The city of Thane, a part of the suburb of Mumbai Conurbation, is the administrative seat of Thane district in the state of Maharashtra.
According to 2001 India census, Thane Parliamentary Constituency has a population of 1,261,517 (2001 census).
SHS candidate Paranjpe Prakash Vishwanath won last 4 times (1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004) consecutively from Thane Parliamentary Constituency.
