Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency

Vidisha
MP–18
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency within Madhya Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateMadhya Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesBhojpur
Sanchi
Silwani
Vidisha
Basoda
Budhni
Ichhawar
Khategaon
Established1967
Total electors19,45,404[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJP
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded byRamakant Bhargava,
  BJP

Vidisha is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This constituency came into existence in 1967. This constituency covers parts of Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore and Dewas districts.[2]

Legislative Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
141 Bhojpur Raisen Surendra Patwa BJP BJP
142 Sanchi (SC) Prabhuram Choudhary
143 Silwani Devendra Patel INC
144 Vidisha Vidisha Mukesh Tandan BJP
145 Basoda Hari Singh Raghuwanshi
156 Budhni Sehore Ramakant Bhargava
158 Ichhawar Karan Singh Verma
173 Khategaon Dewas Aashish Govind Sharma

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1952-1967 : Constituency did not exist
1967 Pandit Shiv Sharma[3] Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Ramnath Goenka[4]
1977 Raghavji[5] Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Pratap Bhanu Sharma Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Raghavji Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1991^ Shivraj Singh Chouhan
1996
1998
1999
2004
2006^ Rampal Singh
2009 Sushma Swaraj
2014
2019 Ramakant Bhargava
2024 Shivraj Singh Chouhan

^ denotes By Poll

  1. BJP (12 times) (70.6%)
  2. BJS (2 times) (11.8%)
  3. BLD (1 time) (5.88%)
  4. INC (1 time) (5.88%)
  5. INC(I) (1 time) (5.88%)

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
76.70%
2019
 
68.23%
2014
 
66.55%
2009
 
78.80%
2006 (by-poll)
 
41.17%
2004
 
65.19%
1999
 
55.65%
1998
 
56.99%
1996
 
54.15%
1991 (by-poll)
 
55.86%
1991
 
58.81%
1989
 
58.97%
1984
 
47.77%
1980
 
43.47%
1977
 
64.97%
1971
 
52.04%
1967
 
57.20%

2024

2024 Indian general election: Vidisha[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 1,116,460 76.70
INC Pratap Bhanu Sharma 295,052 20.27
BSP Kishan Lal Ladiya 10,816 0.74
NOTA None of the above 9,280 0.64
IND 4 Independent Candidates 9,113 0.63
OTH 6 Other Party Candidates 14,937 1.03
Majority 821,408 56.43
Turnout 1,455,658 74.78
BJP hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Vidisha[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramakant Bhargava 853,022 68.23
INC Shailendra Patel 349,938 27.99
BSP Geetawali Er. P.s. Ahirwar 14,409 1.15
NOTA None of the above 8,619 0.69
IND 8 Independent Candidates 18,644 1.49
OTH 2 Other Party Candidates 5,612 0.45
Majority 503,084 40.24
Turnout 1,250,244 71.79
BJP hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general election: Vidisha[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 714,348 66.55
INC Lakshman Singh 303,650 28.29
GGP Kamlesh Sallam 10,824 1.01
NOTA None of the Above 10,618 0.99
BSP Amar Singh Patel 9,699 0.90
IND Chandresh Singh 5,359 0.50
AAP Eng. Bhagwat Singh Rajput 5,204 0.48
IND Ramdayal Kori 4,159 0.39
SP Manoj Kumar Yadav 3,293 0.31
OTH 4 Other Party Candidates 6,319 0.59
Majority 410,698 38.26
Turnout 1,073,473 65.70
BJP hold Swing

2009

In the 2009 general election, the INC's Vidisha candidate, Choudhary Raghavji Patel, had his nomination rejected for submitting a photocopy instead of the required original Form-A, leaving Sushma Swaraj almost unopposed. The Congress subsequently removed Patel from his post, holding him responsible for the lapse.

2009 Indian general election: Vidisha[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 438,235 78.80
SP Ch. Munavver Salim 48,391 8.70
BSP Dr. Premshankar Sharma 37,142 6.68
RPI(A) Bhai Munshilal Silawat 12,136 2.18
RDMP Ram Gopal Malviya 3,140 0.56
LJP Harbhajan Jangre 5,054 0.91
IND Ganeshram Lodhi 4,434 0.80
IND Rajeshwar Singh Yadav 7,596 1.37
Majority 389,844 70.10
Turnout 556,128 45.09
BJP hold Swing

2006 by-election

The 2006 Vidisha Lok Sabha by-election was held after Shivraj Singh Chouhan resigned as MP upon becoming Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005. The BJP retained the seat, with Rampal Singh winning the by-election.

