He won the election by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes, defeating the current MP, senior NCP leader, and former Union Minister Praful Patel.
In response to the government's Forest-Land Act, which threatened to displace many tribal and landless agricultural laborers in Gondia district, Patole organized an anti-encroachment march on September 5, 2022.
[11] This resulted in the government suspending the encroachment removal program, which mitigated the threat to the livelihoods of many tribal people and landless laborers.
[11][12] Nana Falgunrao Patole, often referred to as the "Messiah of the Poor," is known for his social work aimed at supporting various castes and tribes, ensuring they benefit from government schemes and educational opportunities.
[13][14] He completed the Durgabai Doh dam project on the Chulband River, which began in 1995 and was finished in 2015, providing irrigation to 9,634 hectares of farmland and benefiting multiple villages.
[16] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested the constituency as the BJP/NDA candidate and secured victory, defeating then Union Minister Praful Patel by a margin of 149,254 votes.