BHOPAL
Constituency no. 19 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called BHOPAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 2024
ALOK SHARMA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2024
5,01,499
33.47% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCADVOCATE ARUN SHRIVASTAVA
- Votes
- 4,79,610
- Vote share
- 32.01%
- Behind by
- 5,01,499
Electors
—
Total votes polled
14,98,285
Valid votes
14,98,285
NOTA votes
6,621
0.44% of votes polled
Turnout
—
Full result, 2024
22 candidates · 14,98,285 valid votes
ALOK SHARMABJPwon
9,81,109
65.5%
ADVOCATE ARUN SHRIVASTAVAINC
4,79,610
32.0%
BHANU PRATAP SINGHBSP
13,305
0.9%
DEENDAYAL AHIRWAR URF DEENU BHAIYAIND
3,641
0.2%
JAY SINGHIND
2,510
0.2%
BHARTI YADAVIND
1,839
0.1%
ANKIT RAIIND
1,101
0.1%
AJAY KUMAR PATHAKCSBGP
790
0.1%
DHANRAJ SHENDERPIA
790
0.1%
MOHAMMAD ASHRAFIND
778
0.1%
BABULAL SENMAP
720
0.0%
SANJAY KUMAR SAROJMSPA
622
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 22. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ALOK SHARMA | BJP | 9,81,109 | 65.48% | ADVOCATE ARUN SHRIVASTAVA | 5,01,499 |
| 2019 | SADHVI PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR | BJP | 8,66,482 | 61.54% | DIGVIJAYA SINGH | 3,64,822 |
| 2014 | ALOK SANJAR | BJP | 7,14,178 | 63.19% | P C SHARMA (PRAKASH MANGILAL SHARMA ) | 3,70,696 |
| 2009 | KAILASH JOSHI | BJP | 3,35,678 | 50.95% | SURENDRA SINGH THAKUR | 65,157 |
| 2004 | KAILASH JOSHI | BJP | 5,61,563 | 65.41% | SAJID ALI | 3,06,005 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHOPAL constituency in 2024?
ALOK SHARMA (BJP) won BHOPAL in 2024, by a margin of 5,01,499 votes.
Which party has won BHOPAL the most times?
BJP, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHOPAL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BHOPAL the most times?
SUSHIL CHANDRA VERMA, with 3 wins between 1989 and 1998.
