GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bhopal
J.R. Joshi (BJS) won by 43,931 votes (15.5%).
- Electors
- 5,28,531
- Votes polled
- 2,95,340
- Valid votes
- 2,84,134
- Turnout
- 55.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 15.5% (median 11.7%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1967 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 17.3%(-5.2%)
- Turnout
- 61.9%(+3.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 92.9%
Winning margin over time · Bhopal
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.R. JoshiWinner | BJS | 1,38,698 | 48.8% |
| 2 | M. Sultan | INC | 94,767 | 33.4% |
| 3 | M.D. Shrivastava | CPI | 35,274 | 12.4% |
| 4 | A.A. Khan | IND | 8,807 | 3.1% |
| 5 | H.B. Bhide | IND | 6,588 | 2.3% |
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