Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency

Kolhapur Lok Sabha seat is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state India.

Assembly segments
Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation on 19 February 2008, Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:

General elections 1977

 * Desai Dajiba Balwantrao (PWP) : 186,077 votes
 * Mane Shankarrao Dattatray (INC) : 185,912
 * Dajiba Desai defeated Shankarrao Mane by just 165 votes, the lowest winning margin in 1977 Lok Sabha elections for any seat. The highest margin for 1977 was recorded by Ram Vilas Paswan in Hajipur.