Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: विदिशा लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1967. This constituency covers parts of Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore and Dewas districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2009)[1]
141 Bhojpur None Raisen 153,987
142 Sanchi SC Raisen 174,541
143 Silwani None Raisen 150,563
144 Vidisha None Vidisha 148,263
145 Basoda None Vidisha 138,934
156 Budhni None Sehore 173,917
158 Ichhawar None Sehore 146,733
173 Khategaon None Dewas 147,068
Total: 1,234,006

Members of Parliament

Cl. Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Fourth1967-71Pandit Shiv SharmaBharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth1971-77Ramnath GoenkaBharatiya Jana Sangh
Sixth1977-80RaghavjiJanata Party
Seventh1980-84Pratap Bhanu SharmaIndian National Congress (Indira)
Eighth1984-89Pratap Bhanu SharmaIndian National Congress (Indira)
Ninth1989-91RaghavjiBharatiya Janata Party
Tenth1991-91Atal Bihari VajpayeeBharatiya Janata Party
1991-96Shivraj Singh ChouhanBharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh1996-98Shivraj Singh ChouhanBharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth1998-99Shivraj Singh ChouhanBharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth1999-2004Shivraj Singh ChouhanBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2004-06Shivraj Singh ChouhanBharatiya Janata Party
2006-09Rampal SinghBharatiya Janata Party
Fifteenth2009-14Sushma SwarajBharatiya Janata Party
Sixteenth2014-IncumbentSushma SwarajBharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Indian general election, 2014: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 7,14,348 66.55 -12.25
INC Lakshman Singh 3,03,650 28.29 +28.29
GGP Kamlesh Sallam 10,824 1.01 +1.01
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NOTA None of the Above 10,618 0.99 +0.99
BSP Amar Singh Patel 9,699 0.90 -5.78
Independent Chandresh Singh 5,359 0.50 +0.50
Majority 4,10,698 38.36 -31.74
Turnout 10,73,473 66.62 +21.53
BJP gain from SP Swing -12.25
Indian general elections, 2009: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 4,38,235 78.80 +13.61
SP Chaudhary Munavver Salim 48,391 8.70 +5.42
BSP Dr. Prem Shankar Sharma 37,142 6.68 +4.30
RPI(A) Bhai Munshi Lal Silawat 12,136 2.18 +2.18
Independent Rajeshwar Singh Yadav Rao 7,596 1.37 +1.37
LJP Harbhajan Jangre 5,054 0.91 +0.91
Independent Ganesh Ram Lodhi 4,434 0.80 +0.80
Independent Ram Gopal Malviya 3,140 0.56 +0.56
Majority 3,89,844 70.10 +30.39
Turnout 5,56,128 45.09 -4.95
BJP gain from SP Swing +13.61
Indian general elections, 2004: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 4,28,030 65.19 +9.54
INC Narbada Prasad Sharma 1,67,304 25.48 -17.45
SP Ch. Munavvar Salim 21,543 3.28 +2.24
BSP Khuman Singh Kushwaha 15,638 2.38
Independent Mohan Babu Sharma 10,876 1.66
GGP Rajesh Kumar Pandey 8,280 1.26
Independent (politician) Abdul Jabbar 4,893 0.75
Majority 2,60,726 39.71 +26.99
Turnout 6,56,555 50.00 -5.96
BJP hold Swing
Indian general election, 1999: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 3,60,421 55.65
INC Jasvant Singh 2,78,024 42.93
SP Azijkhan Dada Bhai 6,749 1.04
Natural Law Shivdayal Tiwari 1,690 0.26
Majority 82,397 12.72
Turnout 6,47,645 55.96
BJP hold Swing
Indian general election, 1991: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2,79,232 58.81
INC Pratap Bhanu Sharma 1,75,098 36.88
Janata Dal Jagdish Yadav 3,958 0.84
Majority 1,04,134 21.93
Turnout 4,74,794 50.25
BJP hold Swing

References

Election Commission of India -http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

See also