SHAJAPUR
Constituency no. 22 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called SHAJAPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1998
GEHLOT THAVARCHAND
BJP
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1998
18,994
2.51% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCSAJJANSINGH VERMA
- Votes
- 3,52,577
- Vote share
- 46.52%
- Behind by
- 18,994
Electors
11,21,658
Total votes polled
7,57,830
Valid votes
7,57,830
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.6%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 7,57,830 valid votes
GEHLOT THAVARCHANDBJPwon
3,71,571
49.0%
SAJJANSINGH VERMAINC
3,52,577
46.5%
PHOOLSINGH CHOUHANBSP
15,436
2.0%
THAVARCHANDIND
7,923
1.1%
RAMCHARAN MALVIYA (KHEDINAGAR)JD
6,820
0.9%
SAMDAR SINGH MALVIYASP
2,163
0.3%
KAILASHCHANDRA DHARIYAAJBP
1,340
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | THAWARCHAND GEHLOT | BJP | 4,24,004 | 58.87% | SHYAM BAPULAL MALVIYA | 1,68,187 |
| 1999 | Thavarchand Gehlot | BJP | 3,87,607 | 51.44% | Radhakishan Malviya | 34,666 |
| 1998 | GEHLOT THAVARCHAND | BJP | 3,71,571 | 49.03% | SAJJANSINGH VERMA | 18,994 |
| 1996 | THAWARCHAND GEHLOT | BJP | 3,42,924 | 56.31% | SHAKUNTALA CHOUHAN | 1,29,639 |
| 1991 | PHOOLCHAND VERMA | BJP | 2,65,553 | 56.79% | BAPULAL MALVIYA | 78,248 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
