Bhopal Lok Sabha Election 2024: Bhopal is likely one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The state has 29 parliamentary seats. The Bhopal seat includes eight Assembly segments together with Berasia, Bhopal Uttar, Narela, Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim, Bhopal Madhya, Govindpura, Huzur and Sehore. The constituency is a common seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are the primary events within the constituency. BJP’s Sushil Chandra Verma represented the Bhopal constituency 4 occasions in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti additionally received the seat as soon as in 1999. The constituency is a BJP stronghold because the occasion has by no means misplaced an election since 1989.
Bhopal Constituency Demographic Profile
As per knowledge from the Election Commission, there have been 21,42,861 voters within the Bhopal constituency throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 11,21,754 voters had been male and 10,20,924 had been feminine voters. 183 voters belonged to the third gender. 1,718 had been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Bhopal in 2019 was 1,773 (1,662 had been males and 111 had been girls).
In 2014, the overall variety of voters within the Bhopal constituency was 19,57,241. Out of this, 10,39,153 voters had been male and 9,18,021 had been feminine voters. 67 voters on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There had been 212 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Bhopal in 2014 was 1,862 (1,260 had been males and 602 had been girls).
Bhopal 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur received the seat for the primary time with a margin of three,64,822 votes. She was polled 8,66,482 votes with a vote share of 61.51%. She defeated senior Congress chief and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh who acquired 5,01,660 votes (35.61%). The complete variety of legitimate votes polled was 14,07,954.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Alok Sanjar received the seat for the primary time. He was polled 7,14,178 votes with a vote share of 63.19%. Congress candidate PC Sharma acquired 3,43,482 votes (30.39%) and was the runner-up. Sanjar defeated Sharma by a margin of three,70,696 votes. The complete variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 11,30,182. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Rachna Dhingra got here third with 21,298 votes (1.88%).
Bhopal Past Winners
- Kailash Joshi (BJP): 2009
- Kailash Joshi (BJP): 2004
- Uma Bharti (BJP): 1999
- Sushil Chandra Verma (BJP): 1998
- Sushil Chandra Verma (BJP): 1996
- Sushil Chandra Verma (BJP): 1991
- Sushil Chandra Verma (BJP): 1989
- KN Pradhan (Congress): 1984
- Shankar Dayal Sharma (Congress): 1980
- Arif Beg (BLD): 1977
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 5,430 voters (0.39%) opted for NOTA within the Bhopal constituency. In 2014, 5,181 voters (0.46%) opted for NOTA within the Bhopal constituency.
Bhopal Voter Turnout
The complete variety of legitimate votes polled throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 14,07,954 or 65.70%.
In 2014, the overall variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 11,30,182 or 57.75%.
Bhopal Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting befell on May 12 within the Bhopal constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on April 17 in Bhopal.
Bhopal Result Dates
In 2019, the end result was introduced on May 23.
In 2014, the end result was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,510 polling stations within the Bhopal constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,977 polling stations within the Bhopal constituency.
