Nashik Lok Sabha constituency

Nashik Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Nashik Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha constituency
Dark Area of Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
Assembly constituencies	Sinnar Nashik East Nashik Central Nashik West Deolali Igatpuri
Established	1952
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Rajabhau Waje
Party	Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Hemant Godse, SHS

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, after the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Nashik Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:^[1]

No	Name	District	Member	Party		Leading (in 2024)
120	Sinnar	Nashik	Manikrao Kokate		NCP		SS(UBT)
123	Nashik East		Rahul Dhikale		BJP		SS
124	Nashik Central		Devayani Farande		BJP		SS(UBT)
125	Nashik West		Seema Hiray		BJP		SS
126	Deolali (SC)		Saroj Ahire		NCP		SS(UBT)
127	Igatpuri (ST)		Hiraman Khoskar		NCP		SS(UBT)

Members of Parliament

Year	Name	Party
1952	Govind Deshpande		Indian National Congress
1957	Bhaurao Gaikwad		Scheduled Castes Federation
1962	Govind Deshpande		Indian National Congress
1963^	Yashwantrao Chavan
1967	B. R. Kavade
1971
1977	Vithalrao Hande		Peasants and Workers Party
1980	Pratap Wagh		Indian National Congress
1984	Muralidhar Mane
1989	Daulatrao Aher		Bharatiya Janata Party
1991	Vasant Pawar		Indian National Congress
1996	Rajaram Godase		Shiv Sena
1998	Madhavrao Patil		Indian National Congress
1999	Uttamrao Dhikale		Shiv Sena
2004	Devidas Pingale		Nationalist Congress Party
2009	Sameer Bhujbal
2014	Hemant Godse		Shiv Sena
2019
2024	Rajabhau Waje		Shiv Sena (UBT)

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS(UBT)	Rajabhau Waje	616,729	49.85	New
	SS	Hemant Godse	454,728	36.75	13.47
	VBA	Karan Gaikar	47,193	3.81	6.01
	Independent	Shantigiri Maharaj	44,524	3.60	N/A
Margin of victory			162,001	13.09	12.95
Turnout			12,37,204	60.94	1.41
	SS(UBT) gain from SS		Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Hemant Godse	563,599	50.23	2.50
	NCP	Sameer Bhujbal	271,395	24.19	8.58
	Independent	Manikrao Kokate	134,527	11.99
	VBA	Pavan Pawar	109,981	9.81
Margin of victory			292,204	26.04
Turnout			11,22,092	59.53
	SS hold		Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Hemant Godse	494,735	52.77	28.68
	NCP	Chhagan Bhujbal	307,399	32.79	3.55
	MNS	Pradeep Pawar	63,050	6.73	26.25
	BSP	Dinkar Dharma Patil	20,896	2.23	0.54
	CPI(M)	Tanaji Jaibhave	17,154	1.83	N/A
	AAP	Vijay Pandhare	9,672	1.03	N/A
Margin of victory			187,336	19.98	16.62
Turnout			937,405	58.82	13.47
	SS gain from NCP		Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Sameer Bhujbal	238,706	36.34	10.51
	MNS	Hemant Godse	216,674	32.98
	SS	Datta Gaikwad	158,251	24.09	20.47
	BSP	Sudhirdas Maharaj	17,980	2.74	N/A
	Independent	Rajendra Kadu	7,982	1.22	N/A
Margin of victory			22,032	3.36	1.07
Turnout			656,892	45.35	N/A
	NCP hold		Swing

General election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Devidas Pingale	307,612	46.85	NA
	SS	Dashrath Patil	292,555	44.56	NA
	CPI	Radheshyam Gunjal	17,831	2.72	NA
	BSP	Gajiram Pawar	15,457	2.35	NA
	Independent	Vimaltai Avhad	7,917	1.21	NA
Margin of victory			15,058	2.29	NA
Turnout			656,525	43.12
	NCP gain from SS		Swing

General election 1999

1999 Indian general elections: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Uttamrao Dhikale	303,084	38.9	NA
	NCP	Madhavrao Patil	266,272	34.2	NA
	INC	Gopalrao Gulave	148,346	19.1	NA
Margin of victory			36,812	4.7
Turnout			778,284	57.9
	SS gain from INC		Swing

General election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Madhavrao Patil	381,300	57.19
	SS	Rajaram Godase	278,908	41.83
Margin of victory			102,392	15.36
Turnout			666,781	51.65
	INC gain from SS		Swing

General election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Rajaram Godase	295,044	47.41
	INC	Vasant Pawar	221,505	35.59
	BBM	Nivrutti Awhad	78,435	12.60
Margin of victory			73,539	11.82
Turnout			622,326	48.58
	SS gain from INC		Swing

General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vasant Pawar	310,247	57.81
	BJP	Daulatrao Aher	168,881	31.47
	JD	Dattatray Katkade	45,511	8.48
Margin of victory			141,366	26.34
Turnout			536,639	50.72
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Daulatrao Aher	287,267	51.06
	INC	Muralidhar Mane	256,614	45.61
Margin of victory			30,653	5.45
Turnout			562,644	54.84
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muralidhar Mane	197,428	45.16
	IC(S)	Pralhad Patil Karad	159,882	36.57
	BJP	Ramrao Hire	37,615	8.60
Margin of victory			37,546	8.59
Turnout			437,177	56.51
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing

General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Pratap Wagh	204,155	53.47
	INC(U)	Vinayakrao Patil	157,900	41.36
Margin of victory			46,255	12.11
Turnout			381,796	53.42
	INC(I) gain from PWPI		Swing

General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Nashik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PWPI	Vithalrao Hande	164,258	50.33
	INC	Baburao Thakre	153,017	46.89
Margin of victory			11,241	3.44
Turnout			326,346	54.70
	PWPI gain from INC		Swing

General election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Nasik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. R. Kavade	208,898	74.15
	BKD	Dhairyashilrao Pawar	63,157	22.42
Margin of victory			145,741	51.73
Turnout			281,736	57.35
	INC hold		Swing

General election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Nasik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. R. Kavade	155,632	56.60
	RPI	Bhaurao Gaikwad	119,325	43.40
Margin of victory			36,307	13.20
Turnout			274,957	65.79
	INC hold		Swing

General election 1962

1962 Indian general election: Nasik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Govind Deshpande	110,242	57.67
	RPI	Bhaurao Gaikwad	50,588	26.46
	PSP	Namdeo Pagare	18,679	9.77
	Independent	Ramchandra Bhoye	11,666	6.10
Margin of victory			59,654	31.21
Turnout			191,175	54.18
	INC gain from SCF		Swing

General election 1957

1957 Indian general election: Nasik

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SCF	Bhaurao Gaikwad	85,437	48.44
	INC	Govind Deshpande	74,068	41.99
	Independent	Savleram Lilke	16,879	9.57
Margin of victory			11,369	6.45
Turnout			176,384	48.13
	SCF gain from INC		Swing

General election 1951

1951 Indian general election: Nasik Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Govind Deshpande	89,261	43.50
	Socialist	Narayanrao Zodge	45,600	22.22
	Kamgar Kisan Paksha	Gopal Saundarkar	26,885	13.10
	PWPI	Shankar Bodhale	15,051	7.34
	CPI	Karbhari Wagh	14,383	7.01
	RRP	Vishnu Kelkar	8,427	4.11
Margin of victory			43,661	21.28
Turnout			205,175	53.17
	INC win		Swing

See also

• Nashik district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha