Nashik (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nashik Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: नाशिक लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Nashik Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments^[1]:

1. Sinnar
2. Nashik East
3. Nashik Central
4. Nashik West
5. Deolali
6. Igatpuri

Members of Parliament

• 1963: Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian National Congress (Unopposed) (Bye-elections due to death of G H Deshpande)^[2]

• 1984: Muralidhar Mane, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Daulatrao Aher, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1991: Vasant Pawar, Indian National Congress
• 1996: Rajaram Godase, Shiv Sena
• 1998: Madhav Patil, Indian National Congress
• 1999: Uttamrao Dhikale, Shiv Sena
• 2004: Devidas Anandrao Pingale, Nationalist Congress Party
• 2009: Sameer Bhujbal, Nationalist Congress Party

Election results

General elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Nashik
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Devidas Anandrao Pingale	307,613	46.85	NA
	Shiv Sena	Dashrath Patil	292,555	44.56	NA
	CPI	Radheshyam Gunjal	17,831	2.72	NA
	BSP	Gajiram Pawar	15,457	2.35	NA
	Independent	Vimaltai Avhad	7,917	1.21	NA
	Independent (politician)	Mohammed Ansari	5,245	0.8	NA
	Independent	Lata Barde	3,952	0.6	NA
	Independent (politician)	Somnath Navale	3,613	0.55	NA
	Independent	Ganpat Bhaskar	2,342	0.3	NA
Majority			15058	2.29	NA
Turnout			656525	43.12	-14.76
	NCP gain from Shiv Sena		Swing	NA

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Nashik
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Sameer Bhujbal	2,38,706	36.34
	MNS	Hemant Godse	2,16,674	32.98
	Shiv Sena	Datta Gaikwad	1,58,251	24.09
Majority			22,032
Turnout			6,56,892
	NCP hold		Swing

See also

• Nashik district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. ^ "List of ACs and PCs". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/erollsum.php. 
2. ^ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995". Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls. Retrieved 2010-01-12.