# Kopargaon Lok Sabha constituency

Kopargaon was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Pandarinath Kanavade Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Babu C Kamble | Independent |
| 1962 | Annasaheb Shinde | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Annasaheb Shinde | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Shankarrao Kale | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Bhimrao Badade | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Prasad Tanpure | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Shiv Sena |
| 2004 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 onwards : See Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency ||||

## Election results
### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | 356,688 |
| | SS | Murkute Bhanudas Kashinath | 2,69,357 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 87,331 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,68,700 |
| | INC gain from SS | INC gain from SS | Swing |

### General elections 1999

1999 Indian general elections: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Balasaheb Vikhe | 253,498 | 38.82% |
| | NCP | Gulabrao Sakharam Shelke | 2,06,083 | 31.56% |
| | INC | Govindrao Wamanrao Adik | 1,77,643 | 27.21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,415 | 5.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,52,938 | 72.30% |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Prasad Tanpure | 335,730 | 56.29% |
| | BJP | Bhimrao Badade | 2,56,490 | 43.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,415 | 5.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,96,427 | 64.85% |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### General elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bhimrao Badade | 243,543 | 47.81% |
| | INC | Shankarrao Kale | 2,23,292 | 43.83% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,251 | 5.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,09,427 | 56.33% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Shankarrao Kale | 311,367 | 63.40% |
| | BJP | Vasantrao Sakharam Gunjal | 1,38,910 | 28.28% |
| | CPI | Babasaheb Appasaheb Thube | 32,225 | 6.56% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,72,457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,91,144 | 57.10% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Balasaheb Vikhe | 248,106 | 49.73% |
| | BJP | Vasantrao Sakharam Gunjal | 1,27,048 | 25.47% |
| | CPI | A. P. Kadu | 1,13,911 | 22.83% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,21,058 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,98,865 | 59.99% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Balasaheb Vikhe | 217,982 | 57.60% |
| | CPI | Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad | 1,46,497 | 38.71% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,485 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,78,438 | 58.60% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Balasaheb Vikhe | 281,221 | 67.36% |
| | INC(U) | Annasaheb Pandurang Shinde | 1,21,382 | 29.07% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,59,839 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,78,438 | 58.60% |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Balasaheb Vikhe | 181,013 | 66.88% |
| | BLD | Kishore Rameshwar Pawar | 82,469 | 30.47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98,544 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,70,656 | 54.42% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Balasaheb Vikhe | 179,492 | 60.68% |
| | CPI | Punjaji Bapuji Kadu | 1,10,050 | 37.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,442 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,95,819 | 59.69% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Annasaheb Shinde | 138,774 | 46.27% |
| | CPI | Punjaji Bapuji Kadu | 1,23,812 | 41.28% |
| | ABJS | V. S. Chandekar | 37,323 | 12.44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,962 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,99,909 | 65.94% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Annasaheb Shinde | 122,057 | 53.48% |
| | RPI | Yashwant Ambedkar | 55,527 | 24.33% |
| | Independent | Damodhar Tatyaba Rupwate | 50,626 | 22.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,530 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,28,210 | 60.63% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bapu Chandrasen Kamble | 92,501 | 64.43% |
| | INC | Pandharinath Ramchandra Kanawade | 51,072 | 35.57% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,429 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,573 | 43.87% |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### General elections 1952

1952 Indian general election: Kopargaon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pandharinath Ramchandra Kanawade | 102,300 | 55.59% | |
| | CPI | Jagannath Kanoji Kakde | 42,935 | 23.33% | |
| | Socialist | Gangadhar Janardan Ogale | 38,789 | 21.08% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,365 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,024 | 46.64% | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |