress won the most number of seats.[1]
| Political Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | Votes polled | Votes (%) | Seat change |
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| Indian National Congress | 276 | 141 | 11,334,773 | 38.17% |  20 |
| Shiv Sena | 183 | 52 | 4,733,834 | 15.94% |  52 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 104 | 42 | 3,180,482 | 10.71% | 26 |
| Janata Dal | 214 | 24 | 3,776,737 | 12.72% | 24 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 40 | 8 | 719,807 | 2.42% | 5 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 13 | 3 | 258,433 | 0.87% | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 16 | 2 | 219,080 | 0.74% |  |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha | 71 | 1 | 290,503 | 0.98% | 1 |
| Independents | 2286 | 13 | 4,036,403 | 13.59% | 7 |
Analysis
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
- "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 () - Gadgil, Makarand (1 September 2014). "Opinion". Mint. Retrieved 20 July 2018.