1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections 1990

1990
All 288 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party INC SS BJP Seats won 141 52 42 Popular vote 11,334,773 4,733,834 3,180,482 Percentage 38.17% 15.94% 10.71%
Chief Minister before election Sharad Pawar INC Elected Chief Minister Sharad Pawar INC

The Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1990 was held in Maharashtra, India in 1990, to elect 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Results

Indian National Congress won the most number of seats.

Political Party	No. of candidates	No. of elected	Votes polled	Votes (%)	Seat change
Indian National Congress	276	141	11,334,773	38.17%	20
Shiv Sena	183	52	4,733,834	15.94%	52
Bharatiya Janata Party	104	42	3,180,482	10.71%	26
Janata Dal	214	24	3,776,737	12.72%	24
Peasants and Workers Party of India	40	8	719,807	2.42%	5
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	13	3	258,433	0.87%	1
Communist Party of India	16	2	219,080	0.74%
Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha	71	1	290,503	0.98%	1
Independents	2286	13	4,036,403	13.59%	7