VIDISHA
Constituency no. 18 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called VIDISHA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2019
Ramakant Bhargava
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 10 of 15
Margin, 2019
5,03,084
40.24% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCShailendra Rameshchandra Patel
- Votes
- 3,49,938
- Vote share
- 27.99%
- Behind by
- 5,03,084
Electors
17,41,604
Total votes polled
12,50,244
Valid votes
12,50,244
NOTA votes
8,619
0.69% of votes polled
Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 2019
13 candidates · 12,50,244 valid votes
Ramakant BhargavaBJPwon
8,53,022
68.2%
Shailendra Rameshchandra PatelINC
3,49,938
28.0%
Geetawali Er. P.S. AhirwarBSP
14,409
1.1%
Sudhir KumarIND
5,102
0.4%
Madan Lal BhadoriyaPRSP
4,612
0.4%
Shailendra PatelIND
3,898
0.3%
Vivek KumarIND
2,684
0.2%
Devendra Singh ChouhanIND
2,634
0.2%
Mahant Pratap GiriIND
1,260
0.1%
Naveen JatavIND
1,187
0.1%
Mohd. Talat Khan (Talat)IND
1,086
0.1%
Ramkrishna SurywanshiBMUP
1,000
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN | BJP | 11,16,460 | 76.70% | PRATAPBHANU SHARMA | 8,21,408 |
| 2019 | Ramakant Bhargava | BJP | 8,53,022 | 68.23% | Shailendra Rameshchandra Patel | 5,03,084 |
| 2014 | SUSHMA SWARAJ | BJP | 7,14,348 | 66.55% | LAKSHMAN SINGH | 4,10,698 |
| 2009 | SUSHMA SWARAJ | BJP | 4,38,235 | 78.80% | CHOUDHARY MUNABBAR SALIM | 3,89,844 |
| 2004 | SHIVRAJ SINGH | BJP | 4,28,030 | 65.19% | NARBADA PRASAD SHARMA | 2,60,726 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above