Rajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Rajapur was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra. It was abolished in 2008 and merged with some other Vidhan to form a new Lok Sabha seat territorially, called Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Rajapur area was covered under a Ratnagiri Lok Sabha seat
- 1957: Nath Pai, Socialist
- 1962: Nath Pai, Praja Socialist Party
- 1967: Nath Pai, Praja Socialist Party
- 1971: Madhu Dandavate, Praja Socialist Party
- 1977: Madhu Dandavate, Bharatiya Lok Dal
- 1980: Madhu Dandavate, Janata Party
- 1984: Madhu Dandavate, Janata Party
- 1989: Madhu Dandavate, Janata Dal[1]
- 1991: Sudhir Sawant, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Shiv Sena
- 1998: Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Shiv Sena
- 1999: Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Shiv Sena
- 2004: Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Shiv Sena
- 2008 Onwards: Constituency does not exist
Election results
1991 Lok Sabha
- Sudhir Sawant (Congress) : 157,135
- Vamanrao Mahadik (Shiv Sena) : 114,089
- Madhu Dandavate (Janata Dal) : Came third.
1996 Lok Sabha
- Suresh Prabhu (Shiv Sena) : 193,566
- Sudhir Sawant (Congress) : 127,430
2004 Lok Sabha
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Suresh Prabhu | 264,001 | 54.94 | +3.87 | |
| INC | Sudhir Sawant | 183,102 | 38.10 | +14.23 | |
| BSP | Mohan Parab | 12,616 | 2.62 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Natekar | 9,303 | 1.94 | ||
| Majority | 80,899 | 16.84 | |||
| Turnout | 480,610 | 57.51 | -0.2 | ||
| SHS hold | Swing | +3.87 | |||
References
- "Member's Profile -9th Lok Sabha". Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.
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