Kopargaon, Maharashtra — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Kopargaon (Maharashtra) was won by E. V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Indian National Congress) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 87,331 votes over Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kopargaon, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1962–2004

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1962	Annasaheb Pandurang Shinde	Indian National Congress	122,057	53.5%	Yashwantrao Bhimrao Ambedkar (REP)	66,530 (29.1 pts)
1967	A. P. Shince	Indian National Congress	138,774	46.3%	P. B. Kadu (Communist Party of India)	14,962 (5.0 pts)
1971	Eknath Vithalrao Vikhe	Indian National Congress	179,492	60.7%	Punjaji Bapuji Kadu (Communist Party of India)	69,442 (23.5 pts)
1977	Vikhe Eknathrao Vithalrao	Indian National Congress	181,013	66.9%	Pawar Kishore Rameshwar (Bharatiya Lok Dal)	98,544 (36.4 pts)
1980	Vikhe Eknathrao Vithalrao	Congress (I)	281,221	67.4%	Shinde Annasaheb Pandurang (Congress (U))	159,839 (38.3 pts)
1984	Vikhe Eknathrao Alias Balesaheb Vithalrao	Indian National Congress	217,982	57.6%	Gaikwad Madhavrao Bayaji (Communist Party of India)	71,485 (18.9 pts)
1989	Vikhe E.V.	Indian National Congress	248,106	49.7%	Gunjal V.S. (Bharatiya Janata Party)	121,058 (24.3 pts)
1991	Kale Shankarrao Deoram	Indian National Congress	311,367	63.4%	Gunjal Vasantrao Sakharam (Bharatiya Janata Party)	172,457 (35.1 pts)
1996	Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji	Bharatiya Janata Party	243,543	47.8%	Kale Shankarrao Devram (Indian National Congress)	20,251 (4.0 pts)
1998	Tanpure Prasad Baburao	Indian National Congress	335,730	56.3%	Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji Alias Badade Nana (Bharatiya Janata Party)	79,240 (13.3 pts)
1999	E V Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil	Shiv Sena	253,498	38.8%	Solicitor Gulabrao Sakharam Shelke (Nationalist Congress Party)	47,415 (7.3 pts)
2004	E. V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil	Indian National Congress	356,688	53.3%	Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath (Shiv Sena)	87,331 (13.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Annasaheb Pandurang Shinde	Indian National Congress	122,057	53.5%
Yashwantrao Bhimrao Ambedkar	REP	55,527	24.3%
Damodhar Tatyaba Rupawate	Independent	50,626	22.2%

1967

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
A. P. Shince	Indian National Congress	138,774	46.3%
P. B. Kadu	Communist Party of India	123,812	41.3%
V. S. Chandekar	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	37,323	12.4%

1971

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eknath Vithalrao Vikhe	Indian National Congress	179,492	60.7%
Punjaji Bapuji Kadu	Communist Party of India	110,050	37.2%
Balwant Changdeo Teke	Praja Socialist Party	6,277	2.1%

