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, 1999
Uma Bharti
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,68,864
17.29% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCSuresh Pachori
- Votes
- 3,69,041
- Vote share
- 37.79%
- Behind by
- 1,68,864
Electors
15,78,355
Total votes polled
9,76,493
Valid votes
9,76,493
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1999
15 candidates · 9,76,493 valid votes
Uma BhartiBJPwon
5,37,905
55.1%
Suresh PachoriINC
3,69,041
37.8%
Shrawan GouravIND
19,710
2.0%
Phool SinghBSP
18,617
1.9%
Aslam Sher KhanNCP
6,044
0.6%
M. W. SiddiquiJD(S)
5,392
0.6%
Narain Das KhambraIND
3,691
0.4%
Shfiq MiyanIND
3,480
0.4%
Parashnath GajbhiyaIND
2,886
0.3%
Nizam UddinSP
1,994
0.2%
Ajay Singh YadavIND
1,759
0.2%
Jalaluddin Alias 301 Bidi WaleIND
1,714
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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.
