BHOPAL
Assembly seat no. 225 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHOPAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1972
S. ALI KHAN N. ALI KHAN
CPI
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPI
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1972
7,797
16.41% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
BJSS. A. SOBHANI ASUMAL
- Votes
- 17,921
- Vote share
- 37.73%
- Behind by
- 7,797
Electors
81,921
Total votes polled
47,504
Valid votes
47,504
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.0%
Full result, 1972
10 candidates · 47,504 valid votes
S. ALI KHAN N. ALI KHANCPIwon
25,718
54.1%
S. A. SOBHANI ASUMALBJS
17,921
37.7%
HARI NARAIN AGARWALIND
998
2.1%
KUNDANLAL NANHELALIND
690
1.4%
VICHITRA KUMAR UMA CHARANNCO
480
1.0%
MUYEEAHMED KHANIND
448
0.9%
ANWAR AMIR HASHMIIND
394
0.8%
ASHOK SHARMAIND
352
0.7%
K. ARORA SHYAMLALIND
279
0.6%
A. KHAN NASURULLA KHANSOP
224
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | S. ALI KHAN N. ALI KHAN | CPI | 25,718 | 54.14% | S. A. SOBHANI ASUMAL | 7,797 |
| 1967 | S. A. K. N. ALI | CPI | 18,819 | 41.02% | U. D. MEHTA | 4,040 |
| 1962 | SHAKIR ALI KHAN | CPI | 16,933 | 38.17% | UDDAV DASS | 233 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPI3 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHOPAL assembly constituency in 1972?
S. ALI KHAN N. ALI KHAN (CPI) won BHOPAL in 1972, by a margin of 7,797 votes.
Which party has won BHOPAL the most times?
CPI, with 3 of the 3 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHOPAL gone to the polls?
3 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won BHOPAL the most times?
S. ALI KHAN N. ALI KHAN, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
