# Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency

Kolhapur Lok Sabha seat is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state India.

## Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation on 19 February 2008, Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 271 | Chandgad | Kolhapur | Shivaji Satuppa Patil | Independent | INC |
| 272 | Radhanagari | Kolhapur | Prakashrao Abitkar | SS | INC |
| 273 | Kagal | Kolhapur | Hasan Mushrif | NCP | SS |
| 274 | Kolhapur South | Kolhapur | Amal Mahadik | BJP | INC |
| 275 | Karvir | Kolhapur | Chandradip Narke | SS | INC |
| 276 | Kolhapur North | Kolhapur | Rajesh Kshirsagar | SS | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Ratnappa Kumbhar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Bhausaheb Mahagaonkar | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 1962 | V. T. Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Shankarrao Mane | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Rajaram Nimbalkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Dajiba Desai | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 1980 | Udaysingrao Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Udaysingrao Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Udaysingrao Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Udaysingrao Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Udaysingrao Gaikwad | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2004 | Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2009 | Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik | Independent |
| 2014 | Dhananjay Mahadik | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2019 | Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik | Shiv Sena |
| 2024 | Shahu Maharaj | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kolhapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj | 754,522 | 54.15 | 54.15 |
| | SS | Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik | 5,99,558 | 43.03 | 13.26 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,983 | 0.43 | 0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,54,964 | 11.12 | 9.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,93,326 | 71.95 | 1.09 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kolhapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sanjay Sadashiv Mandlik | 749,085 | 56.29 | +10.74 |
| | NCP | Dhananjay Mahadik | 4,78,517 | 35.96 | −12.23 |
| | SS | Dr.Aruna Mohan Mali | 63,439 | 4.77 | −28.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,691 | 0.65 | +0.09 |
| | BSP | Dundappa Kundappa | 5,034 | 0.38 | −0.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,70,568 | 20.33 | +17.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,32,504 | 70.86 | −0.86 |
| | Independent gain from NCP | Independent gain from NCP | Swing | | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kolhapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik | 607,665 | 48.19 | +10.90 |
| | SS | Sanjay Sadashiv Mandlik | 5,74,406 | 45.55 | +33.11 |
| | PWPI | Sampatrao Shamrao Pawar Patil | 13,162 | 1.04 | |
| | IND | Sandeep Gundopant Sankpal | 10,963 | 0.87 | |
| | BSP | Ajay Prakash Kurane | 9,291 | 0.74 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,015 | 0.56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,259 | 2.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,61,018 | 71.72 | |
| | NCP gain from Independent | NCP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kolhapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IND. | Sadashivrao Mandlik | 4,28,082 | 41.65 |
| | NCP | Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Shahu | 3,83,282 | 37.29 |
| | SS | Vijay Devane | 1,72,822 | 12.44 |
| | BSP | Kamble Suhas Nivrutti | 21,805 | 2.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,800 | 4.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,27,802 | 64.93 |
| | Independent gain from NCP | Independent gain from NCP | Swing | |

### General elections 1977

* Desai Dajiba Balwantrao (PWP) : 186,077 votes
* Mane Shankarrao Dattatray (INC) : 185,912
* Dajiba Desai defeated Shankarrao Mane by just 165 votes, the lowest winning margin in 1977 Lok Sabha elections for any seat. The highest margin for 1977 was recorded by Ram Vilas Paswan in Hajipur.