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State:	Maharashtra
Constituency:	Khed
Total Votes Polled:	575342
Winner: INC	Sherkar Nivruttisheth Namdeo	249926
Runner Up: SHS	Bankhele Kisanrao	231357
Margin: 18569 (3.30%)

After losing this seat twice, in 1957 and 1989, it has been the Congress all the way. In fact, even in 1989, the Congress lost to the JD by just 3 %. In 1996, when the saffron brigade mounted its biggest challenge ever, the Congress managed to hold on to the seat by 18,000 votes.