General Elections 2009 – Maharashtra
| Maharashtra | Poll Date: 16th April – 30th April | Total Constituencies: 48 |
The name Maharshtra is taken from two words ‘Maha’ means ‘Great’ and ‘Rashtra’ meaning ‘Nation’ literally making it the “Greatest Nation”. Not just by name, but it is also the richest state in India, contributing to 15% of the country’s industrial output and 13.2% of its GDP in year 2005-06. It is located in western coast of country. It is India’s third largest state by area and second largest by population.The capital is Mumbai, which is India’s financial capital and also the largest city. It is also the second largest producer of films in the world. The cosmopolitan style of living of the people makes it a unique city. The state today has become a major destination for the film stars and cultural celebrities. Marathi is the official language although Konkani is also spoken in few coastal areas. Maharashtra rose in the time of Maratha emperor Chatrapati Shivaji and became a part of British India after Marathas until independence. It has become a separate state on May 1, 1960.
Constituencies & their Candidates
| Ahmednagar | |
| Korbhani Waman Shirsath | CPI |
| Dilip Gandhi | BJP |
| Shivajirao Kardile | NCP |
| Akola | |
| Sanjay Dhotre | BJP |
| Amravati | |
| Rajendra Gavai – Rpi (g) | NCP |
| Aurangabad | |
| Nikhil Kumar | INC |
| Feroz Khan Dayamakhan | LJP |
| Rambhau Perkar | BBM |
| Baramati | |
| Supriyatai Sule | NCP |
| Beed | |
| Gopinath Munde | BJP |
| Ramesh Aadaskar | NCP |
| Bhandara – Gondiya | |
| Shiv Kumar Ganvir | CPI |
| Praful Patel | NCP |
| Bhiwandi | |
| Harish Chandra Dagdu Patil | LJP |
| Buldhana | |
| Dr Rajendra Shingne | NCP |
| Chandrapur | |
| Dhule | |
| Prataprao Sonawane | BJP |
| Dindori | |
| Jiva Pandu Gavit | CPI(M) |
| Harishchandra Chawan | BJP |
| Narhari Zirvalu | NCP |
| Gadchiroli – Chimur | |
| Ashok Nete | BJP |
| Prof Kannake | CPI |
| Hatkanangle | |
| Ulama Hameen Hirkude | BBM |
| Nivedita Mane | NCP |
| Hingoli | |
| Suryakanta Patil | NCP |
| Jalgaon | |
| A.t. Patil | BJP |
| Vasant More | NCP |
| Jalna | |
| Rao Saheb Danve Patil | BJP |
| Syed Maqsood | LJP |
| Kalyan | |
| Vvasant Dhavkhare | NCP |
| Adv Sumandas Savlaram Salve | BBM |
| Kolhapur | |
| Bapusaheb Kamble | BBM |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Bhosle | NCP |
| Latur | |
| Madha | |
| Subhash Deshmukh | BJP |
| Subhash Vitthal Chavhan | BBM |
| Sharad Pawar | NCP |
| Maval | |
| Azam Bansare | NCP |
| Mumbai North | |
| Ram Naik | BJP |
| Mansur M Khan Pathan | BBM |
| Mumbai North Central | |
| Priya Dutt | INC |
| Mumbai North East | |
| Kirit Somaiya | BJP |
| Sanjay Dina Patil | NCP |
| Mumbai North West | |
| Mumbai South | |
| Milind Deora | INC |
| Meera Sanyal | IND |
| Mumbai South Central | |
| Nagpur | |
| Banwarilal Purohit | BJP |
| Nanded | |
| Altaf Ahmad Iqbal Ahmad | BBM |
| Sambhaji Rao Pawar | BJP |
| Nandurbar | |
| Dr. Suhas Natawadkar | BJP |
| Nashik | |
| Sameer Bhujbal | NCP |
| Osmanabad | |
| Dr. Padamsinh Patil | NCP |
| Palghar | |
| Lahanu Shidva Kom | CPI(M) |
| Chintaman Wanga | BJP |
| Parbhani | |
| Suresh Varpudkar | NCP |
| Pune | |
| Anil Shirole | BJP |
| Raigad | |
| Dr Narendra Ramlakshman Singh | BBM |
| Ramtek | |
| Prashant Nagarkar | BBM |
| Ratnagiri – Sindhudurg | |
| Raver | |
| Haribhau Jawle | BJP |
| Sangli | |
| Satara | |
| Udayanraje Bhosle | NCP |
| Shirdi | |
| Anil Damodar Sabale | BBM |
| Shirur | |
| Balasaheb Gulabrao Ghule-patil | BBM |
| Vilas Lande | NCP |
| Solapur | |
| Sharad Bansode | BJP |
| Sushil Kumar Shinde | INC |
| Narayan Yedu Rajguru | BBM |
| Thane | |
| Kamlakar Anand Tayade | BBM |
| Anand Prakash Paranjpe | SS |
| Sanjeev Naik | NCP |
| Wardha | |
| Yavatmal – Washim | |
