| Election Name: | 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Type: | legislative |
| Country: | India |
| Previous Election: | 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 145 |
| Election Date: | 25 February 1978 |
| Turnout: | 67.59% (6.94%) |
| Party1: | Janata Party |
| Seats1: | 99 |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Seats2: | 69 |
| Last Election2: | 222 |
| Party3: | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| Seats3: | 62 |
| Last Election3: | New |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | Vasantdada Patil |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Vasantdada Patil |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
The 1978 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1978 for the fifth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 288 seats were contested.[1] Congress factions (u) and (i) formed the government and Vasantdada Patil was sworn in again as the Chief Minister.[2]
| Colspan=2 | Party | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Colspan=4 | National Parties | |
| JP | ||
| INC | ||
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | INC(I) | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPM | |
| CPI | ||
| Colspan=4 | State Parties | |
| IUML | ||
| Peasants and Workers Party | PWP | |
| AIFB | ||
| Colspan=4 | Registered (Unrecognised) Parties | |
| HMS | ||
| SHS | ||
| RPI | ||
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | RPI(K) | |
!colspan=10||- align=center!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of candidates
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of elected
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Change in
vote %|-| |align="left"|Janata Party||215||99|| 99||5,701,399||27.99%|| 27.99% (New Party)|-| |align="left"|Indian National Congress||259||69|| 153||5,159,828||25.33%|| 31.03%|-| |align="left"|Indian National Congress (Indira)||203||62|| 62||3,735,308||18.34%|| 18.34% (New Party)|-| |align="left"|Peasants and Workers Party of India||88||13|| 6||1,129,172||5.54%|| 0.12%|-| |align="left"|Communist Party of India (Marxist)||12||9|| 8||345,008||1.69%|| 0.92%|-| |align="left"|All India Forward Bloc||6||3|| 1||166,497||0.82%|| 1.58%|-| |align="left"|Republican Party of India (Khobragade)||23||2|| 2||287,533||1.41%|| 1.41% (New Party)|-| |align="left"|Republican Party of India||25||2||||215,487||1.06%|| 2.71%|-| |align="left"|Communist Party of India||48||1|| 1||301,056||1.48%|| 1.25%|-| | 35| 0| 1| 369,749| 1.82%| 0.02%|-| | 5| 0| | 88,654| 0.44%| 0.26%|-| |align="left"|Independents||894||28|| 5||2,864,023||14.06%|| 1.38%|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9"||align="left"|Total||1819||288|| 18||20,367,221||67.59%|| 6.94%|-|}
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnagiri+Sindhudurga District | ||||
| Sawantwadi | None | Mathkar Jayanand Shivram | ||
| Vengurla | None | Kinalkar Pundlik Atmaram | ||
