Elections 98

State:	Karnataka
Constituency:	Dharwad South
Total Votes Polled:	718159
Winner: LS	B.M.Menasinakai	328333
Runner Up: INC	Prof. I G Sanadi	241371
Margin: 86962 (26%)

Elections 96

State:	Karnataka
Constituency:	Dharwad South
Total Votes Polled:	622321
Winner: INC	I G Sanadi	196677
Runner Up: JD	B M Mensinkai	187068
Margin: 9609 (1.59%)

An out and out Congress stronghold, the 1977 election saw Chand Mahal Ibrahim contesting on the Lok Dal ticket and losing out to the pro-Indira sentiments blowing down south. In 1996 election, too, the Congress was returned to Parliament, but the margin between its and the JD candidate was less than 10,000 votes.