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Ratnagiri, Maharashtra — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) was won by Dr.Nilesh Narayan Rane (Indian National Congress) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 46,750 votes over Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, from 1962 to 2009.

Full Election History, 1962–2009

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Sharada Shubroto Mukarji Indian National Congress 77,808 48.9% Arjun Bapuji Vichare (Praja Socialist Party) 43,756 (27.5 pts)
1967 S. Mukherjee Indian National Congress 112,138 43.8% R. V. Kalaskar (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 50,439 (19.7 pts)
1971 Shantaram Laxuman Peje Indian National Congress 167,740 62.6% Chanrakant Kashinath Parulekar (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 88,238 (32.9 pts)
1977 Parulekar Bapusaheb Bharatiya Lok Dal 173,004 53.9% Peje Santaram Laxman (Indian National Congress) 25,300 (7.9 pts)
1980 Bapusaheb Parulekar Janata Party 188,253 51.8% Kazi Umar (Congress (I)) 44,161 (12.1 pts)
1984 Husen Dalwai Indian National Congress 167,859 43.9% Natu Shridhar Dattatrey (Bharatiya Janata Party) 23,845 (6.2 pts)
1989 Nikam Govind Sawaji Indian National Congress 240,759 49.1% Natushridhar Dattaray (Bharatiya Janata Party) 18,488 (3.8 pts)
1991 Govindram Nikam Indian National Congress 191,864 47.2% Anat Geete (Shiv Sena) 12,928 (3.2 pts)
1996 Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 275,114 58.5% Govindrao Nikam (Indian National Congress) 131,784 (28.0 pts)
1998 Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 238,928 49.4% Nishikant Alias Nana Joshi (Indian National Congress) 31,234 (6.5 pts)
1999 Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 293,834 55.0% Ziman Sujit Bhagoji (Nationalist Congress Party) 115,343 (21.6 pts)
2004 Anant Geete Shiv Sena 334,690 59.7% Govindrao Nikam (Nationalist Congress Party) 148,968 (26.6 pts)
2009 Dr.Nilesh Narayan Rane Indian National Congress 353,915 49.2% Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (Shiv Sena) 46,750 (6.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sharada Shubroto Mukarji Indian National Congress 77,808 48.9%
Arjun Bapuji Vichare Praja Socialist Party 34,052 21.4%
Premjibhai Ranchodadas Assar Jharkhand Party 32,716 20.5%
Hari Bhaskar Bhide Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 14,701 9.2%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Mukherjee Indian National Congress 112,138 43.8%
R. V. Kalaskar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 61,699 24.1%
K. G. Pawar Independent 37,914 14.8%
M. V. Pradhan Praja Socialist Party 24,693 9.6%
J. R. Tawade Peasants and Workers Party 19,785 7.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shantaram Laxuman Peje Indian National Congress 167,740 62.6%
Chanrakant Kashinath Parulekar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 79,502 29.7%
Anil Raghunath Birje Shiv Sena 20,729 7.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Parulekar Bapusaheb Bharatiya Lok Dal 173,004 53.9%
Peje Santaram Laxman Indian National Congress 147,704 46.1%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bapusaheb Parulekar Janata Party 188,253 51.8%
Kazi Umar Congress (I) 144,092 39.6%
Powar Bhikaji Vishram RPI 15,025 4.1%
Prakash Vithal Kadam Independent 9,961 2.7%
Bhuvad Krishna Dhondiba Independent 4,216 1.2%
Shah Ex-Poladpur Mamlatdar Independent 2,106 0.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Husen Dalwai Indian National Congress 167,859 43.9%
Natu Shridhar Dattatrey Bharatiya Janata Party 144,014 37.7%
R.V. Alias Bahuraoji Belose Independent 46,729 12.2%
Namdevrao Sutar Independent 13,977 3.7%
G.R. Kamble Independent 9,561 2.5%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nikam Govind Sawaji Indian National Congress 240,759 49.1%
Natushridhar Dattaray Bharatiya Janata Party 222,271 45.3%
Kambale Bapu Chandrasen Independent 11,832 2.4%
Chavhan Barkhu DDP 9,341 1.9%
Kambale Laxman Santu Bahujan Samaj Party 5,923 1.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govindram Nikam Indian National Congress 191,864 47.2%
Anat Geete Shiv Sena 178,936 44.0%
Santaram Filse Janata Dal 24,082 5.9%
Parkar Dawood Hasan Independent 4,690 1.2%
Ayare Rajendra Lahu Bahujan Samaj Party 4,440 1.1%
Prabhakar Kelkar DDP 2,330 0.6%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 275,114 58.5%
Govindrao Nikam Indian National Congress 143,330 30.5%
Moazam Kazi Independent 29,309 6.2%
Major Gopinath Ahire Independent 9,728 2.1%
Prabhakar Kelkar Independent 4,650 1.0%
Gangaram Patangrao Shinde Independent 4,045 0.9%
Sunil Vasantrao Surve Independent 2,317 0.5%
Mangala Ramchandra Shinde AIIC(T) 1,460 0.3%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 238,928 49.4%
Nishikant Alias Nana Joshi Indian National Congress 207,694 42.9%
Sujit Baghoji Ziman Independent 20,255 4.2%
Kishor Savant ABHS 12,962 2.7%
Surendra Bhaskar Thatte Independent 3,993 0.8%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anant Gangaram Geete Shiv Sena 293,834 55.0%
Ziman Sujit Bhagoji Nationalist Congress Party 178,491 33.4%
Rajaram Shinde Indian National Congress 62,028 11.6%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anant Geete Shiv Sena 334,690 59.7%
Govindrao Nikam Nationalist Congress Party 185,722 33.1%
Adv. Pankaj Kowli PWPI 25,951 4.6%
Ayare Rajendra Lahu Bahujan Samaj Party 14,613 2.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dr.Nilesh Narayan Rane Indian National Congress 353,915 49.2%
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Shiv Sena 307,165 42.7%
Surendra Borkar Independent 18,858 2.6%
Parulekar Jayendra Shripad Bahujan Samaj Party 15,469 2.2%
Ajay Alias Aaba Dada Jadhav KKJHS 7,405 1.0%
Siraj Abdulla Kauchali BBM 6,587 0.9%
Khalape Akbar Mahammad Independent 4,516 0.6%
Vilasrao Khanvilkar ABHM 2,448 0.3%
Rajesh Purushottam Surve RSPS 2,358 0.3%

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 27.5 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 19.7 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 32.9 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 7.9 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 12.1 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 6.2 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 3.8 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 3.2 pts 1996: Shiv Sena margin 28.0 pts 1998: Shiv Sena margin 6.5 pts 1999: Shiv Sena margin 21.6 pts 2004: Shiv Sena margin 26.6 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 6.5 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009

Trend

Ratnagiri has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party, Shiv Sena.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ratnagiri in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?

Dr.Nilesh Narayan Rane (Indian National Congress) won Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, in 2009 with 353,915 votes (49.2%), a margin of 46,750 votes over Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu.

Which parties have won Ratnagiri since 1962?

Since 1962, Ratnagiri has been won by: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Party, Shiv Sena.

What was the closest result in Ratnagiri?

The closest result on record for Ratnagiri was 1991, when Indian National Congress beat Shiv Sena by just 12,928 votes (3.2 percentage points).

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