# Pune Lok Sabha constituency

Pune (formerly spelt Poona) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

The six vidhan sabha seats covered by Pune (पुणे) constituency have been frequently rearranged due to changing demography and population explosion in the area. Seats like Shukrawar Peth (1962-1977) and Bhawani Peth no longer exist. Presently, Pune Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:
| # | Name | District | Current Assembly Member | Party |
| 208 | Vadgaon Sheri | Pune | Bapusaheb Pathare | NCP-SP |
| 209 | Shivajinagar | Pune | Siddharth Shirole | BJP |
| 210 | Kothrud | Pune | Chandrakant Patil | BJP |
| 212 | Parvati | Pune | Madhuri Misal | BJP |
| 214 | Pune Cantonment (SC) | Pune | Sunil Kamble | BJP |
| 215 | Kasba Peth | Pune | Hemant Rasane | BJP |

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1951 | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Indira Anant Maydeo | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Narayan Ganesh Gore | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Shankarrao More | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Mohan Dharia | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mohan Dharia | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vitthalrao Gadgil | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Vitthalrao Gadgil | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Vitthalrao Gadgil | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Anna Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Suresh Kalmadi | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Vitthal Tupe | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Pradeep Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Suresh Kalmadi | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Suresh Kalmadi | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Anil Shirole | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Girish Bapat † | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Murlidhar Mohol | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* $^†$ Died in office

## Election results
### 2024 Lok Sabha

2024 Indian general elections: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Murlidhar Mohol | 584,728 | 52.94 | 8.19 |
| | INC | Ravindra Dhangekar | 4,61,690 | 41.80 | 12.03 |
| | VBA | Vasant More | 32,012 | 2.90 | 3.36 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,460 | 0.68 | 0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,23,038 | 11.14 | 20.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,04,572 | 53.59 | 3.70 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019 Lok Sabha

2019 Indian general elections: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Girish Bapat | 632,835 | 61.13 | +3.40 |
| | INC | Mohan Joshi | 3,08,207 | 29.77 | +4.21 |
| | VBA | Anil Jadhav | 64,793 | 6.26 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,001 | 1.06 | +0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,24,628 | 31.36 | −0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,35,654 | 49.89 | −4.22 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 Lok Sabha

2014 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Shirole | 5,69,825 | 57.33 | +22.72 |
| | INC | Dr. Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam | 2,54,056 | 25.56 | −12.55 |
| | MNS | Deepak Natharam Paigude | 93,502 | 9.41 | −0.93 |
| | AAP | Subhash Shankarrao Ware | 28,657 | 2.88 | N/A |
| | BSP | Imtiyaz Peerzade | 14,727 | 1.48 | −7.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,438 | 0.65 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,15,769 | 31.77 | +28.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,93,278 | 54.11 | +13.45 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +19.22 | |

### 2009 Lok Sabha

2009 Indian general elections: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kalmadi | 2,79,973 | 38.11 | −10.49 |
| | BJP | Anil Shirole | 2,54,272 | 34.61 | −6.06 |
| | MNS | Ranjeet Shirole | 75,930 | 10.34 | N/A |
| | BSP | D. S. Kulkarni | 62,981 | 8.57 | N/A |
| | PG | Arun Bhatia | 30,340 | 4.13 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,701 | 3.50 | −0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,34,641 | 40.66 | N/A |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -9.49 | |

### 2004 Lok Sabha

2004 Indian general elections: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kalmadi | 3,73,704 | 48.60 | +19.44 |
| | BJP | Pradeep Rawat | 3,00,507 | 40.67 | −0.95 |
| | Independent | Vitthal Tupe | 60,213 | 7.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79,197 | 4.31 | −8.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,68,827 | 43.57 | +4.13 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | +5.44 | |

### 1999 Lok Sabha

1999 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Pradeep Rawat | 3,04,955 | 41.62 |
| | INC | Mohan Joshi | 2,13,670 | 29.16 |
| | NCP | Vitthal Tupe | 1,98,738 | 27.13 |
| | BSP | Ram Kodre | 3,846 | 0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,285 | 12.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,32,654 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1998 Lok Sabha

1998 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Vitthal Tupe | 4,34,915 |
| | BJP | Suresh Kalmadi | 3,41,697 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93,218 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |

### 1996 Lok Sabha

1996 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Suresh Kalmadi | 3,90,778 |
| | BJP | Girish Bapat | 3,03,783 |
| | Independent | Anna joshi | 97,432 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86,995 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing |

### 1991 Lok Sabha

1991 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | BJP | Anna Joshi | 2,50,272 |
| | INC | Vitthalrao Gadgil | 2,33,334 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,938 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing |

### 1989 Lok Sabha

1989 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Vitthalrao Gadgil | 2,96,051 |
| | BJP | Anna Joshi | 2,87,870 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,181 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |

### 1984 Lok Sabha

1984 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Vitthalrao Gadgil | 3,11,278 |
| | BJP | Jagannathrao Joshi | 1,12,924 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,98,354 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |

### 1980 Lok Sabha

1980 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Vitthalrao Gadgil | 215,161 |
| | JP | Narayan Ganesh Goray | 186,331 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,830 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing |

### 1977 Lok Sabha

1977 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | JP | Mohan Dharia | 2,09,922 |
| | INC | Vasant Thorat | 1,61,755 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,167 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing |

### 1971 Lok Sabha

1971 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Mohan Dharia | 1,50,696 |
| | ABJS | Kashinath Mhalgi | 1,13,662 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,538 |
| | INC gain from SSP | INC gain from SSP | Swing |

### 1967 Lok Sabha

1967 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SSP | Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi | 1,50,696 |
| | INC | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | 1,37,158 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,538 |
| | SSP gain from INC | SSP gain from INC | Swing |

### 1962 Lok Sabha

1962 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Shankarrao More | 1,15,402 |
| | PSP | Narayan Ganesh Goray | 66,996 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,406 |
| | INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing |

### 1957 Lok Sabha

1957 Indian general election: Pune :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PSP | Narayan Ganesh Goray | 143,822 | 59.08 |
| | INC | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | 99,586 | 40.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,236 | |
| | PSP gain from INC | PSP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1951 Lok Sabha
#### Poona Central

1951 Indian general election: Poona Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | 102692 | | |
| | PWPI | Keshavrao Marutrao Jedhe | 42200 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,492 | | |
| | INC win | INC win | INC win | INC win | INC win |

#### Poona South

1951 Indian general election: Poona South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Indira Anant Maydeo | 114720 | | |
| | Socialist | Keshavrao Marutrao Jedhe | 32432 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,288 | | |
| | INC win | INC win | INC win | INC win | INC win |