# Thane Lok Sabha constituency

Thane Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Thana Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

## Assembly segments

At present, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation on 19 February 2008, Thane Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 145 | Mira Bhayandar | Thane | Narendra Mehta | BJP | SHS |
| 146 | Ovala-Majiwada | Thane | Pratap Sarnaik | SHS | SHS |
| 147 | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | Thane | Eknath Shinde | SHS | SHS |
| 148 | Thane | Thane | Sanjay Kelkar | BJP | SHS |
| 150 | Airoli | Thane | Ganesh Naik | BJP | SHS |
| 151 | Belapur | Thane | Manda Mhatre | BJP | SHS |

## Members of Parliament

In 1952 and 1957, this Thane area contributed two members to Lok Sabha.
* 1952: Govind Dharmaji Vartak, Indian National Congress
* 1952: Anant Savalaram Nandkar, Indian National Congress (ST)
* 1952:Choithram Partabrai Gidwani, PSP
* 1952 (by-poll): Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne, Indian National Congress (ST)
* 1957: Shamrao Vishnu Parulekar, Communist Party of India
* 1957: Laxman Mahadu Matera, Communist Party of India (ST)
In 2008, the Delimitation Commission of India split the seat into Thane and Kalyan seats.
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Sonubhau Baswant | Indian National Congress |
| 1967-76 : Seat does not exist ||||
| 1977 | Rambhau Mhalgi | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Rambhau Mhalgi | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Jagannath Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1984 | Shantaram Gholap | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ram Kapse | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Ram Kapse | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Prakash Paranjape | Shiv Sena |
| 1998 | Prakash Paranjape | Shiv Sena |
| 1999 | Prakash Paranjape | Shiv Sena |
| 2004 | Prakash Paranjape | Shiv Sena |
| 2008 | Anand Paranjpe | Shiv Sena |
| 2009 | Sanjeev Naik | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2014 | Rajan Vichare | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Rajan Vichare | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Naresh Mhaske | Shiv Sena |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SHS | Naresh Ganpat Mhaske | 734,231 | 56.09 | 7.21 |
| | SS(UBT) | Rajan Vichare | 5,17,220 | 39.51 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,901 | 1.37 | 0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,17,011 | 16.58 | 18.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,09,068 | 52.21 | 2.82 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Rajan Baburao Vichare | 740,969 | 63.30 | |
| | NCP | Anand Paranjpe | 3,28,824 | 28.09 | |
| | VBA | Mallikarjun Saibanna Pujari | 47,432 | 4.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 20,426 | 1.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,12,145 | 35.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,70,970 | 49.39 | −1.46 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | +7.84 | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Rajan Baburao Vichare | 595,364 | 56.46 | +22.86 |
| | NCP | Sanjeev Ganesh Naik | 3,14,065 | 29.78 | −10.36 |
| | MNS | Abhijit Ramesh Panse | 48,863 | 4.63 | −13.35 |
| | AAP | Sanjeev Vishnu Sane | 41,535 | 3.94 | N/A |
| | BSP | Vidhyadhar Bhimrao Kirtawade | 10,982 | 1.04 | −0.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 13,174 | 1.25 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,81,299 | 26.68 | +20.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,54,189 | 50.85 | +9.35 |
| | SS gain from NCP | SS gain from NCP | Swing | +17.66 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh Naik | 301,000 | 40.14 | −1.67 |
| | SS | Vijay Laxman Chaugule | 2,51,980 | 33.60 | −18.42 |
| | MNS | Rajan Raje | 1,34,840 | 17.98 | N/A |
| | BSP | Avanindra Kumar Tripathi | 14,192 | 1.89 | −0.47 |
| | Independent | Vidyadhar Laxman Joshi | 9,680 | 1.29 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,020 | 6.53 | +1.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,49,873 | 41.50 | N/A |
| | NCP gain from SS | NCP gain from SS | Swing | -1.67 | |

### Bye-election 2008

Bye-election, 2008: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Anand Paranjape | 462,766 | 52.02 | +4.86 |
| | NCP | Sanjeev Naik | 3,71,894 | 41.81 | −4.58 |
| | BSP | Chandrashekhar Shukla | 20,971 | 2.36 | +0.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90,872 | 5.05 | +3.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,89,568 | 26.78 | −13.75 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | +4.86 | |

### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Prakash Paranjape | 631,414 | 48.08 | +4.86 |
| | NCP | Vasant Davkhare | 6,09,156 | 46.39 | +26.82 |
| | BSP | Sambhaji Pawar | 24,828 | 1.89 | |
| | SP | Karmaveer Yadav | 22,412 | 1.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,258 | 1.69 | −9.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,13,252 | 40.53 | +6.84 |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | +4.86 | |

### 1999

1999 Indian general election: Thane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Prakash Paranjape | 391,446 | 43.22 |
| | INC | Nakul Patil | 2,91,763 | 32.21 |
| | NCP | Prabhakar Hegade | 1,77,256 | 19.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99,683 | 11.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,05,683 | |
| | SS hold | SS hold | Swing | |