By Election, 2006: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rampal Singh 258,263 41.17 −24.02
INC Rajshree Rudra Pratap Singh 1,73,176 27.61 +2.13
BJSP Raghunandan Sharma 1,37,354 21.89 +21.89
SP Ch. Munavver Salim 17,397 2.77 −0.51
IND. Malti Bai 10,041 1.60 +1.60
Majority 85,087 13.56 −26.15
Turnout 6,27,219 47.68 −2.32
BJP hold Swing -24.02

2004 results

2004 Indian general elections: Vidisha[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 428,030 65.19 +9.54
INC Narbada Prasad Sharma 1,67,304 25.48 −17.45
SP Ch. Munavver Salim 21,543 3.28 +2.24
BSP Khuman Singh Kushwaha 15,638 2.38 new
IND. Mohan Babu Sharma 10,876 1.66 new
GGP Rajesh Kumar Pandey 8,280 1.26 new
IND. Abdul Jabbar 4,893 0.75 new
Majority 2,60,726 39.71 +26.99
Turnout 6,56,555 50.00 −5.96
BJP hold Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Vidisha[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 360,421 55.65
INC Jasvant Singh 278,024 42.93
SP Azijkhan Dada Bhai 6,749 1.04
AJBP Shivdayal Tiwari 1,690 0.26
IND Abdul Jabbar Khan 761 0.12
Majority 82,397 12.72
Turnout 655,686 55.96
BJP hold Swing

1998 results

1998 Indian general election: Vidisha[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 374,406 56.99
INC Ashutosh Dayal Sharma 2,36,548 36.01
BSP Ajay Kumar Kushwaha 27,941 4.25
GGP Onkar Singh Thakur 5,398 0.82
AD(K) Omprakash Patel 4,189 0.64
Majority 1,37,858 20.98
Turnout 6,56,984 59.76
BJP hold Swing

1996 results

1996 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 310,580 54.15
INC Hridaya Mohan Jain 1,34,822 23.51
BSP Nathoo Ram Lodhi 43,617 7.61
AIIC(T) Naresh Jain 40,328 7.03
IND. Uday 7,377 1.29
Majority 1,75,758 30.64
Turnout 5,73,521 53.00
BJP hold Swing

1991 by-election

In the 1991 Indian general elections, Atal Bihari Vajpayee won from both Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh but retained the Lucknow seat, resigning from Vidisha. A by-election was subsequently held in Vidisha in 1991, and the BJP retained the seat.

1991 Lok Sabha by-elections: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan 304,392 55.86
INC P. B. Sharma 215,292 39.51
IND 14 Independent Candidates 20,320 3.73
OTH 3 Other Party Candidates 4,954 0.91
Majority 89,100 16.35
Turnout 544,958
BJP hold Swing

1991 results

1991 Indian general election: Vidisha[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Atal Bihari Vajpayee 279,232 58.81
INC Pratap Bhanu Sharma 1,75,098 36.88
JD Jagdish Yadav 3,985 0.84
IND. Faiyaz Ali 3,457 0.73
IND. Nujjafar Yarkhan 3,337 0.70
Majority 1,04,134 21.93
Turnout 4,74,794 50.25
BJP hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Raghav Ji 313,329 58.97
INC Pratap Bhanu Krishnagopal 177,197 33.35
IND Faiyaz Ali 17,835 3.36
DDP Bhogi Ram Bhagat Lodhi 8,757 1.65
BSP Kamal Kishore Ahirawar 4,722 0.89
IND Shahavuddin 2,000 0.38
IND Radhelal Agarwal 1,953 0.37
IND Ashok Kumar Maheshwari 1,463 0.28
IND Om Parkash Soni 1,367 0.26
LKD(B) Horilal Shakya Kushwaha 1,184 0.22
IND Hargovind 956 0.18
IND Mohammad Hamid 533 0.10
Majority 136,132 25.62
Turnout 545,748 58.94
BJP gain from INC Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pratapbhanu Krishna Gopal 205,437 47.77
BJP Raghavji 195,884 45.55
IND Pooran 7,966 1.85
IND Bhogiram Bhagat 6,729 1.56
LKD Kailash Narain Singh 4,282 1.00
JP Arun Shrivastava 3,326 0.77
IND Radheylal Agarwal 2,513 0.58
IND Moji 1,506 0.35
IND Vaikunthi Tiwari 1,429 0.33
IND Shahabuddin 981 0.23
Majority 9,553 2.22
Turnout 442,547 61.75
INC hold Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Pratapbhanu Krishnagopal 152,682 43.47
JP Raghavji 147,602 42.02
JP(S) Bharatsingh 34,751 9.89
INC(U) Dhannalal 6,273 1.79
IND Shambhudayal 4,832 1.38
IND Radhelal Agarwal 2,647 0.75
IND Anwar Hashmi Mohd. Usman 2,488 0.71
Majority 5,080 1.45
Turnout 360,501 56.12
INC(I) gain from JP Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Raghavji 218,276 64.97
INC Gufran Md. Azam 94,542 28.14
IND Radheyshyam 15,664 4.66
IND Babulal Sahu 4,374 1.30
IND Shakiluddin 3,123 0.93
Majority 123,734 36.83
Turnout 354,506 60.35
JP gain from ABJS Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Ramnath Geonka 151,386 52.04
INC Manibhai J. Patel 119,322 41.02
IND Mansharam 15,421 5.30
IND Thakurdas Pesumal 4,789 1.65
Majority 32,064 11.02
Turnout 307,734 55.59
ABJS hold Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Vidisha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Pandit Shiv Sharma 158,105 57.20
INC R. Pandey 93,168 33.70
IND B. Singh 12,698 4.59
IND M. Vyas 12,458 4.51
Majority 64,937 23.49
Turnout 291,220 57.26
ABJS win (new seat)

Notes

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). elections24.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ↑ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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