Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: भोपाल लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency presently covers the entire Bhopal district and part of Sehore district.
The seat has been held by the BJP since 1989. S. D. Sharma was the MP at the time of the infamous Bhopal disaster of December 1984.
Assembly segments
Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
Constituency number |
Name |
Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District |
Number of electorates (2014)[1] |
149 |
Berasia |
SC |
Bhopal |
2,00,055 |
150 |
Bhopal Uttar |
None |
Bhopal |
2,33,661 |
151 |
Narela |
None |
Bhopal |
2,89,423 |
152 |
Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim |
None |
Bhopal |
2,13,832 |
153 |
Bhopal Madhya |
None |
Bhopal |
2,32,209 |
154 |
Govindpura |
None |
Bhopal |
3,19,232 |
155 |
Huzur |
None |
Bhopal |
2,76,329 |
159 |
Sehore |
None |
Sehore |
1,90,438 |
Total: |
19,55,179 |
Members of Parliament
Election Results
General Election, 2014: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Alok Sanjar |
7,14,178 |
63.19 |
|
|
INC |
P.C. Sharma |
3,43,482 |
30.39 |
|
|
AAP |
Rachna Dhingra |
21,298 |
1.88 |
|
Majority |
3,70,696 |
32.80 |
|
Turnout |
11,30,182 |
58.80 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 2009: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Kailash Joshi |
3,35,678 |
50.95 |
|
|
INC |
Surendra Singh Thakur |
2,70,521 |
41.06 |
|
|
BSP |
Ashok Narayan Singh |
18,649 |
2.83 |
|
Majority |
65,157 |
9.89 |
|
Turnout |
6,58,840 |
45.08 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 2004: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Kailash Joshi |
5,61,563 |
65.41 |
|
|
INC |
Sajid Ali |
2,55,558 |
29.77 |
|
|
BSP |
G.S. Chawala |
16,712 |
1.95 |
|
Majority |
3,06,005 |
35.64 |
|
Turnout |
8,58,463 |
46.47 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1999: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Uma Bharati |
5,37,905 |
55.09 |
|
|
INC |
Suresh Pachori |
3,69,041 |
37.79 |
|
|
Independent |
Shravan Gourav |
19,710 |
2.02 |
|
Majority |
1,68,864 |
17.30 |
|
Turnout |
9,76,493 |
61.87 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1998: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Sushil Chandra Verma |
4,94,481 |
57.44 |
|
|
INC |
Arif Baig |
3,00,549 |
34.91 |
|
|
BSP |
Manoj Shrivastava |
34,526 |
4.01 |
|
Majority |
1,93,932 |
22.53 |
|
Turnout |
8,60,917 |
58.03 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1991: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Sushil Chandra Verma |
3,08,946 |
53.61 |
|
|
INC |
Mansoor Ali Khan Patodi |
2,06,738 |
35.88 |
|
|
Janata Dal |
Swami Agniwesh |
26,716 |
4.64 |
|
Majority |
1,02,208 |
17.73 |
|
Turnout |
5,76,232 |
49.67 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1989: Bhopal |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Sushil Chandra Verma |
2,81,169 |
46.48 |
|
|
INC |
K.N. Pradhan |
1,77,515 |
29.35 |
|
|
BSP |
A. Rauf Khan |
97,886 |
16.18 |
|
Majority |
1,03,654 |
17.13 |
|
Turnout |
6,04,911 |
53.97 |
|
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
See also
References