| Malvan | None | Dalvi Yashwant Babaji | ||
| Devgad | None | Vasant Sadashiv Satam | ||
| Rajapur | None | Hatankar Laxman Ranganath | ||
| Ratnagiri | None | Sau. Abhyankar Kusumtai Ramchandra | ||
| Sangameshwar | None | Jagannathrao Jadhav | ||
| Guhagar | None | Natu Dr. Shridhar Dattatray | ||
| Chiplun | None | Shinde Rajaram Keshav | ||
| Khed | None | Bhosle Amrutrao Ganpatrao | ||
| Dapoli | None | Sakpal Gangaram Daulat | ||
| Raigad District | ||||
| Mahad | None | Purohit Nana Alias Digambar Vinayak | ||
| Shriwardhan | None | Ukaye A. Shakur A. Karim | ||
| Mangaon | None | Ram Vithhal Mahalunge | ||
| Pen | None | A.t.patil | ||
| Alibag | None | Datta Patil | ||
| Panvel | None | Dattatraya Narayan Patil | ||
| Khalapur | None | Patil Balkrishna Limbaji | ||
| Mumbai City+Mumbai Suburban District | ||||
| Colaba | None | Ranjit Bhanu | ||
| Umarkhadi | None | Chorwadwala Abdulkadar Ibrahim | ||
| Mumbadevi | None | Parikh Mohanlal Pranlal | ||
| Khetwadi | None | Khan Khaleeq Ahmed | ||
| Opera House | None | Mehta Jayawantiben Navinchandra | ||
| Malbar Hill | None | Balvant A.desai | ||
| Chinchpokli | None | Kaviskar Suhas Tulaji | ||
| Nagpada | None | Jamkhanawala Mohammad Ishaq Abedin | ||
| Mazgaon | None | Kamat Dinanath Gajanan | ||
| Parel | None | Vasu Desai | ||
| Shivadi | None | Kamble Devidas Pundlik | ||
| Worli | None | Kurane Pralhad Krushna | ||
| Naigaum | None | N.k. Savant | ||
| Dadar | None | Hemachandra Shankar Gupte | ||
| Matunga | None | Kohli Sohansingh Jodhsingh | ||
| Mahim | None | Pinto Frederick Michael | ||
| Dharavi | SC | Satyendra More | ||
| Vandre | None | |||
| Kherwadi | None | Ramdas Nayak | ||
| Vileparle | None | Pranlal Vora | ||
| Amboli | None | Ramesh Sheth | ||
| Santacruz | None | Sinha Shobhanath Ramgajdhar | ||
| Andheri | None | Nilkant Samant | ||
| Goregaon | None | Samant Padmakar Balkrishna | ||
| Malad | None | Kamal Desai | ||
| Kandivali | None | Upadhyaya Hasmukhbhai Vasantray | ||
| Borivali | None | Ram Naik | ||
| Trombay | None | S.balakrishnan | ||
| Chembur | None | Adwani Hashu Parasram | ||
| Nehrunagar | None | Liyaqat Husain Ibarat Husain | ||
| Kurla | None | Khan Shamsul Haq | ||
| Ghatkopar | None | Parekh Jayantilal Gambhirdas | ||
| Bhandup | None | Sanzgiri Prabhakar Pandurang | ||
| Mulund | None | Patwardhan Prabhakar Ramchandar | ||
| Thane+Palghar District | ||||
| Thane | None | Koli Gajanan Motiram | ||
| Belapur | None | Bhoir Gautam Posha | ||
| Ulhasnagar | None | Harchandani Sitaldas Khub Chand | ||
| Ambernath | None | Patil Jagannath Shivram | ||
| Kalyan | None | Kapse Ramchandra Ganesh | ||
| Murbad | None | Gholap Shantaram Gopal | ||
| Wada | ST | Wani Somnath Rama | ||
| Bhiwandi | None | Taware Parshuram Dhondu | ||
| Vasai | None | Choudhari Pandharinath Raghunath | ||
| Palghar | ST | Arjun Kakadya Shingade | ||
| Dahanu | ST | Chavan Shankar Marya | ||
| Jawhar | ST | Kurhada Barkya Lakhya | ||
