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Kolhapur, Maharashtra — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kolhapur (Maharashtra) was won by Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik (Shiv Sena) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 270,568 votes over Dhananjay Mahadik. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1962–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Vishwanath Tukaram Patil Indian National Congress 144,856 61.9% Bhausaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar (Peasants and Workers Party) 63,669 (27.2 pts)
1967 S. D. Mane Indian National Congress 158,327 51.2% D. S. Narvekar (Peasants and Workers Party) 32,710 (10.6 pts)
1971 Rajaram Dadasaheb Nimbalkar Indian National Congress 203,631 65.3% Dajiba Balavant Desai (Peasants and Workers Party) 107,664 (34.5 pts)
1977 Desai Dajiba Balwantrao Peasants and Workers Party 186,077 49.7% Mane Shankarrao Dattatray (Indian National Congress) 165 (0.0 pts)
1980 Gaikwad Udayasingrao Nanasaheb Congress (I) 245,757 62.5% Desai Dajiba Balwant (Peasants and Workers Party) 154,443 (39.3 pts)
1984 Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 277,603 65.3% Killedar B.D. (Peasants and Workers Party) 149,474 (35.2 pts)
1989 Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 274,676 53.0% Kalikate Govindrao Tukaram (Peasants and Workers Party) 41,128 (7.9 pts)
1991 Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 269,508 64.3% Phalake Ramchandra Shripatrao (Shiv Sena) 194,331 (46.4 pts)
1996 Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 236,739 43.9% Ramesh Deo (Shiv Sena) 68,325 (12.7 pts)
1998 Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba Indian National Congress 367,951 51.7% Ghatge Vikramsinh Jaisingrao (Shiv Sena) 61,598 (8.6 pts)
1999 Mandlik Sadashivrao Dadoba Nationalist Congress Party 346,459 46.3% Udaysingrao Gaikwad (Indian National Congress) 108,910 (14.6 pts)
2004 Mandlik Sadashivrao Dadoba Nationalist Congress Party 401,922 49.4% Mahadik Dhananjay Bhimrao (Shiv Sena) 14,753 (1.8 pts)
2009 Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik Independent 428,082 41.7% Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Shahu (Nationalist Congress Party) 44,800 (4.4 pts)
2014 Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik Nationalist Congress Party 607,665 48.2% Sanjay Sadashiv Mandalik (Shiv Sena) 33,259 (2.6 pts)
2019 Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik Shiv Sena 749,085 56.7% Dhananjay Mahadik (Nationalist Congress Party) 270,568 (20.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vishwanath Tukaram Patil Indian National Congress 144,856 61.9%
Bhausaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar Peasants and Workers Party 81,187 34.7%
Lalsaheb Madhavrao Chavan Independent 7,874 3.4%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. D. Mane Indian National Congress 158,327 51.2%
D. S. Narvekar Peasants and Workers Party 125,617 40.6%
R. R. Yadav Independent 21,851 7.1%
V. G. Shirgaonkar Independent 3,736 1.2%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rajaram Dadasaheb Nimbalkar Indian National Congress 203,631 65.3%
Dajiba Balavant Desai Peasants and Workers Party 95,967 30.8%
Bapusaheb Adagonda Patil Samyukta Socialist Party 8,766 2.8%
Laxmanrao Krishnaji More Independent 2,573 0.8%
Kashiram Ratnasavant Desai Independent 919 0.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Desai Dajiba Balwantrao Peasants and Workers Party 186,077 49.7%
Mane Shankarrao Dattatray Indian National Congress 185,912 49.7%
