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Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne (born 16 February 1964) is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena. He represents the Maval constituency of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha.
Barne was first elected to the 16th Lok Sabha and was subsequently re-elected to the 17th and 18th Lok Sabha. In the 2014 general election, he defeated the sitting MLA Laxman Pandurang Jagtap, who contested on a Peasants and Workers Party of India ticket, by a margin of 157,394 votes, polling 512,223 votes against 354,829. In the 2019 general election, he defeated Parth Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party by 215,913 votes, polling 720,663 votes against 504,750.
Barne has been a recipient of the Sansad Ratna Award, recognising top performers of the Indian Parliament, in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he was conferred the Sansad Maha Ratna Award for sustained qualitative performance during the 16th Lok Sabha; this award is presented once in five years.
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Shrirang Barne.