| Shahapur | ST | Telam Krishnakant Ramachandra | ||
| Nashik District | ||||
| Igatpuri | ST | Wagh Bhau Sakru | ||
| Nashik | None | Upadhye Vasant Ganesh | ||
| Deolali | SC | Ahire Baburao Soma (babla) | ||
| Sinnar | None | Gadakh Suryabhan Sukhdeo | ||
| Niphad | None | Patil Vinayakrao Pudlikrao | ||
| Yevla | None | Patil Janardan Deoram | ||
| Nandgaon | None | Nahar Kanhiyalal Chunilal | ||
| Malegaon | None | Nehal Ahmed Md. Usman | ||
| Dabhadi | None | Hiray Baliram Vaman | ||
| Chandwad | None | Dawakhar Kisanrao Damodar | ||
| Dindori | ST | Gaikwad Bhagawant Dharmaji | ||
| Surgana | ST | Gavit Jiva Pandu | ||
| Kalvan | ST | Pawar Arjun Tulsiram | ||
| Baglan | ST | Pawar Laxman Totram | ||
| Dhule+Nandurbar District | ||||
| Sakri | ST | Malusare Sukram Bhurya | ||
| Nawapur | ST | Vasave Zina Samya | ||
| Nandurbar | ST | Valvi Ramesh Panya | ||
| Talode | ST | Dilavarsing Padvi | ||
| Akrani | ST | Jadhav Shankar Fugara | ||
| Shahade | None | Rawal Jaydevsinh Jaysinh | ||
| Shirpur | None | Pralhadrao Madhavrao Patil | ||
| Sindkheda | None | Shisode Madhukarrao Dipchand | ||
| Kusumba | None | Patil Rohidas Chudaman | ||
| Dhule | None | Khopade Kisanrao Manikrao | ||
| Jalgaon District | ||||
| Chalisgaon | SC | Chavan Dinkar Diwan | ||
| Parola | None | Uttamrao Patil | ||
| Amalner | None | Patil Gulabrao Wamanrao | ||
| Chopda | None | Chaudhari Madhavrao Kautik | ||
| Erandol | None | Patil Mahendrasinh Dharmsinh | ||
| Jalgaon | None | Jain Ishwarlal Shankarlal | ||
| Pachora | None | Wagh Onkar Narayan | ||
| Jamner | None | Garud Gajananrao Raghunathrao | ||
| Bhusawal | None | Bhole Devidas Namdeo | ||
| Yaval | None | Choudhari Sindhu Parth | ||
| Raver | None | Choudhari M.d. | ||
| Edlabad | None | Pratibha Devising Patil | ||
| Buldhana District | ||||
| Malkapur | None | Wankhade Arjun Awdhut | ||
| Buldhana | None | Patil Shivajirao Bhiku | ||
| Chikhli | None | Bondre Janardan Dattuappa | ||
| Sindkhedraja | None | Kharat Jayawantrao Kaluji | ||
| Mehkar | None | Saoji Subodh Kesh Keshaosa | ||
| Khamgaon | None | Phundkar Pandurang Pundlik | ||
| Jalamb | None | Dhokane Tulshiram Pandhari | ||
| Akola+Washim District | ||||
| Akot | None | Gangane Sudhakar Ramkrushna | ||
| Borgaon Manju | None | Apotikar Manikrao Ramchandra | ||
| Akola | None | Khan Mohammad Azhar Hussain | ||
| Balapur | None | Gujarathi Prakashchandra Alias Banduseth Nattulal | ||
| Medshi | None | Shinde Vitthalrao Kondji | ||
| Washim | SC | Wankhede Bhaurao Nagorao | ||
| Mangrulpir | None | Patil Anantkumar Kishanrao | ||
| Murtijapur | None | Thakare Dhyandeorao Mukundrao | ||
| Karanja | None | Arvind Kamlkar Deshmukh | ||
| Daryapur | None | Bobade Shankarrao Krushnarao | ||
| Amravati District | ||||
| Melghat | ST | Patel Ramu Mhatang | ||
| Achalpur | None | Bhokare Waman Rajirao | ||
| Morshi | None | Ande Manadeorao Sadashio | ||
| Teosa | None | Thakur Chandrakant Ramchandra | ||
