Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

867

2019 · 48 seats

Women elected

16.67%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

78.38%

29 of 37 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

33.33%

16 of 48 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 48 seats

BJP 2347.9%

SHS 1837.5%

NCP 48.3%

INC 12.1%

AIMIM 12.1%

IND 12.1%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 16.67%

2014 10.42%

2009 6.25%

2004 10.42%

1999 8.33%

1998 4.17%

1996 4.17%

1991 6.25%

1989 4.17%

1984 6.25%

1980 6.25%

1977 6.25%

1971 0.0%

1967 4.44%

1962 2.27%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 78.38%29/37

2014 44.44%16/36

2009 67.74%21/31

2004 64.86%24/37

1999 53.85%21/39

1998 44.74%17/38

1996 38.24%13/34

1991 63.89%23/36

1989 61.54%24/39

1984 77.78%28/36

1980 42.86%15/35

1977 43.48%10/23

1971 90.91%20/22

1967 81.82%18/22

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 202 won

2014 82 won

2009 112 won

2004 133 won

1999 276 won

1998 81 won

1996 140 won

1991 62 won

1989 95 won

1984 150 won

1980 228 won

1977 84 won

1971 51 won

1967 81 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Graduate 13

12th Pass 8

10th Pass 7

Post Graduate 7

Graduate Professional 5

Others 5

5th Pass 1

8th Pass 1

Doctorate 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 25

Agriculture 10

Politics 5

Salaried Work or Employed 2

Small Business or Self-employed 2

Other 1

Retired or Pension 1

Social Work 1

Traditional Occupation 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 2.27% in 1962 to 16.67% in 2019 — 7.3×.
16.67% ÷ 2.27% = 7.3×
The most party-switching came in 1999: 27 turncoats stood, of whom 6 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 27
Sitting MPs fared best in 1971 (90.91%) and worst in 1996 (38.24%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1977: 64.58% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 64.58%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset