Elections 98

State:	Maharashtra
Constituency:	Kolhapur
Total Votes Polled:	720381
Winner: INC	Mandlik Sadashiv Rao Dadoba	367951
Runner Up: SHS	Ghatge Vikramsinh Jaisingrao	306353
Margin: 61598 (17%)

Elections 96

State:	Maharashtra
Constituency:	Kolhapur
Total Votes Polled:	548946
Winner: INC	Gaikwad Udaysinghrao Nanasahee	236739
Runner Up: SHS	Ramesh Deo	168414
Margin: 68325 (12.68%)

Like other constituencies from this region, Kolhapur too elected the ASCF in 1957 and the PWP in 1977 before returning to the Congress fold. From 1980 to 1996, Congressman and princeling Udaysingrao Gaekwad represented this seat in the Lok Sabha. He has not been given a seat this time.