Pandharpur, Maharashtra — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Pandharpur (Maharashtra) was won by Athawale Ramdas Bandu (RPI(A)) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 99,693 votes over Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1962–2004

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1962	Tayappa Hari Sonavane	Indian National Congress	121,716	53.3%	Sidram Babaji Babar (REP)	45,332 (19.9 pts)
1967	T. H. Sonavane	Indian National Congress	159,818	50.2%	N. S. Kambale (RPI)	1,079 (0.3 pts)
1971	Nivrutti Satvaji Kamble	RPG	153,794	69.4%	Ramchandra Sakharam Ranshrungare (RPK)	112,372 (50.7 pts)
1977	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	203,709	65.9%	Kale Tatyasaheb Manohar (RPK)	98,452 (31.9 pts)
1980	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Congress (I)	210,925	57.6%	Dhobale Laxman Kondiba (Congress (U))	95,653 (26.1 pts)
1984	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	269,989	57.2%	Laxmanrao Dhobale (ICS)	90,833 (19.2 pts)
1989	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	296,671	63.4%	Gaikwad Jaydeo Maruti (BRP)	218,144 (46.6 pts)
1991	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	315,641	66.8%	Kamble Arun Krishnaji (Janata Dal)	234,808 (49.7 pts)
1996	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	230,214	45.5%	Kamble Changdeo Sukhdeo (Bharatiya Janata Party)	75,088 (14.8 pts)
1998	Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	313,676	54.8%	Prof.Chagdeo Sukhdeo Kamble (Bharatiya Janata Party)	97,432 (17.0 pts)
1999	Athawale Ramdas Bandu	Independent	413,115	52.9%	Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray (Bharatiya Janata Party)	259,505 (33.2 pts)
2004	Athawale Ramdas Bandu	RPI(A)	347,215	50.4%	Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray (Bharatiya Janata Party)	99,693 (14.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tayappa Hari Sonavane	Indian National Congress	121,716	53.3%
Sidram Babaji Babar	REP	76,384	33.4%
Kisan Mahadu Shinde	Independent	25,317	11.1%
Sopan Dhondi Sarvagod	RRP	4,985	2.2%

1967

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
T. H. Sonavane	Indian National Congress	159,818	50.2%
N. S. Kambale	RPI	158,739	49.8%

1971

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nivrutti Satvaji Kamble	RPG	153,794	69.4%
Ramchandra Sakharam Ranshrungare	RPK	41,422	18.7%
Vishnu Sadashiv Kadam	Samyukta Socialist Party	20,302	9.2%
Bhagwan Ginyani Ughade	Independent	3,028	1.4%
Chandrakant Tayappa Sonwane	Independent	2,916	1.3%

