2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): PATLE SHISHUPAL NATTHU — 277,388 votes
Rank 2: PRAFUL PATEL — 274,379 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 3,009
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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MAHARASHTRA · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): CHUNNILALBHAU THAKUR — 291,355 votes
Rank 2: DR SHRIKANT JICHKAR — 287,536 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 3,819
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI — 324,542 votes
Rank 2: NARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAF — 305,236 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 19,306
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI — 259,630 votes
Rank 2: ASWALE RAM GOPAL — 252,667 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 6,963
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): PRAFUL MANOHAR BHAI PATEL — 325,553 votes
Rank 2: KHUSHAL PARASRAM BOPCHE — 161,995 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 163,558
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