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Madhya Pradesh · PC 19 · 2024

Bhopal

Winner — Lok Sabha 2024

ALOK SHARMA
BJP 65.4%INC 32.0%21 others 2.6%
Votes
9,81,109
65.5% share
Winning margin
5,01,499
33.5% of votes
Total votes cast
14,99,928
Candidates
23
Seat history

4 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALOK SHARMA
NDA (NDA)
9,81,10965.5%
2
ADVOCATE ARUN SHRIVASTAVA
INDIA bloc
4,79,61032.0%
3
BHANU PRATAP SINGH
13,3050.9%
NOTA
NOTA
6,6210.4%
5
DEENDAYAL AHIRWAR URF DEENU BHAIYA
IND
3,6410.2%
6
JAY SINGH
IND
2,5100.2%
7
BHARTI YADAV
IND
1,8390.1%
8
ANKIT RAI
IND
1,1010.1%
9
DHANRAJ SHENDE
7900.1%
10
AJAY KUMAR PATHAK
CSBGP
7900.1%
11
MOHAMMAD ASHRAF
IND
7780.1%
12
BABULAL SEN
MADP
7200.1%
13
SANJAY KUMAR SAROJ
MSMDNP
6220.0%
14
BALRAM SINGH TAUMAR
BSCP
5880.0%
15
RAMPRASAD PATEL
KRJAP
5750.0%
16
MUDIT CHAURASIA
ABASP
5440.0%
17
MUDIT BHATNAGAR
5400.0%
18
R.K. MAHAJAN
IND
5290.0%
19
ABDUL TAHIR ADVOCATE (BABLU RAJNIKANT) S/O SAEED PAHELWAN ANSARI
BAHUMP
4730.0%
20
MAITHILI SHARAN GUPTA
IND
4480.0%
21
RAJESH KEER
IND
4270.0%
22
AKSHAY GOTHI
PRVPOI
4070.0%
23
HITENDRA SHAHARE (BABA)
IND
3180.0%

Average turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 4.4% · max 54.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
18th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
24th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.5%INC 32.0%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.57 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%

Figures are for Bhopal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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