# Raigad Lok Sabha constituency

Raigad is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. The constituency first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Anant Geete of Shiv Sena who was also re-elected in the 2014 elections. In the 2019 General Elections Sunil Tatkare of NCP won the seat by margin of 31,438 votes defeating the incumbent Geetee who was also a Union Cabinet minister.

## History

Raigad was historically called Kolaba, and was the capital of the Maratha origin Indian king Chhatrapati Shivaji.

## Assembly segments

At present, Raigad Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments in 2 district's. These segments are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 191 | Pen | Raigad | Ravisheth Patil | BJP | NCP |
| 192 | Alibag | Raigad | Mahendra Dalvi | SS | NCP |
| 193 | Shrivardhan | Raigad | Aditi Tatkare | NCP | NCP |
| 194 | Mahad | Raigad | Bharatshet Gogawale | SS | NCP |
| 263 | Dapoli | Ratnagiri | Yogesh Kadam | SS | SS(UBT) |
| 264 | Guhagar | Ratnagiri | Bhaskar Jadhav | SS(UBT) | SS(UBT) |
Pen, Alibag and Shrivardhan Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the former Kolaba Lok Sabha constituency. Mahad was earlier part of the Ratnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| Before 2008 : See Kolaba ||||
| 2009 | Anant Geete | Shiv Sena |
| 2014 | Anant Geete | Shiv Sena |
| 2019 | Sunil Tatkare | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2024 | Sunil Tatkare | Nationalist Congress Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Raigad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Sunil Tatkare | 508,352 | 50.17 | 2.68 |
| | SS(UBT) | Anant Geete | 4,25,568 | 42.00 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 27,270 | 2.69 | 1.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,784 | 8.17 | 5.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,13,272 | 60.73 | 1.44 |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Raigad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Sunil Tatkare | 486,968 | 47.49 | |
| | SS | Anant Geete | 4,55,530 | 44.42 | |
| | VBA | Suman Koli | 23,196 | 2.26 | |
| | IND. | Subhash Janardan Patil | 12,265 | 1.20 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,490 | 1.12 | −0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,438 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,27,583 | 62.17 | −2.27 |
| | NCP gain from SS | NCP gain from SS | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Raigad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SS | Anant Geete | 396,178 | 40.11 | −13.78 |
| | NCP | Sunil Tatkare | 3,94,068 | 39.89 | N/A |
| | PWPI | Bhai Ramesh Kadam | 1,29,730 | 13.13 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 20,362 | 2.06 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,110 | 0.22 | −18.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,87,766 | 64.44 | +8.01 |
| | SS gain from NCP | SS gain from NCP | Swing | -13.79 | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Raigad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SS | Anant Geete | 413,546 | 53.89 |
| | INC | A. R. Antulay | 2,67,025 | 34.80 |
| | Independent | Pravin Thakur | 39,159 | 5.10 |
| | Independent | Sunil Naik | 22,200 | 2.89 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,46,521 | 19.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,67,366 | 56.43 |
| | SS gain from INC | SS gain from INC | Swing | |