Elections 98

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Jabalpur
Total Votes Polled:	652151
Winner: BJP	Dada Baburao Paranjpe	300584
Runner Up: INC	Dr Alok Chansoria	216469
Margin: 84115 (28%)

Elections 96

State:	Madhya Pradesh
Constituency:	Jabalpur
Total Votes Polled:	536039
Winner: BJP	Dada Baburao Paranjape	256621
Runner Up: INC	Sarvankumar Patel	162941
Margin: 93680 (17.92%)

Baburao Paranjape, then of the Jan Sangh, was defeated by the Congress candidate in 1971, but he kept at it. In 1984, once again he was routed by the Congress, and in 1989 his perseverance paid off when he won 55.5 % of the vote. In 1991, again he was sent home by the Congress, but he was back in 1996, winning 49.09 % of the vote. There was a Gandhi, too, in the fray from here, in 1980, contesting on the Janata Party ticket. His name: Rajmohan Gandhi.