Elections 98

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Khandwa
Total Votes Polled:	659265
Winner: BJP	Nandkumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhaiya)	334340
Runner Up: INC	Tha. Mahendrakumar Singh (Manne Bhaiya)	289820
Margin: 44520 (13%)

Elections 96

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Khandwa
Total Votes Polled:	589011
Winner: BJP	Nand Kumar Singh Chouhan (Nandu Bhai)	289099
Runner Up: INC	Shiv Kumar Singh Naval Singh	194749
Margin: 94350 (16.48%)

Barring a couple of times, it has been the Congress all the way from the town where Kishore Kumar was born, although the Jan Sangh came close to challenging its hegemony a couple of times in the past. In 1980, the runner-up on the Janata Party ticket was Khushabhau Thakre, the BJP ideologue and the party's likely president later this year. In 1984, the runner-up was the BJP's Arif Beg. The BJP pocketed this seat in 1991 and 1996.