Lok Sabha · MH-44

Satara

1998

ABHAYSINH SHAHUMAHARAJ BHOSALE

INCCongress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha

Margin1,81,47630.4%

Winner votes3,89,23865.2%

ReservationGEN

INCSHS

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	ABHAYSINH SHAHUMAHARAJ BHOSALE INC	3,89,238	65.2%
2	HINDURAO NILKANTHRAO NAIK NIMBALKAR SHS	2,07,762	34.8%

Turnout61.8%Votes cast5,97,000Electors9,65,772

1999

Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav Patil

NCPNCP

Margin1,24,77118.6%

Winner votes3,13,32546.8%

ReservationGEN

NCPSHSINCMPKPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav Patil NCP	3,13,325	46.8%
2	Hindurao N Naik Nimbalkar SHS	1,88,554	28.2%
3	Khardekar Nimbalkar Yashwantrao Appasaheb INC	1,59,953	23.9%
4	Adv Jadhav Laxman Waman MPKP	3,571	0.5%
5	Jadhav Laxman Sopan IND	2,535	0.4%
6	Sangita Jagdish Gaikwad IND	1,323	0.2%

Turnout68.0%Votes cast6,69,261Electors9,84,469

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates2 → 6

Margin range1,24,771 – 1,81,476