Madhya Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1996
40 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 52.19% turnout.
Seats
40
Candidates
1,259
76 women, 6 elected
Turnout
52.19%
2.29 cr of 4.39 cr
Leading party
BJP
27 of 40 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 27 | +15 | 39 | 94,72,940 | 41.32% | -0.56 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 8 | -19 | 40 | 71,11,753 | 31.02% | -14.32 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | +1 | 28 | 18,74,594 | 8.18% | +4.64 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 1046 | 21,94,115 | 9.57% | +6.27 |
| AIICTAIICT | 1 | +1 | 33 | 10,78,589 | 4.70% | — |
| MPVCMPVC | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,37,539 | 1.47% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2,41,119 | 1.05% | -3.19 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,68,448 | 0.73% | +0.31 |
| KSMKSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,13,975 | 0.50% | — |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84,725 | 0.37% | — |
| CMMCMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60,361 | 0.26% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32,919 | 0.14% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22,640 | 0.10% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19,240 | 0.08% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18,522 | 0.08% | -0.54 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12,986 | 0.06% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12,759 | 0.06% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,175 | 0.05% | +0.04 |
| MKVPMKVP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11,152 | 0.05% | — |
| RPIDRPID | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10,072 | 0.04% | — |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,985 | 0.04% | — |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,673 | 0.02% | — |
| BMRDBMRD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,796 | 0.01% | — |
| RSPPRashtra Samanya Praja Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,682 | 0.01% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,496 | 0.01% | -0.02 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,460 | 0.01% | — |
| SLPLSLPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,934 | 0.01% | — |
| LDLD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,823 | 0.01% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,598 | 0.01% | — |
| SDPMPSDPMP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,327 | 0.01% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,082 | 0.00% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 830 | 0.00% | — |
| RMEPRMEP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 0.00% | — |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP27 (68%)
- INC8 (20%)
- BSP2 (5%)
- IND1 (3%)
- AIICT1 (3%)
- MPVC1 (3%)
- BJP27
- INC8
- BSP2
- IND1
- AIICT1
- MPVC1
- BJP27
- INC8
- BSP2
- IND1
- AIICT1
- MPVC1
Constituency performance
From the 40 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
BALAGHAT
won by 1,257 (0.23%)
Biggest victory
GWALIOR
won by 2,23,994 (44.02%)
Highest turnout
RAIGARH
66.90%
Lowest turnout
MORENA
33.32%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained21 (53%)
- Changed hands19 (48%)
21 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 19 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Madhya Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
- BSP