Mali Shamrao Govind Independent 2,109 0.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gaikwad Udayasingrao Nanasaheb Congress (I) 245,757 62.5%
Desai Dajiba Balwant Peasants and Workers Party 91,314 23.2%
Nimbalkar Rajaram Dadasaheb Independent 46,526 11.8%
Tukaram Dattaji Pawar Independent 1,952 0.5%
Bhosle Vasant Ravaji RPI 1,945 0.5%
Jagtap Namdeo Dnyanoba Independent 1,862 0.5%
Shamrao Mali Independent 1,601 0.4%
Bhivate Bandu Apana Independent 1,313 0.3%
Sardesai Shankarrao Krishnarao Latgaonkar Independent 1,052 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 277,603 65.3%
Killedar B.D. Peasants and Workers Party 128,129 30.2%
Khade Vijaykumar Dnyandeo Independent 10,526 2.5%
Nalawade M.D. Independent 3,875 0.9%
Sudarshani Shripatrao Gopalrao Independent 2,219 0.5%
Mali Shamrao Govind Independent 1,463 0.3%
Waskar Ganesh Ram Independent 1,108 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 274,676 53.0%
Kalikate Govindrao Tukaram Peasants and Workers Party 233,548 45.1%
Patil Raghunath Sidagonda Independent 2,844 0.5%
Koulava Shankar Srushna Independent 1,925 0.4%
Ravi Alias Arvind Krushnaji Deshapande Independent 1,760 0.3%
Mahite Ambaji Tatoba Independent 1,303 0.3%
Prajapati Jokhan Shivapujan DDP 1,222 0.2%
Mahadik Rajaram Dinkar Independent 982 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 269,508 64.3%
Phalake Ramchandra Shripatrao Shiv Sena 75,177 17.9%
Ingavale Vishnupant Anandrao Peasants and Workers Party 58,273 13.9%
Balasaheb Namdev More Independent 4,330 1.0%
Kaulave Shankar Krishna Janata Party 2,756 0.7%
Mirajkar Jayavant Parasharam Independent 2,072 0.5%
Patil Raghunath Sidgonda Independent 1,127 0.3%
Gandhi Premchand Hansraj Independent 1,038 0.2%
Kambale Devadas Govind Independent 906 0.2%
Oswal Amrutlal Khemchand Independent 775 0.2%
Chavan Vasantrao Dattatraya Independent 727 0.2%
Kavadamal Jesumal Rupeja Independent 667 0.2%
Namdev Govind Desai (Kambale) Independent 567 0.1%
Babaso Tayappa Banage Independent 463 0.1%
Ramlakhan Varma DDP 373 0.1%
Pundalik Dadu Kambale Independent 316 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb Indian National Congress 236,739 43.9%
Ramesh Deo Shiv Sena 168,414 31.3%
N.D. Patil PWPI 117,163 21.7%
Balasaheb Jadhav Independent 3,291 0.6%
Balwant Raje Independent 2,212 0.4%
Khanvilkar Dhairysheel Dattajirao Independent 1,943 0.4%
Chafodikar Patil Nivrutti Tukaram Independent 1,866 0.3%
Babar Mohan Ganpati Independent 1,607 0.3%
Patil Ramesh Bhimrao Independent 1,606 0.3%
Patil Hari Narayan Independent 1,451 0.3%
Kambale Lahu Govind Independent 984 0.2%
Sankapal Sukumar Shankar (Shahir) Independent 888 0.2%
Shamrao Mali Independent 743 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba Indian National Congress 367,951 51.7%
Ghatge Vikramsinh Jaisingrao Shiv Sena 306,353 43.0%
Shinde Shripatrao Dinkarrao Janata Dal 37,985 5.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mandlik Sadashivrao Dadoba Nationalist Congress Party 346,459 46.3%
Udaysingrao Gaikwad Indian National Congress 237,549 31.8%
Major General Shivajirao Shripati Patil Shiv Sena 163,866 21.9%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mandlik Sadashivrao Dadoba Nationalist Congress Party 401,922 49.4%
Mahadik Dhananjay Bhimrao Shiv Sena 387,169 47.6%
Patrakar Sunanda Prakash More PWPI 13,266 1.6%
Wagh Shankarrao Krishnaji Bahujan Samaj Party 10,987 1.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik Independent 428,082 41.7%
Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Shahu Nationalist Congress Party 383,282 37.3%