| Walgaon | None | Sable Bhau Bapurao | ||
| Amravati | None | Bhuyar Surendra Chhatrapal | ||
| Badnera | None | Yadao Mangaldas Bholaram | ||
| Chandur | None | Savalakhe Sudhakar Ramchandra | ||
| Wardha District | ||||
| Arvi | None | Chudiwala Shivchand Gowardhandas | ||
| Pulgaon | None | Sow Pradha Rao | ||
| Wardha | None | Shende Pramod Bhauraoji | ||
| Hinganghat | None | Kolhe Deoraoji Zolbaji | ||
| Nagpur District | ||||
| Umred | None | Dakate Purushottam Mansaram | ||
| Kamptee | None | Bhosle Tajsingrao Rajelaxmanrao | ||
| Nagpur North | SC | Dongare Suryakant Jogobaji | ||
| Nagpur East | None | Purohit Banwarilal Bhagwandas | ||
| Nagpur South | None | Vanjari Govindrao Marotrao | ||
| Nagpur Central | None | Surve Bhausaheb Sitaram | ||
| Nagpur West | None | Mulak Bhaurao Govindrao | ||
| Kalmeshwar | None | Gaikwad Bhagvantrao Manikrao | ||
| Katol | None | Mankar Mukundrao Govindrao | ||
| Savner | None | Naik Ramji Chiman | ||
| Ramtek | None | Mahajan Gunderao Fakiraji | ||
| Bhandara+Gondia District | ||||
| Tumsar | None | Karemore Subhaschandra Narayanrao | ||
| Bhandara | None | Dube Vithalprasad Sitaram | ||
| Adyar | None | Tighare Vithalrao Sakharamji | ||
| Tirora | SC | Wasnik Laxminarayan Ganpat | ||
| Gondia | None | Bajpayee Kajkumari Gopalnarayan | ||
| Goregaon | None | Nagpure Girijashankarsinh Hemrajsinh | ||
| Amgaon | None | Shiwankar Mahadeorao Sukaji | ||
| Sakoli | None | Bedarkar Madukar Tulshiramji | ||
| Lakhandur | None | Bhaiya Hirala Nathmalji | ||
| Chandrapur+Gadchiroli District | ||||
| Armori | ST | Narnaware Dinaji Vithobaji | ||
| Gadchiroli | ST | Madavi Dewaji Tanu | ||
| Sironcha | ST | Meshram Bhagwanshaha Jiwanshaha | ||
| Rajura | None | Musale Baburao Janardhan | ||
| Chandrapur | None | Pugliya Nareskumar Chunnalal | ||
| Saoli | None | Bhandekar Deorao Bhayyaji | ||
| Brahmapuri | None | Bhendarkar Baburao Shrawanji | ||
| Chimur | None | Sonwane Adkuji Shiwaji | ||
| Bhadrawati | None | Nilkanthrao Yeshwantrao Shinde | ||
| Yavatmal District | ||||
| Wani | None | Panghate Bapurao Harbaji | ||
| Ralegaon | ST | Dhurve Sudhakarrao Bakaramji | ||
| Kelapur | ST | Masram Lakhuji Marotrao | ||
| Yavatmal | None | Dhote Jambuwantrao Baparao | ||
| Darwha | None | Mandhana Harinarayan Rameshwar | ||
| Digras | None | Yemadwar Nanasaheb Narayanrao | ||
| Pusad | None | Naik Sudhakarrao Rajusing | ||
| Umarkhed | None | Deosarkar Anantrao Apparao | ||
| Nanded District | ||||
| Kinwat | None | Rathod Uttamrao Baliramji | ||
| Hadgaon | None | Pawar Niwruttirao Mahadji | ||
| Nanded | None | Noorallah Khan Bismillah Khan | ||
| Mudkhed | None | Chandrakant Govindrao Maski | ||
| Bhokar | None | Chavan Shankarrao Bhaurao | ||
| Biloli | None | Patne Gangadhar Mahalappa | ||
| Mukhed | SC | Ghate Madhukarrao Rangojirao | ||
| Kandhar | None | Kurude Gurunathrao Manikrao | ||
| Parbhani+Hingoli District | ||||
| Gangakhed | SC | Gaikwad Dnyanoba Hari | ||