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	203,709	65.9%
Kale Tatyasaheb Manohar	RPK	105,257	34.1%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Congress (I)	210,925	57.6%
Dhobale Laxman Kondiba	Congress (U)	115,272	31.5%
Bansode Subhanji Fakaruji	RPK	31,819	8.7%
Khadatare Parappa Ramchandra	Independent	3,176	0.9%
Jadhav Keru Ramchandra	RPI	2,722	0.7%
Lavangare Nitin Jagannath	Independent	1,356	0.4%
Salve Subhana Chilu	Independent	612	0.2%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	269,989	57.2%
Laxmanrao Dhobale	ICS	179,156	37.9%
Kamble Bajirao Dashrath	RPI	13,765	2.9%
Sutakar Balabhim Aba	Independent	2,957	0.6%
Shinde Ramling Motiram	Independent	2,415	0.5%
Salve Subhanrao Chilu	Independent	2,320	0.5%
Swami Somishekhar Kallayya	Independent	1,670	0.4%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	296,671	63.4%
Gaikwad Jaydeo Maruti	BRP	78,527	16.8%
Jagaonkar Preetish Shivajirao	Bharatiya Janata Party	72,156	15.4%
Kakade Sahebrao Kashinath	Independent	6,444	1.4%
Kambale Dnyandev Gampat	Independent	2,545	0.5%
Maske Shivaji Ishwar	Independent	2,042	0.4%
Gaikwad Shivaji Rama	Independent	1,731	0.4%
Sutkar Balbhim Aba	Independent	1,079	0.2%
Kadam Dajiram Bhaurao	Independent	980	0.2%
Sonwane Chandrakant Tayappa	Independent	942	0.2%
Salve Subhanrao Chillu	Independent	882	0.2%
Bansode Atmaram Ankush	Independent	854	0.2%
Gajakas Gangaram Mahadu	Independent	639	0.1%
Jaivir Laxman Maruti	Independent	636	0.1%
Dhanwale Sitaram Madhav	Independent	592	0.1%
Landhe Rameshwar Namdeo	Independent	590	0.1%
Sonwane Raju Vishwanath	Independent	426	0.1%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	315,641	66.8%
Kamble Arun Krishnaji	Janata Dal	80,833	17.1%
Katake Shrikant Dhondiram	Bharatiya Janata Party	61,738	13.1%
Jogdand Shesherao Shivaji	RSD	3,845	0.8%
Surva Bharat Bhutali	DPP	1,788	0.4%
Wankhede Vithal Narayan	DDP	1,708	0.4%
Shikhare Abhimanyu Balu	Bahujan Samaj Party	1,699	0.4%
Sonawane Bhimrao Rama	Independent	1,055	0.2%
Sutkar Balbhim Aba	Independent	902	0.2%
Zarekar Bhagwanrao Pandhari	Independent	832	0.2%
Waghmare Ghanshram Yogappa	Independent	760	0.2%
Barsingh Gautam Nagu	Independent	495	0.1%
Kotmire Vilas Ganpat	Independent	485	0.1%
Dhanwale Sitaram Madhav	Independent	407	0.1%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	230,214	45.5%
Kamble Changdeo Sukhdeo	Bharatiya Janata Party	155,126	30.6%
Kamble Trimbak Mukundrao	RPI	93,642	18.5%
Chandanshive Tukaram Kondiba	Independent	3,897	0.8%
Asware Kashinath Baburao	Independent	3,267	0.6%
Gaikwad Maruti Narayan	Independent	2,530	0.5%
Parse Vijaykumar Sandipan	Independent	2,451	0.5%
Mane Jagannath Bapu	Independent	2,433	0.5%
Malhari Gulab Patole	Independent	2,423	0.5%
Sathe Martand Ramchandra	Independent	2,146	0.4%
Dange Shahaji Dhondiba	Independent	1,873	0.4%
Madhav Kashinath Magade	Independent	1,347	0.3%
Salve Subhanrao Chilu	Independent	1,216	0.2%
Waghamare Ghanasham Yogappa	Independent	1,215	0.2%
Mote Vitthal Krishna	Independent	994	0.2%
Sakat Arun Shrirang	Independent	965	0.2%
Bhingardeve Jijaba Tukaram	AIIC(T)	751	0.1%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	313,676	54.8%
Prof.Chagdeo Sukhdeo Kamble	Bharatiya Janata Party	216,244	37.8%
Laxman Alias Lalit Parsu Babar	Janata Dal	35,253	6.2%
Kadam Shamrao Piraji	ABHM	2,984	0.5%
Ganpati Kondiba Kamble	Independent	2,431	0.4%
Sutkar Balbhim Aba	Independent	1,391	0.2%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Athawale Ramdas Bandu	Independent	413,115	52.9%
Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray	Bharatiya Janata Party	153,610	19.7%
Thorat Sandipan Bhagwan	Indian National Congress	111,903	14.3%
Ghodake Dagadu Pandharinath	Independent	99,242	12.7%
Dr Pritish Shivajirao Jalgaonkar	Bahujan Samaj Party	2,940	0.4%

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Athawale Ramdas Bandu	RPI(A)	347,215	50.4%
Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray	Bharatiya Janata Party	247,522	35.9%
Lankeshwar Kalyan Bhagwan	Independent	33,265	4.8%
Adv Naiknavare Purushottam Bhagvan	RSPS	20,684	3.0%
Dr. Sharda Haridas Sonavane	Independent	12,895	1.9%
Ramesh Rohidas Nirmal	Bahujan Samaj Party	11,059	1.6%
Texasdada Gaikwad	Independent	8,135	1.2%
Kale Avinash Tatyasaheb	Independent	4,698	0.7%
Waghmare Sunil Tarachand	PRCP	3,654	0.5%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Pandharpur 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, RPG, Congress (I), Independent, RPI(A).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Pandharpur in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Athawale Ramdas Bandu (RPI(A)) won Pandharpur, Maharashtra, in 2004 with 347,215 votes (50.4%), a margin of 99,693 votes over Kshirsagar Nagnath Dattatray.

Which parties have won Pandharpur since 1962?

Since 1962, Pandharpur has been won by: Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, RPG, RPI(A).

What was the closest result in Pandharpur?

The closest result on record for Pandharpur was 1967, when Indian National Congress beat RPI by just 1,079 votes (0.3 percentage points).