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vikhe Eknathrao Vithalrao	Indian National Congress	181,013	66.9%
Pawar Kishore Rameshwar	Bharatiya Lok Dal	82,469	30.5%
Wale Dada Baban	Independent	7,174	2.7%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vikhe Eknathrao Vithalrao	Congress (I)	281,221	67.4%
Shinde Annasaheb Pandurang	Congress (U)	121,382	29.1%
Shinde Ambadas Gangadhar	RPK	6,012	1.4%
Shaikh Subhedar Gulamhusan	Independent	3,109	0.7%
Vikhe Bhausaheb Murlidhar	Independent	2,157	0.5%
Haushiram Alias Pandharinath Vishwanath Shinde	Independent	1,176	0.3%
Roham Prabhakar Janardhan	Independent	1,106	0.3%
Pawar Sitaram Motiram	Independent	781	0.2%
Kanawade Bhimshanker Krishnaji	Independent	552	0.1%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vikhe Eknathrao Alias Balesaheb Vithalrao	Indian National Congress	217,982	57.6%
Gaikwad Madhavrao Bayaji	Communist Party of India	146,497	38.7%
Dokhe Ranjit Yadav	Independent	4,523	1.2%
Dighe Kansraj Namdev	Independent	2,428	0.6%
Pathare Dagdu Khanderao	Independent	2,326	0.6%
Bhausaheb Murlidhar Vikhe	Independent	1,810	0.5%
Kapse Vishnu Karbhari	Independent	1,536	0.4%
Mohitepatil Vishwasrao Baburao	Independent	1,336	0.4%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vikhe E.V.	Indian National Congress	248,106	49.7%
Gunjal V.S.	Bharatiya Janata Party	127,048	25.5%
Kadu A.P.	Communist Party of India	113,911	22.8%
Patil D.B.	DDP	3,792	0.8%
Bingale M.K.	Bahujan Samaj Party	2,603	0.5%
Pawar H.B.	Independent	1,867	0.4%
Bramhane V.A	Independent	845	0.2%
Shaikh Chand A.K.	Independent	693	0.1%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kale Shankarrao Deoram	Indian National Congress	311,367	63.4%
Gunjal Vasantrao Sakharam	Bharatiya Janata Party	138,910	28.3%
Babasaheb Alias Prabhakar Appasaheb Thube	Communist Party of India	32,225	6.6%
Gaikwad Mukund Ramrao	Janata Party	2,691	0.5%
Patil Ravindra Gambhir	DDP	2,091	0.4%
Dattatreya Fakirrao Gadhaved	Independent	1,104	0.2%
Nandkumar Mchhindra Thorat	Independent	852	0.2%
Bora Motilal Kundanmal	Independent	730	0.1%
Shinde Sambhaji Umaji	ICS(SCS)	468	0.1%
Kasbe Raosaheb Ranu	Independent	259	0.1%
Deshmukh Bhagwan Rangnath	Independent	252	0.1%
Shelar Kadubal Shantvan	Independent	195	0.0%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji	Bharatiya Janata Party	243,543	47.8%
Kale Shankarrao Devram	Indian National Congress	223,292	43.8%
Gade Mohanrao Abasaheb	Janata Dal	18,203	3.6%
Chavhan Ashok Fakira	SMP	6,943	1.4%
Yeole Narayan Shankar	Independent	6,652	1.3%
Thorat Madhukar Sawaleram	Independent	4,629	0.9%
Gaikwad Devanand Bhiwaji	Independent	1,736	0.3%
Vikhe Bhausaheb Murlidhar	Independent	1,329	0.3%
Mhase Popat Ambadas	Independent	1,310	0.3%
Dhonde Sambhaji Laxman	Independent	1,100	0.2%
Dhudhe Subhash Devidas	Independent	690	0.1%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tanpure Prasad Baburao	Indian National Congress	335,730	56.3%
Badade Bhimrao Vishnuji Alias Badade Nana	Bharatiya Janata Party	256,490	43.0%
Ranshoor Vasantrao Bajirao	Bahujan Samaj Party	3,216	0.5%
Shaikh Ahmad Shaikh Nabab @ Shaikh Ahmad Tailor	Independent	991	0.2%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
E V Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil	Shiv Sena	253,498	38.8%
Solicitor Gulabrao Sakharam Shelke	Nationalist Congress Party	206,083	31.6%
Adik Govindrao Wamanrao	Indian National Congress	177,643	27.2%
Dr Gunjal Radhesham Shivram	Communist Party of India	10,651	1.6%
Patil Bahusaheb Shankar	Independent	3,895	0.6%
Suresh Nanasaheb Sadaphal	Independent	1,168	0.2%

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
E. V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil	Indian National Congress	356,688	53.3%
Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath	Shiv Sena	269,357	40.3%
Nikale Vinayakrao Marutrao	Bahujan Samaj Party	10,836	1.6%
Shaikh Riyaj Fajaloddin	Independent	7,897	1.2%
Dr. Bhise Indrakumar Devrao	RSPS	6,000	0.9%
Deshmukh Bhagwan Ranganath	Independent	4,957	0.7%
Vikhe Balasaheb Jaggannath	Independent	4,947	0.7%
Musmade Bhausaheb Jagannath	Independent	2,813	0.4%
Waghmare Shankar Sadashiv	Independent	2,591	0.4%
Khule Dattatraya Nivrutti	Independent	1,321	0.2%
Kolse Ashok Eknath	Independent	1,293	0.2%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Kopargaon 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), Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kopargaon in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

E. V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Indian National Congress) won Kopargaon, Maharashtra, in 2004 with 356,688 votes (53.3%), a margin of 87,331 votes over Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath.

Which parties have won Kopargaon since 1962?

Since 1962, Kopargaon has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena.

What was the closest result in Kopargaon?

The closest result on record for Kopargaon was 1996, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 20,251 votes (4.0 percentage points).