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 40 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–40 of 40
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALAGHAT | INCVISHVESHWAR BHAGAT | BJPGAURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ BISEN | 1,2570.23% | 64.6% |
| BASTAR | INDMAHENDRA KARMA | INCMANKURAM SODHI | 14,0573.64% | 41.9% |
| BETUL | BJPVIJAY KUMAR KHANDELWAL | INCASLAM SHERKHAN | 1,12,07622.49% | 52.9% |
| BHIND | BJPDR. RAM LAKHAN SINGH | BSPKEDAR NATH KUSHWAH (KACHHI) | 15,7983.13% | 42.5% |
| BHOPAL | BJPSUSHIL CHANDRA | INCKAILASH AGNIHOTRI (KUNDAL) | 1,50,89421.04% | 49.3% |
| BILASPUR | BJPPUNNULAL MOHLE | INCKHELAN RAM | 34,8806.47% | 52.2% |
| CHHINDWARA | INCALKA KAMALNATH | BJPCHOUDHARI CHANDRABHAN SINGH KUBERSINGH | 21,3823.55% | 60.5% |
| DAMOH | BJPRAM KRISHNA KUSMARIA | INCMUKESH NAYAK | 1,68,25728.21% | 50.8% |
| DHAR | BJPCHHATAR SINH DARBAR | INCSURAJBHANU SHIVBHANU SOLANKI | 81,61114.05% | 52.3% |
| DURG | BJPTARACHAND SAHU | INCPYARE LAL BELCHANDAN | 25,7474.05% | 50.9% |
| GUNA | BJPRAJMATA VIJAYA RAJE SCINDIA | INCK.P.SINGH | 1,30,82423.88% | 45.6% |
| GWALIOR | MPVCMADHAVRAO SCINDHIYA | BSPPHOOL SINGH BARAIYA | 2,23,99444.02% | 43.0% |
| HOSHANGABAD | BJPSARTAJ SINGH | INCRAMESHWAR NEEKHRA | 52,5279.29% | 52.5% |
| INDORE | BJPSAU. SUMITRA MAHAJAN | INCMADHUKAR VERMA | 1,04,43315.72% | 53.6% |
| JABALPUR | BJPDADA BABURAO PARANJAPE | INCSARVANKUMAR PATEL | 93,68017.92% | 42.9% |
| JANJGIR | BJPMANAHARAN LAL PANDEY | INCBHAWANILAL VERMA | 33,7325.22% | 56.2% |
| JHABUA | INCDILEEP SINGH BHURIA | BJPBHAGIRATH BHANWAR | 27,8995.87% | 44.8% |
| KANKER | INCCHHABILA ARVIND NETAM | BJPSOHAN POTAI | 24,4204.43% | 56.3% |
| KHAJURAHO | BJPUMA BHARTI | INCMANVENDRA SINGH | 1,31,09020.15% | 50.6% |
| KHANDWA | BJPNAND KUMAR SINGH CHOUHAN (NANDU BHAIYA) | INCSHIV KUMAR SINGH NAVAL SINGH | 94,35016.48% | 54.5% |
| KHARGONE | BJPRAMESHWAR PATTIDHAR | INCBODAR SINGH KALU SINGH MANDLOI | 45,2077.77% | 55.4% |
| MAHASAMUND | INCPAWAN DIWAN | BJPCHANDRA SEKHAR | 6,9401.15% | 59.4% |
| MANDLA | BJPFAGGANSINGH KULASTE | INCMOHANLAL | 64,62011.78% | 57.5% |
| MANDSAUR | BJPLAXMINARIAN PANDEY | INCGANSHYAM PATIDAR NEHRULAL | 79,84811.47% | 60.1% |
| MORENA | BJPASHOK ARGAL | BSPDR. PRITAM PRASAD CHOUDHARY | 37,9799.37% | 33.3% |
| RAIGARH | BJPNAND KUMAR SAI | INCPUSHPA DEVI SINGH | 9,1981.49% | 66.9% |
| RAIPUR | BJPRAMESH VAISH | INCDHANENDER SAHU | 50,7399.14% | 50.3% |
| RAJGARH | INCLAXMAN SINGH | BJPPIARAYELAL KHANDELWAL | 25,2014.28% | 56.6% |
| RAJNANDGAON | BJPASHOK SHARMA | INCSHIVENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | 59,27611.90% | 51.5% |
| REWA | BSPBUDDHA HASEN PATEL | BJPPARVEEN KUMARI | 12,3822.10% | 45.9% |
| SAGAR | BJPVIRENDRA KUMAR | INCANAND TULSIRAM AHIRWAR | 1,48,31731.62% | 44.9% |
| SARANGARH | INCPARAS RAM BHARDWAJ | BSPDAURAM RATNAKAR | 33,2776.09% | 53.5% |
| SATNA | BSPSUKHLAL KUSHWAHA | BJPVIRENDRA KUMAR SAKHLECHA | 22,2383.46% | 57.7% |
| SEONI | BJPPRAHLAD SINGH PATEL | INCVIMLA VERMA | 64,84710.78% | 57.4% |
| SHAHDOL | BJPGYAN SINGH | INCDALABIR SINGH | 53,3958.59% | 54.4% |
| SHAJAPUR | BJPTHAWARCHAND GEHLOT | INCSHAKUNTALA CHOUHAN | 1,29,63921.29% | 54.7% |
| SIDHI | AIICTTILAK RAJ SINGH | BJPMANIK SINGH | 8,2041.29% | 53.3% |
| SURGUJA | INCKHELSAI SINGH | BJPLARANGSAI | 8,7711.38% | 60.8% |
| UJJAIN | BJPSATYANARIAN JATIYA | INCSIDHNATHA PARIHAR | 1,11,25719.23% | 56.7% |
| VIDISHA | BJPSHIVRAJ SINGH | INCHIRDAI MOHAN JAIN | 1,75,75830.65% | 53.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