Devane Vijay Shamrao Shiv Sena 172,822 16.8%
Kamble Suhas Nivrutti Bahujan Samaj Party 21,805 2.1%
Mahammadgous Gulab Nadaf Independent 8,296 0.8%
Kamble Maruti Ravalu BBM 3,974 0.4%
S.R. Tatya Patil Independent 2,987 0.3%
Bajrang Krishna Patil Independent 2,908 0.3%
Chougule Bhai P.T. Independent 1,997 0.2%
Dr. Neelambari Ramesh Mandape Independent 1,649 0.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik Nationalist Congress Party 607,665 48.2%
Sanjay Sadashiv Mandalik Shiv Sena 574,406 45.6%
Sampatrao Shamrao Pawar Patil PAWPI 13,162 1.0%
Sandeep Gundopant Sankpal Independent 10,963 0.9%
Kurane Ajay Prakash Bahujan Samaj Party 9,291 0.7%
Kamble Dayanand Vasant BMP 8,635 0.7%
Atul Prasannakumar Dighe BBM 7,067 0.6%
None Of The Above Independent 7,015 0.6%
Sheregar Chetan Venkatesh Independent 6,114 0.5%
Patil Bajrang Krishna Independent 5,676 0.5%
Narayan Gundu Powar Aam Aadmi Party 5,495 0.4%
Yashwant Balkrushna Joshi Independent 1,415 0.1%
Kamble Sukumar Dattu Independent 915 0.1%
Jeevan Alias C.A.Patil Independent 898 0.1%
Pandurang Tukaram Chougale Independent 836 0.1%
Mhamane Anil Subhash Independent 736 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik Shiv Sena 749,085 56.7%
Dhananjay Mahadik Nationalist Congress Party 478,517 36.2%
Dr. Aruna Mohan Mali VBA 63,439 4.8%
Sandeep Gundopant Sankpal Independent 5,955 0.5%
Dundappa Kundappa Shrikant Sir Bahujan Samaj Party 5,034 0.4%
Mulla Mushtak Ajij Independent 3,390 0.3%
Rajendra Balaso Koli (Galatage) Independent 2,597 0.2%
Sandeep Bhairavnath Kogale Independent 2,224 0.2%
Mane Arvind Bhiva Independent 2,122 0.2%
Bajirao Sadashiv Naik Independent 2,055 0.2%
Kisan Keraba Katkar BP 1,902 0.1%
Yuvraj Bhimrao Desai Independent 1,758 0.1%
Dayanand Maruti Kamble BRSP 1,570 0.1%
Nagratna Siddharth BMP 1,421 0.1%
Paresh Dattatray Bhosale Independent 1,092 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1962: Indian National Congress margin 27.2 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 10.6 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 34.5 pts 1977: Peasants and Workers Party margin 0.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 39.3 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 35.2 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 7.9 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 46.4 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 12.7 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 8.6 pts 1999: Nationalist Congress Party margin 14.6 pts 2004: Nationalist Congress Party margin 1.8 pts 2009: Independent margin 4.4 pts 2014: Nationalist Congress Party margin 2.6 pts 2019: Shiv Sena margin 20.5 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Kolhapur has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Peasants and Workers Party, Congress (I), Nationalist Congress Party, Independent, Shiv Sena.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kolhapur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik (Shiv Sena) won Kolhapur, Maharashtra, in 2019 with 749,085 votes (56.7%), a margin of 270,568 votes over Dhananjay Mahadik.

Which parties have won Kolhapur since 1962?

Since 1962, Kolhapur has been won by: Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Peasants and Workers Party, Shiv Sena.

What was the closest result in Kolhapur?

The closest result on record for Kolhapur was 1977, when Peasants and Workers Party beat Indian National Congress by just 165 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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