# Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency

Bhopal is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency presently covers the entire Bhopal district and part of Sehore district.

## Assembly Segments

Like most other Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh, with few seats like Durg (which has nine assembly segments under it) being exceptions, Bhopal Lok Sabha seat has 8 assembly seats as its segments.
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 149 | Berasia (SC) | Bhopal | Vishnu Khatri | BJP | BJP |
| 150 | Bhopal Uttar | Bhopal | Atif Arif Aqueel | INC | INC |
| 151 | Narela | Bhopal | Vishvas Sarang | BJP | BJP |
| 152 | Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim | Bhopal | Bhagwandas Sabnani | BJP | BJP |
| 153 | Bhopal Madhya | Bhopal | Arif Masood | INC | INC |
| 154 | Govindpura | Bhopal | Krishna Gaur | BJP | BJP |
| 155 | Huzur | Bhopal | Rameshwar Sharma | BJP | BJP |
| 159 | Sehore | Sehore | Sudesh Rai | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Saidullah Razmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Chatur Narain Malviya | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Maimoona Sultan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Maimoona Sultan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Jagannathrao Joshi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Arif baig | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | K. N. Pradhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Sushil Chandra Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Sushil Chandra Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Sushil Chandra Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Sushil Chandra Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Uma Bharti | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Kailash Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Kailash Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Alok Sanjar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Pragya Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Alok Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Alok Sharma | 981,109 | 65.48 | 3.94 |
| | INC | Arun Shrivastava | 4,79,610 | 32.01 | 3.62 |
| | BSP | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 13,305 | 0.89 | 0.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,621 | 0.44 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,01,499 | 33.47 | 7.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,98,285 | 64.06 | 1.68 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.94 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur | 866,482 | 61.54 | −1.65 |
| | INC | Digvijaya Singh | 5,01,660 | 35.63 | +5.24 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,430 | 0.39 | −0.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,64,822 | 25.91 | −6.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,08,669 | 65.74 | +7.99 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -1.65 | |

### 2014 results

2014 Indian general elections: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Alok Sanjar | 714,178 | 63.19 | +12.24 |
| | INC | P. C. Sharma | 3,43,482 | 30.39 | −10.67 |
| | AAP | Rachna Dhingra | 21,298 | 1.88 | N/A |
| | BSP | Sunil Borse | 10,152 | 0.90 | −1.93 |
| | CPI | Shailendra Kumar Shaili | 7,643 | 0.68 | "N/A" |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,181 | 0.46 | "N/A" |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,70,696 | 32.80 | +22.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,30,182 | 57.75 | +12.68 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +12.24 | |

### 2009 results

2009 Indian general elections: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kailash Chandra Joshi | 335,678 | 50.95 | −14.46 |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Thakur | 2,70,521 | 41.06 | +11.29 |
| | BSP | Ashok Narayan Singh | 18,649 | 2.83 | +0.88 |
| | SP | Munawar Khan Kausar | 8,615 | 1.31 | +0.85 |
| | Independent | Brajendra Chaturvedi | 3,570 | 0.54 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,157 | 9.89 | −25.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,58,840 | 45.07 | −1.39 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -14.46 | |

### 2004 results

General Election, 2004: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kailash Joshi | 561,563 | 65.41 |
| | INC | Sajith Ali Banbhan | 2,55,558 | 29.77 |
| | BSP | G. S. Chawala | 16,712 | 1.95 |
| | Independent | Brij Basi Lal Sharma | 7,965 | 0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,06,005 | 35.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,58,463 | 46.47 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1999 results

General Election, 1999: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sadhvi Uma Sri Bharti | 5,37,905 | 55.09 |
| | INC | Suresh Pachouri | 3,69,041 | 37.79 |
| | Independent | Shrawan Gourav | 19,710 | 2.02 |
| | BSP | Phool Singh | 18,617 | 1.91 |
| | NCP | Aslam Sher Khan | 6,044 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,68,864 | 17.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,76,493 | 61.87 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1998 results

General Election, 1998: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Sushil Chandra Varma | 4,94,481 | 57.44 |
| | INC | Arif Baig | 3,00,549 | 34.91 |
| | BSP | Manoj Shrivastava | 54,526 | 4.01 |
| | CPI | Shailendra Kumar | 15,423 | 1.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,93,932 | 22.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,60,917 | 58.03 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1996 results

General Election, 1996: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Sushil Chandra Varma | 3,53,427 | 49.27 |
| | INC | Kailash Agnihotri | 2,02,533 | 28.24 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Saxena | 52,865 | 7.37 |
| | AIIC(T) | Lalit Srivastava | 46,146 | 6.43 |
| | Independent | Rafiq Aslam Qureshi | 8,605 | 1.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,50,894 | 21.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,17,295 | 49.26 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1991 results

General Election, 1991: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Sushil Chandra Varma | 3,08,946 | 53.61 |
| | INC | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 2,06,738 | 35.88 |
| | JD | Swami Agniwesh | 26,716 | 4.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,02,208 | 17.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,76,232 | 49.67 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1989 results

General Election, 1989: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Sushil Chandra Varma | 2,81,169 | 46.48 |
| | INC | K. N. Pradhan | 1,77,515 | 29.35 |
| | BSP | A. Rauf Khan | 97,886 | 16.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,03,654 | 17.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,04,911 | 53.97 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984 results

General Election, 1984: Bhopal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | K. N. Pradhan | 2,40,717 | 61.73 |
| | BJP | Laxminarayan Sharma | 1,12,053 | 28.74 |
| | JP | Goswami Gajanan Puri | 5,705 | 1.46 |
| | Independent | Gulkhan Alam | 4,710 | 1.21 |
| | Independent | Shiv Kumar Sahni | 4,386 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,28,664 | 32.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,89,943 | 48.89 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |