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Raigad Lok Sabha Elections

Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 48 parliamentary constituencies of the state of Maharashtra. The Raigad Lok Sabha constituency came into existence after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008. It is composed of six Vidhan Sabha segments.

The Assembly Constituencies that fall in Raigad parliamentary constituency are Pen, Alibag, Shrivardhan, Mahad, Dapoli and Guhagar.

The election here will be conducted on April 23, 2019, as per the Phase III schedule announced by the ECI.

Anant Gangaram Geete of the Shiv Sena is the incumbent MP from this constituency.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Anant Geete got 396178 votes and defeated Tatkare Sunil Dattatreya of the NCP.

The prestigious seat will see a direct electoral fight between the Shiv Sena (BJP) and the NCP.

Shiv Sena has renominated Annat Geete from Raigad Lok Sabha seat.

He will contest against Sunil Tatkare of the NCP.

Maharashtra is the second largest state in the country in terms of Lok Sabha seats. Uttar Pradesh has 80 seats and Maharashtra 48. So, it is important for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the Opposition to win more and more seats in the state.

As per the seat-sharing formula, the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena are contesting on 25 and 23 seats respectively of the total 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra.

After several months of deliberations, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have formed an alliance in Maharashtra for the general elections 2019. As per the deal, Congress will contest on 26 seats, whereas the NCP will contest on 22 seats. The two senior partners will part with two seats each for their smaller allies.

Some key smaller parties like Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana, Bahujan Vikash Aghadi, Peasant and Workers Party, factions of Republican group leaders, like Jogendra Kawade and RG Gavai, independent leader Ravi Rana have also joined hands with the opposition ranks.

In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Swabhiman Paksha together registered a victory on 42 seats in Maharashtra. The Congress bagged twos eats, while the NCP four.

Lok Sabha elections took place in seven phases across the state – on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.

The results would be declared on May 23.

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Candidates	Party	Status	Votes
Tatkare Sunil Dattatray	NCP	Won	486968
Anant Geete	SHS	Lost	455530
Suman Bhaskar Koli	VBA	Lost	23196
Subhash Janardan Patil	IND	Lost	12265
Nota	NOTA	Lost	11490
Sunil Sakharam Tatkare	IND	Lost	9752
Milind B. Salvi	BSP	Lost	6356
Avinash Vasant Patil	IND	Lost	4689
Sunil Pandurang Tatkare	IND	Lost	4126
Gajendra Parshuram Turbadkar	KKJHS	Lost	2192
Sandip Pandurang Parte	BHMP	Lost	1482
Yogesh Kadam	IND	Lost	1476
Nathuram Hate	BMP	Lost	1441
Ghag Sanjay Arjun	IND	Lost	1417
Munafar Jainubhidin Choudhary	IND	Lost	1215
Madhukar Mahadev Khamkar	IND	Lost	1049
Prakash Sakharam Kalke	BKP	Lost	823

Raigad News

Dam Collapses In Maharashtra's Raigad, Two Children Dead

The incident took place near Dhootum village, near Uran Taluka.

Feb 26, 2024, 23:38 PM IST

Maharashtra Rains: Landslide Kills 16 In Raigad, 17 Houses Destroyed; Search And Rescue Ops Underway

More than 2,200 people have been evacuated as heavy rains created a flood-like situation in parts of Raigad with the downpour damaging at least 125 houses in the district.

Jul 20, 2023, 16:43 PM IST

BOAT with WEAPONS found in Raigad belongs to Australian; Maharashtra govt says 'No TERROR...'

The speedboat, named `Ladyhaan` is owned by the Australian woman Hannah Laundergun and her husband James Horbert was sailing it.

Aug 18, 2022, 15:13 PM IST

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Mumbai and suburbs for next 3-4 days

IMD predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Nasik, Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts for the next two days.

Sep 13, 2021, 10:54 AM IST

Slap slur case: Raigad court grants bail to Narayan Rane

The Central minister was nabbed - a first ever for the state - after multiple cases were filed against him in various districts for his 'slap slur' targeting Thackeray.

Aug 25, 2021, 00:05 AM IST

Maharashtra flood toll reaches 207, Raigad worst affected with 95 deaths

The maximum damage caused by torrential rains occurred in six districts of Konkan and Western Maharashtra.

Jul 27, 2021, 16:45 PM IST

Union Minister Narayan Rane assures Centres help to Maharashtra amid flood crisis

Taliye village was buried under a hill slip early on July 23, killing at least 50 and with another like number missing.

Jul 25, 2021, 15:57 PM IST

35 dead due to landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad, over 1000 rescued

Over 1,000 people have been rescued so far in various relief operations that are underway in Maharashtra’s Raigad.

Jul 23, 2021, 15:40 PM IST

2 dead in explosion in chemical company at Maharashtra's Raigad

As many as 16 fire engines are at the spot trying to bring the fire under control.

Nov 05, 2020, 09:51 AM IST

Builder arrested in five-storey building collapse case in Maharashtra's Raigad

The Maharashtra Police on Thursday (September 3, 2020) arrested a builder day after a five-story building collapsed in the Raigad district killing over a dozen people on August 24. The man arrested

Sep 03, 2020, 15:53 PM IST

15 dead in Raigad building collapse, rescue operation still underway after 36 hours

Atleast 15 people have been killed in the building collapse incident at Maharashtra's Raigad district and the relief and rescue work is still underway more than 36 hours since the incident occurred.

Aug 26, 2020, 08:04 AM IST

Raigad building collapse death toll rises to 13; 4-5 people feared trapped under debris, NDRF rescue operation underway

A five-year-old boy was rescued on Tuesday (August 25) from the debris almost 19 hours after a five-storey building collapsed in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said.

Aug 25, 2020, 15:10 PM IST

Raigad building collapse case: FIR lodged against five accused; search and rescue operations underway

A day after a five-storeyed building in Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed, the police has registered a case against five persons in connection with the tragic incident. The FIR against the five

Aug 25, 2020, 11:00 AM IST

1 dead, 60 rescued, around 25 feared trapped as 5-storey building collapses in Maharashtra's Raigad; rescue operation underway

At least one person was killed and 60 were rescued after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Mahad city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday (August 24) evening. Sources said

Aug 25, 2020, 06:43 AM IST