(Pandit) Nehru >>>>>> Modi When the first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1951–52, Dr B R Ambedkar contested from Mumbai North Central constituency as a candidate of the Scheduled Castes Federation. He was defeated by Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar, a Congress candidate who had served as Ambedkar’s personal assistant. Kajrolkar won by a margin of approximately 15,000 votes. It was the then PM Nehru who campaigned against Dr Ambedkar in the election, making it a matter of prestige to ensure his defeat. Following this electoral loss, Babasaheb contested the Bhandara by-election in Maharashtra in 1954. He was again defeated — this time by Congress candidate Bhaurao Borkar, with a margin of about 8,500 votes.