Elections Archive

GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

Bhopal

Shankardayal Sharma (INC(I)) won by 13,602 votes (3.5%).

Electors
7,01,163
Votes polled
3,97,589
Valid votes
Turnout
56.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 3.5% (median 16.7%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1980 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

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199933%

Candidates

Candidates · Bhopal 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankardayal SharmaWinnerINC(I)1,68,05943.5%
2Arif BegJNP1,54,45740.0%
3Homi DajiCPI24,3706.3%
4Bhaiyalal ShobharamIND8,3312.2%
5Washiuddin KhanIND5,9131.5%
6Narayandas KhambhraIND4,6871.2%
7Vidya JainIND3,8421.0%
8Babulal SangodeIND3,5880.9%
9K.C. GuptaIND3,3910.9%
10Ramkumar KhareIND3,2570.8%
11Shafic SiddiquiIND3,1620.8%
12Radheshyam AgrawalIND2,9950.8%

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