| Singnapur | None | Gawli Uttamrao Abaji | ||
| Parbhani | None | Jamkar Raosaheb Bapusaheb | ||
| Basmath | None | Deshmukh Panditrao Ramrao | ||
| Kalamnuri | None | Maske Vithalrao Champatrao | ||
| Hingoli | None | Galande Dagdu Yeshwantrao | ||
| Jintur | None | Rathi Gulabchand Nandlaji | ||
| Pathri | None | Nakhate Sakharam Golpalrao | ||
| Aurangabad+Jalna District | ||||
| Partur | None | Borade Ramprasadji Vithalrao | ||
| Ambad | None | Bapusaheb Sakharam Solunke | ||
| Jalna | None | Kisanrao Pandharnath Bhise | ||
| Badnapur | None | Kolkar Shankarrao Limbajirao | ||
| Bhokardan | None | Vithalrao Ramsing Patil | ||
| Sillod | None | Gadekar Namdeo Balwantrao | ||
| Kannad | None | Patil T. S. | ||
| Vaijapur | None | Uttamrao Keshavrao Patwari (bhalerao) | ||
| Gangapur | None | Laxman Eknath Manal | ||
| Aurangabad West | None | Abdul Azim | ||
| Aurangabad East | None | Gawande Rambhau Eknath | ||
| Paithan | None | Bhaurao Abaji Thorat | ||
| Beed District | ||||
| Georai | None | Pandit Shivajirao Ankushrao | ||
| Manjlegaon | None | Solanke Sunderrao Abasaheb | ||
| Beed | None | Nawle Aadinath Limbaji | ||
| Ashti | None | Jadhav Laxmanrao Vithoba | ||
| Chausala | None | Kokate Baburao Narsingrao | ||
| Kaij | SC | Satpute Bhaguji Niwarte | ||
| Osmanabad+Latur District | ||||
| Renapur | None | Munde Raghunath Venkatrao | ||
| Ahmedpur | None | Deshmukh Kishanrao Nanasaheb | ||
| Udgir | None | Jadhav Balasaheb Kishanrao | ||
| Her | SC | Kamble Trimbakrao Pandurang | ||
| Latur | None | Patil Shivraj Vishwanath | ||
| Kalamb | SC | Ghodke Kundlik Eknath | ||
| Paranda | None | Deshmukh Vasudeo Anandrao | ||
| Osmanabad | None | Padamsingh Bajirao Patil | ||
| Ausa | None | Sonvane Kesaav Rao Sitaram | ||
| Nilanga | None | Patil Shivajirao Bhaurao | ||
| Omerga | None | Chalukya Bhaskarrao Shivram Pant | ||
| Tuljapur | None | Khapale Manikrao Bhimrao | ||
| Solapur District | ||||
| Akkalkot | None | Patel Inayatalli Imamsaheb | ||
| South Solapur | None | Devkate Anandrao Narayan | ||
| Solapur City South | None | Rone Bhimrao Laxmanrao | ||
| Solapur City North | None | Adam Narsayya Narayan | ||
| North Solapur | SC | Shinde Sushilkumar Sambajirao | ||
| Mangalvedhe | SC | Kamble Nivrutti Satwaji | ||
| Mohol | None | Patil Shahajirao Shankarrao | ||
| Barshi | None | Deshmukh Krishnarao Nanasaheb | ||
| Madha | None | Parbat Krishnarao Kondiba | ||
| Pandharpur | None | Patil Audumbar Kondiba | ||
| Sangole | None | Deshmukh Ganpatrao Annasaheb | ||
| Malshiras | None | Pati Shamrao Bhimrao | ||
| Karmala | None | Jagtap Namdeorao Mahadeorao | ||
| Ahmednagar District | ||||
| Karjat | SC | Kamble Bajirao Dashrath | ||
| Shrigonda | None | Nagwade Shivajirao Narayanrao | ||
| Ahmednagar South | None | Kumar Saptarshi | ||
| Ahmednagar North | None | Shelke Maruti Deoram | ||
| Pathardi | None | Dhakane Babanrao Dadaba | ||
| Sheogaon | None | Langhe Vakilrao Baburao | ||
