GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
Bhopal
Shankar Dayal Sharma Khushilal Vaidya (INC) won by 31,412 votes (10.1%).
- Electors
- 5,81,472
- Votes polled
- 3,26,690
- Valid votes
- 3,12,141
- Turnout
- 56.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 10.1% (median 21.5%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1971 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 | Shankar Dayal Sharma Khushilal VaidyaWinner | INC | 1,58,805 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Bhanu Prakash Singh | BJS | 1,27,393 | 40.8% |
| 3 | Dada Bhoumick | IND | 20,342 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Arif Beg Karamat Beg | SSP | 5,601 | 1.8% |
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