Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Karad (Maharashtra) was won by Patil Shriniwas Dadasaheb (Nationalist Congress Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 196,730 votes over Mankumare Vasant Dnyandev. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Karad, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1962–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan
Indian National Congress
214,553
71.5%
Atmaram Nana Patil (Peasants and Workers Party)
146,778 (48.9 pts)
1967
D. R. Chavan
Indian National Congress
239,362
74.7%
D. K. Patil (Peasants and Workers Party)
171,422 (53.5 pts)
1971
Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan
Indian National Congress
263,356
86.3%
Vithal Ramchandra Baravade (Peasants and Workers Party)
243,463 (79.7 pts)
1977
Chavan Premlabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
243,305
74.1%
Desai Bhausaheb Balwant (Peasants and Workers Party)
170,815 (52.0 pts)
1980
Mohite Yashavantrao Jijava
Congress (I)
240,222
51.4%
Patil Vilasrao Balkrishna (Congress (U))
25,415 (5.4 pts)
1984
Chavan Premalabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
346,579
83.1%
Kacchi Yunu Ahmad (Janata Party)
285,268 (68.4 pts)
1989
Chavan Premalabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
340,631
60.2%
Naikawadi Nagnnath Ramchandra (Independent)
193,165 (34.1 pts)
1991
Chavan Prithviraj Dajishaheb
Indian National Congress
272,440
54.5%
Nagnnath Naikawadi (Janata Dal)
92,380 (18.5 pts)
1996
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
307,840
50.0%
Bhosale Jaywantrao Krishna (Independent)
149,596 (24.3 pts)
1998
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
399,797
62.0%
Bhosale Jayawantrao Krishna (Shiv Sena)
172,907 (26.8 pts)
1999
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (Marulkar)
Nationalist Congress Party
350,504
47.8%
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb (Indian National Congress)
122,961 (16.8 pts)
2004
Patil Shriniwas Dadasaheb
Nationalist Congress Party
436,732
61.1%
Mankumare Vasant Dnyandev (Shiv Sena)
196,730 (27.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan
Indian National Congress
214,553
71.5%
Atmaram Nana Patil
Peasants and Workers Party
67,775
22.6%
Kashinath Rajaram Deshmukh
Swatantra Party
10,626
3.5%
Baburao Vishwanath Batane
Independent
7,143
2.4%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D. R. Chavan
Indian National Congress
239,362
74.7%
D. K. Patil
Peasants and Workers Party
67,940
21.2%
K. S. Kamable
Independent
13,174
4.1%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan
Indian National Congress
263,356
86.3%
Vithal Ramchandra Baravade
Peasants and Workers Party
19,893
6.5%
Dnyandev Pandurang Yadav
Congress (O)
10,126
3.3%
Batane Baburao Vishwanath
Independent
5,574
1.8%
Ramchandra Vithoba Salunkhe
Independent
3,189
1.0%
Jinendra Devappa Vathare
Independent
3,169
1.0%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Premlabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
243,305
74.1%
Desai Bhausaheb Balwant
Peasants and Workers Party
72,490
22.1%
Kashinath Alias Raj Dadu Jadhav
Independent
6,676
2.0%
Vaghare Jinendra Devappa
Independent
5,904
1.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohite Yashavantrao Jijava
Congress (I)
240,222
51.4%
Patil Vilasrao Balkrishna
Congress (U)
214,807
46.0%
Patil Pundalik Hari
Independent
7,845
1.7%
Patil Kakasaheb Raghunath
Independent
1,625
0.3%
Kamble Tanaji Dadu
Independent
1,478
0.3%
Sabnis Balkrishna Vinayak
Independent
969
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Premalabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
346,579
83.1%
Kacchi Yunu Ahmad
Janata Party
