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, 2004
KAILASH JOSHI
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2004
3,06,005
35.65% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCSAJID ALI
- Votes
- 2,55,558
- Vote share
- 29.77%
- Behind by
- 3,06,005
Electors
18,47,544
Total votes polled
8,58,463
Valid votes
8,58,463
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.5%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 8,58,463 valid votes
KAILASH JOSHIBJPwon
5,61,563
65.4%
SAJID ALIINC
2,55,558
29.8%
G. S. CHAWALABSP
16,712
1.9%
BRIJ BASI LAL SHARMAIND
7,965
0.9%
ARCHANA SHRIVASTAVASVSP
4,317
0.5%
PRAMOD GUPTASP
3,965
0.5%
ALTAF AHMEDIND
2,454
0.3%
REVTI SINGH MARAVIGGP
2,275
0.3%
UPENDRA TIWARIRSGP
2,043
0.2%
ANIL KUMAR BHARTIABHM
1,611
0.2%
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.
