Thane Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 25
Total electors: 20,73,442
Female electors: 9,31,284
Male electors: 11,42,158
Reserved: No
Delimited: Yes, parts of erstwhile Kalyan assembly segment and Murbad assembly seat were moved to Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency. Ambarnath and Ulhasnagar Assembly seats were removed.
Assembly constituencies: Mira Bhayandar, Ovala Majiwada, Kopri-Pachpakhadi, Thane, Airoli, Belapur
Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: NCP’s Sanjeev Naik became the MP in 2009 but lost to Shiv Sena leader Ranjan Vichare in 2014.
Demographics: Agri-Koli community is influential in this constituency. However, due to its proximity to Mumbai, the constituency is gaining a cosmopolitan nature. Non-Marathi population form a large proportion of the population in Thane.