61,311
14.7%
Deshpande Dipak Shivram
Independent
6,722
1.6%
Patankar Madhukar Krishna
Independent
2,508
0.6%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Premalabai Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
340,631
60.2%
Naikawadi Nagnnath Ramchandra
Independent
147,466
26.1%
Govind Vinayak Alias Rajabhau Deshpande
Bharatiya Janata Party
53,353
9.4%
Yadav Krishanarao Shivram
Independent
7,937
1.4%
Jadhav Raj Alias Kashinath Dadasaheb
Independent
5,793
1.0%
Karande (Patil) Rajaram Gangaram
Janata Dal
4,832
0.9%
Patil Pundlik Hari
Independent
2,839
0.5%
Prajapati Jokhan Shivpujan
DDP
1,560
0.3%
Patil Anandrao Gopal
Independent
973
0.2%
Sukhatankar Ashok Yeshvant
Independent
501
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Prithviraj Dajishaheb
Indian National Congress
272,440
54.5%
Nagnnath Naikawadi
Janata Dal
180,060
36.0%
Rajabhau Deshpande
Bharatiya Janata Party
30,987
6.2%
Patil Vishwasrao Ramrao
Janata Party
7,476
1.5%
Dabane Vasant Kundlik
Independent
3,382
0.7%
Chavan Mudsingh Kesarsingh
DDP
2,177
0.4%
Patil Pundlik Hari
Independent
1,250
0.3%
Mali Suryakant Yeshawant
Independent
782
0.2%
Yadav Krishnarao Shivram
Independent
737
0.1%
Sawant Sampatrao Sitaram
Independent
479
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
307,840
50.0%
Bhosale Jaywantrao Krishna
Independent
158,244
25.7%
Naikwadi Nagnath Ramchandra
Samajwadi Party
97,044
15.8%
Kulkarni Manohar Laxman
Independent
34,065
5.5%
Sarnaik Anandrao Vasantrao @ Fauji Bapu
Independent
2,848
0.5%
Patil Manikrao Krishnaji
Janata Party
2,748
0.4%
Ghorpade Jaysing Pandurang
Independent
2,420
0.4%
Kamble Tanaji Dadu
Independent
1,964
0.3%
Chowhan Mor Singh Kesharsingh
Independent
1,920
0.3%
Jadhav Sudamrao Adhikrao
Independent
1,752
0.3%
Bogar Sambhajirao Shamrao
AIIC(T)
1,709
0.3%
Patil Venutai Baburao
Independent
1,321
0.2%
Injekar Namdeo Pandurang
Independent
993
0.2%
Patil Kakasaheb Raghunath
Independent
804
0.1%
Deshmukh Arun Sampatrao
Independent
443
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
399,797
62.0%
Bhosale Jayawantrao Krishna
Shiv Sena
226,890
35.2%
Aga Allauddin Yakub
Independent
6,944
1.1%
Kulkarni Manohar Laxman
Independent
5,275
0.8%
Zende Ravindra Vilas
Independent
2,542
0.4%
Awale Parashuram Dattu
Independent
1,714
0.3%
Dinkar Alias Daji Krishna Jadhav
Independent
1,531
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (Marulkar)
Nationalist Congress Party
350,504
47.8%
Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb
Indian National Congress
227,543
31.0%
Manukumare Vasant Dnyandev
Shiv Sena
151,178
20.6%
Patil Shriniwas Baburao
Independent
4,701
0.6%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Patil Shriniwas Dadasaheb
Nationalist Congress Party
436,732
61.1%
Mankumare Vasant Dnyandev
Shiv Sena
240,002
33.6%
Adv. Kamble Prabhakar Mansing
Bahujan Samaj Party
17,361
2.4%
Anandrao Tukaram Thorat
Independent
12,040
1.7%
Jadhav Balikrishna Alias Balasaheb Bhimrao
RSPS
8,388
1.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Karad has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Nationalist Congress Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Karad in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Patil Shriniwas Dadasaheb (Nationalist Congress Party) won Karad, Maharashtra, in 2004 with 436,732 votes (61.1%), a margin of 196,730 votes over Mankumare Vasant Dnyandev.
Which parties have won Karad since 1962?
Since 1962, Karad has been won by: Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party.
What was the closest result in Karad?
The closest result on record for Karad was 1980, when Congress (I) beat Congress (U) by just 25,415 votes (5.4 percentage points).