| Shrirampur | None | Adik Govindrao Wamanrao | ||
| Shirdi | None | Ghogare Chandrabhan Bhausaheb | ||
| Kopargaon | None | Kolhe Shankarrao Genuji | ||
| Rahuri | None | Pawar Kashinanth Laxman | ||
| Parner | None | Kale Shankarrao Deoram | ||
| Sangamner | None | Thorat Bhausaheb Santuji | ||
| Nagar-akola | ST | Bhangare Yashawantrao Sakharam | ||
| Pune District | ||||
| Junnar | None | Krishnarao Mundhe | ||
| Ambegaon | None | Kale B. D. | ||
| Khed-alandi | None | Kandge Ram Janardan | ||
| Maval | None | Bhegade Krishnarao Dhondiaba | ||
| Mulshi | None | Mate Namdev Ramkrishanrao | ||
| Haveli | None | Phuge Sopan Tukaram | ||
| Bopodi | None | L. T. Sawant | ||
| Shivajinagar | None | Naik Shanti Narayan | ||
| Parvati | SC | Subhash Sarvagod | ||
| Kasba Peth | None | Lele Arvind Dattatraya | ||
| Bhavani Peth | None | Bhai Vaidya | ||
| Pune Cantonment | None | Tupe Vithal Baburao | ||
| Shirur | None | Daundkar Baburao Bhausaheb | ||
| Daund | None | Takavane Rajaram Bajirao | ||
| Indapur | None | Patil Sahkarrao Bajirao | ||
| Baramati | None | Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao | ||
| Purandhar | None | Dada Jadhavrao | ||
| Bhor | None | Jedhe Sampatrao Ramchandra | ||
| Satara District | ||||
| Phaltan | None | Vijaysinh Alias Shivajiraje Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar | ||
| Man | SC | Sonavane Vishnu Tatoba | ||
| Khatav | None | Patil Keshavrao Shankarrao | ||
| Koregaon | None | Jagtap Shankarrao Chimaji | ||
| Wai | None | Bhosale Prataprao Baburao | ||
| Jaoli | None | Bnilare Bhiku Daji | ||
| Satara | None | Raje Bhonsale Ahbayasinh Shahumaharaj | ||
| Patan | None | Desai Daulatrao Shripatrao | ||
| Karad North | None | Pawar Keshvrao Pataloji | ||
| Karad South | None | Mohite Yeshwantrao Jijaba | ||
| Sangli District | ||||
| Shirala | None | Deshmukh Shivajirao Bapusaheb | ||
| Walva | None | Shinde Vilasrao Bhausaheb | ||
| Bhilwadi Wangi | None | Chavan Sampatrao Annasaheb | ||
| Sangli | None | Patil Vasantrao Banduji | ||
| Miraj | None | Shinde Mohanrao Alias Ramsing Ganpatrao | ||
| Tasgaon | None | Patil Dinkarrao Krishnaji | ||
| Khanapur Atpadi | None | Salunkhe Sahajirao Ganapatrao | ||
| Kavathe Mahankal | None | Patil Vithal Shripati | ||
| Jat | SC | Sohani Jayant Ishwar | ||
| Kolhapur District | ||||
| Shirol | None | Kumbhar Ratnappa Bharamappa | ||
| Ichalkaranji | None | Patil Shivagonda Pirgonda | ||
| Vadgaon | SC | Mane Nanasaheb Shantaram | ||
| Shahuwadi | None | Gaikwad Udaysingrao Nanasaheb | ||
| Panhala | None | Patil Yeshwant Eknath | ||
| Sangrul | None | Bondre Shripatrao Shankarrao | ||
| Radhanagari | None | Jadhav Dinkarrao Bhahusaheb | ||
| Kolhapur | None | Sabnis Ravindra Ramchandra | ||
| Karvir | None | Patil Rajaram Babaji | ||
| Kagal | None | Ghatge Vikram Sinha Jaysingrao | ||
| Gadhinglaj | None | Chali Shivling Shivyogi | ||
| Chandgad | None | Patil Vithalrao Bhairu | ||