Elections 98

State:	Maharashtra
Constituency:	Dhule (ST)
Total Votes Polled:	501150
Winner: INC	D S Ahire	274034
Runner Up: BJP	Gavit Ramdas Rupla (Konkani)	216348
Margin: 57686 (21%)

Elections 96

State:	Maharashtra
Constituency:	Dhule (ST)
Total Votes Polled:	390563
Winner: BJP	Bagul Sahebrao Sukram	184563
Runner Up: INC	Choure Bapu Hari	154930
Margin: 29633 (7.80%)

The very first election from here was won by the Jan Sangh, but after that it has been the Congress all the way. Surprising all the more, when the BJP romped home in 1996, defeating its Congress rival by 30,000 votes.