Malegaon, Maharashtra — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Malegaon (Maharashtra) was won by Harischandra Devram Chavan (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 4,528 votes over Mahale Haribhau Shankar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Malegaon, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1962–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Madhaorao Laxmanrao Jadhao
Indian National Congress
161,308
55.1%
Yadavrao Narayan Jadhao (Praja Socialist Party)
87,086 (29.7 pts)
1967
Z. M. Kahandole
Indian National Congress
140,167
51.7%
D. R. More (RPI)
9,202 (3.4 pts)
1971
Zamru Manglu Kahandole
Indian National Congress
204,538
75.2%
Arjun Tulshiram Pawar (BKD)
148,079 (54.4 pts)
1977
Mahale Hari Shankar
Bharatiya Lok Dal
144,555
51.9%
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu (Indian National Congress)
15,437 (5.5 pts)
1980
Khandole Zamaru Mangalu
Congress (I)
178,767
59.8%
Mahale Hari Shankar (Janata Party)
74,993 (25.1 pts)
1984
Bhoye Sitaram Sayaji
Indian National Congress
202,424
52.7%
Mahale Hari Shankar (Janata Party)
38,275 (10.0 pts)
1989
Mahale Haribhau
Janata Dal
235,376
51.0%
Chavan Harishchandra Deoram (Indian National Congress)
14,054 (3.0 pts)
1991
Kahandole Zamru Manglu
Indian National Congress
194,060
48.1%
Mahale Hari Shankar (Janata Dal)
84,300 (20.9 pts)
1996
Raut Kacharu Bhau
Bharatiya Janata Party
149,307
34.6%
Mahale Haribhau Shankar (Janata Dal)
12,881 (3.0 pts)
1998
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu
Indian National Congress
215,846
42.9%
Raut Kacharu Bhau (Bharatiya Janata Party)
61,196 (12.2 pts)
1999
Mahale Haribahu Shankar
Janata Dal (Secular)
191,643
29.3%
Gangurde Babanrao Lahanu (Bharatiya Janata Party)
4,392 (0.7 pts)
2004
Harischandra Devram Chavan
Bharatiya Janata Party
218,259
36.9%
Mahale Haribhau Shankar (Janata Dal (Secular))
4,528 (0.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Madhaorao Laxmanrao Jadhao
Indian National Congress
161,308
55.1%
Yadavrao Narayan Jadhao
Praja Socialist Party
74,222
25.3%
Shantabai Dhanaji Dani
REP
57,428
19.6%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Z. M. Kahandole
Indian National Congress
140,167
51.7%
D. R. More
RPI
130,965
48.3%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Zamru Manglu Kahandole
Indian National Congress
204,538
75.2%
Arjun Tulshiram Pawar
BKD
56,459
20.8%
Khambayat Abaji Ragho
Independent
6,991
2.6%
Daulat Tathu Shinde
Independent
4,040
1.5%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahale Hari Shankar
Bharatiya Lok Dal
144,555
51.9%
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu
Indian National Congress
129,118
46.4%
Gaji Mubin Ah. Khan Mo. Khan Mardan
Independent
4,805
1.7%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Khandole Zamaru Mangalu
Congress (I)
178,767
59.8%
Mahale Hari Shankar
Janata Party
103,774
34.7%
Dhongade Uttam Dashrath
Janata Party (Secular)
14,086
4.7%
Gaji Mubin Ahmedkhan Mo. Mardaan Khan
Independent
2,339
0.8%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhoye Sitaram Sayaji
Indian National Congress
202,424
52.7%
Mahale Hari Shankar
Janata Party
164,149
42.7%
Kahandole Zamaru Manglu
Independent
8,024
2.1%
Gazi Mobin Khan Mardan Khan
Independent
3,943
1.0%
Pandurang Nagu Gangurde
Independent
3,122
0.8%
Vijay Genda Sonawane
Independent
1,759
0.5%
Sonawane Rawala Jaimal
Independent
810
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahale Haribhau
Janata Dal
235,376
51.0%
Chavan Harishchandra Deoram
Indian National Congress
221,322
47.9%
Gazi Mubin Khan Mardan Khan
Independent
5,204
1.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kahandole Zamru Manglu
Indian National Congress
194,060
48.1%
Mahale Hari Shankar
Janata Dal
109,760
27.2%
Pandurang Punjaram Sonawane
Shiv Sena
91,492
22.7%
Pawar Madhukar Pandit
Independent
1,639
0.4%
Mubinkhan Mardankhan
Independent
1,633
0.4%
Fulji Vedu Mali
Independent
1,118
0.3%
Salame Sadashiv Goroba
SSD
1,063
0.3%
Bhil Dilip Badu
DDP
988
0.2%
Sonawane Kusumatai Bhivraj (W)
LKD
709
0.2%
Bhagwantrao Mahadeo Waghale
Independent
500
0.1%
Bagul Ramchandra Yewaji
Independent
464
0.1%
Sonawane Vijay Genda
Independent
267
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Raut Kacharu Bhau
Bharatiya Janata Party
149,307
34.6%
Mahale Haribhau Shankar
Janata Dal
136,426
31.6%
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu
Indian National Congress
131,508
30.5%
Pawar Trymbak Shamaji
Independent
4,157
1.0%
Khan Najmul Islam Ahmed Nasim
ABBNS
2,845
0.7%
Barde Bhika Harisingh
Independent
2,775
0.6%
Khan Mubin Gazi
Independent
2,631
0.6%
Pawar Madhukar Pandit
Independent
1,390
0.3%
Sonawane Vijay Genda
Independent
661
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu
Indian National Congress
215,846
42.9%
Raut Kacharu Bhau
Bharatiya Janata Party
154,650
30.7%
Mahale Haribhau Shankar
Janata Dal
65,790
13.1%
Gavit Jiwa Pandu
CPI (Marxist)
63,594
12.6%
Uttam Dharma Mondhe
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,819
0.4%
Khan Najmul Islam Ahamad Nasim
Independent
1,370
0.3%
Gaikwad Amruta Kashiram
Independent
323
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahale Haribahu Shankar
Janata Dal (Secular)
191,643
29.3%
Gangurde Babanrao Lahanu
Bharatiya Janata Party
187,251
28.7%
Kahandole Zamru Manglu
Indian National Congress
179,941
27.5%
Gavit Chintaman Janu
CPI (Marxist)
69,142
10.6%
Sonawane Pandit Pandurang
Independent
12,890
2.0%
Gaji Etejad Khan Mukim Ahmad Khan
NMP
12,700
1.9%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Harischandra Devram Chavan
Bharatiya Janata Party
218,259
36.9%
Mahale Haribhau Shankar
Janata Dal (Secular)
213,731
36.2%
Gavit Jiva Pandu
CPI (Marxist)
113,436
19.2%
Gazi Amanulla Mubin Khan
Bahujan Samaj Party
18,940
3.2%
Bhika Harisingh Barde
Independent
14,426
2.4%
Gazi Atejaad Ah. Khan Mubin Ahmed Khan
NLP
11,980
2.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Malegaon 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, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (Secular).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Malegaon in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Harischandra Devram Chavan (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Malegaon, Maharashtra, in 2004 with 218,259 votes (36.9%), a margin of 4,528 votes over Mahale Haribhau Shankar.
Which parties have won Malegaon since 1962?
Since 1962, Malegaon has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular).
What was the closest result in Malegaon?
The closest result on record for Malegaon was 1999, when Janata Dal (Secular) beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 4,392 votes (0.7 percentage points).