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, 2014
ALOK SANJAR
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2014
3,70,696
32.80% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCP C SHARMA (PRAKASH MANGILAL SHARMA )
- Votes
- 3,43,482
- Vote share
- 30.39%
- Behind by
- 3,70,696
Electors
19,57,241
Total votes polled
11,30,182
Valid votes
11,30,182
NOTA votes
5,181
0.46% of votes polled
Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 2014
28 candidates · 11,30,182 valid votes
ALOK SANJARBJPwon
7,14,178
63.2%
P C SHARMA (PRAKASH MANGILAL SHARMA )INC
3,43,482
30.4%
RACHNA DHINGRAAAAP
21,298
1.9%
SUNIL BORSEBSP
10,152
0.9%
SHAILENDRA KUMAR SHAILICPI
7,643
0.7%
SHEEBA MALIKSP
5,742
0.5%
MASTER SAJID SIDDIQUISDPI
5,557
0.5%
ABDUL TAHIR (BABLU - ADVOCATE)IND
1,878
0.2%
COLONEL KESARI SINGHIND
1,840
0.2%
VIJAY KUMARCPM
1,494
0.1%
RAJESH KEERBMUP
1,348
0.1%
SATISH BABU NAIDUIND
832
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 28. 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.
