Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: भोपाल लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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.

The seat has been held by the BJP since 1989. S. D. Sharma was the MP at the time of the infamous Bhopal disaster of December 1984.

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Number of electorates (2014)
149	Berasia	SC	Bhopal	2,00,081
150	Bhopal Uttar	None	Bhopal	2,34,001
151	Narela	None	Bhopal	2,89,586
152	Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim	None	Bhopal	2,14,029
153	Bhopal Madhya	None	Bhopal	2,32,471
154	Govindpura	None	Bhopal	3,19,760
155	Huzur	None	Bhopal	2,76,672
159	Sehore	None	Sehore	1,90,641
Total:				19,57,241

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of the Member	Party Affiliation
First	1951-57	Saeed Ullah Razmee / Chatrunarain Malvia	Indian National Congress
Second	1957-62	Maimoona Sultan	Indian National Congress
Third	1962-67	Maimoona Sultan	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967–71	Jagannathrao Joshi	Bharatiya Jan Sangh
Fifth	1971-77	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma	Indian National Congress
Sixth	1977-80	Arif Beg	Janata Party
Seventh	1980-84	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma	Indian National Congress (Indira)
Eighth	1984-89	K. N. Pradhan	Indian National Congress (Indira)
Ninth	1989-91	Sushil Chandra Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party
Tenth	1991-96	Sushil Chandra Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh	1996-98	Sushil Chandra Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth	1998-99	Sushil Chandra Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth	1999–2004	Sadhvi Uma Shree Bharati	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth	2004-09	Kailash Chandra Joshi	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fifteenth	2009-14	Kailash Chandra Joshi	Bharatiya Janata Party
Sixteenth	2014-Incumbent	Alok Sanjar	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2014 results

Indian general elections, 2014: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alok Sanjar	7,14,178	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	7,643	0.68	"N/A"
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,181	0.46	"N/A"
Majority			3,70,696	32.80	+22.91
Turnout			11,30,182	57.75	+12.67
	BJP hold		Swing	+12.24

2009 results

General Election, 2009: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kailash Joshi	3,35,678	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
Majority			65,157	9.89	-25.75
Turnout			6,58,840	45.08	-1.39
	BJP hold		Swing	-14.46

2004 results

General Election, 2004: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kailash Joshi	5,61,563	65.41
	INC	Sajid Ali	2,55,558	29.77
	BSP	G.S. Chawala	16,712	1.95
Majority			3,06,005	35.64
Turnout			8,58,463	46.47
	BJP hold		Swing

1999 results

General Election, 1999: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Uma Bharati	5,37,905	55.09
	INC	Suresh Pachori	3,69,041	37.79
	Independent	Shravan Gourav	19,710	2.02
Majority			1,68,864	17.30
Turnout			9,76,493	61.87
	BJP hold		Swing

1998 results

General Election, 1998: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sushil Chandra Verma	4,94,481	57.44
	INC	Arif Baig	3,00,549	34.91
	BSP	Manoj Shrivastava	34,526	4.01
Majority			1,93,932	22.53
Turnout			8,60,917	58.03
	BJP hold		Swing

1996 results

General Election, 1996: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sushil Chandra Verma	3,53,427
	INC	Kailash Agnihotri	2,02,533
	BSP
Majority			1,50,894
Turnout
	BJP hold		Swing

1991 results

General Election, 1991: Bhopal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sushil Chandra Verma	3,08,946	53.61
	INC	Nawab of Pataudi Jr.	2,06,738	35.88
	Janata Dal	Swami Agniwesh	26,716	4.64
Majority			1,02,208	17.73
Turnout			5,76,232	49.67
	BJP hold		Swing

1989 results

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

References

Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh

Current (since 2008)	Balaghat Betul Bhind Bhopal Chhindwara Damoh Dewas Dhar Guna Gwalior Hoshangabad Indore Jabalpur Khajuraho Khargone Khandwa Mandla Mandsaur Morena Ratlam Rajgarh Rewa Satna Sagar Sidhi Shahdol Tikamgarh Ujjain Vidisha

Former	Shajapur Seoni

City of Bhopal

History	Paramara dynasty Bhoja Battle of Bhopal Bhopal State Bhopal Agency Bhopal disaster Bhopal State (1949–56) Mamola Bai Nawabs of Bhopal Abida Sultan Kaikhusrau Jaha Sultan Shah Jahan Sajida Sultan Dost Mohammad of Bhopal Faiz Mohammad Khan Hamidullah Khan Nawabs of Bhopal Bhopal disaster Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Hamidullah Khan Saif Ali Khan Warren Anderson International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal International Medical Commission on Bhopal Union Carbide India Limited Bhopal Conference Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema Shankar Dayal Sharma

Geography	Bhoj Wetland Bhojtal Lower Lake Upper Lake/Bhojtal Van Vihar National Park

Administration	Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency) Bhopal division Bhopal Municipal Corporation Bhopal district

Landmarks	Sanchi Bhadbhada Dam Bharat Bhavan Bhimbetka rock shelters Bhoj Wetland Bhojpur Bhojtal Raj Bhavan Regional Science Centre Remember Bhopal Museum Taj-ul-Masajid Taj Mahal Sair Sapata

Transport	Bairagarh railway station Bhadbhada Ghat railway station Bhopal Junction railway station Dewanganj railway station Habibganj railway station Nishatpura railway station Raja Bhoj Airport Kushabhau Thakre Inter-State Bus Terminal Bhopal BRTS* Bhopal Metro* West Central Railway zone N12 N86

Education	AISECT University Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University RKDF University AIIMS Gandhi Medical College Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Forest Management School of Planning and Architecture National Law Institute University National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition National Institute of Fashion Technology Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Oriental Institute of Science and Technology Patel College of Science & Technology All Saints School Bal Bharati Public School Campion School DPS Model Higher Secondary School Raman School St. Joseph's Convent School Sanskaar Valley School

Sports	Aishbagh Stadium Barkatullah University Stadium† Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex Bhopal Badshahs Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd Sports Complex

Suburbs	Arera Colony Barkheda Berasia BHEL Township Brindavan Nagar Govindpura Habibganj Indrapuri Indus town Mandideep Misrod Piplani Saket Nagar Sonagiri

Economy	Bharat Heavy Electricals Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation RBI Bhopal

Malls	DB City Mall

Organisations	Adivasi Lok Kala Academy Bharat Bhavan Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Dhrupad Kendra Eklavya foundation Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. NITYA SEVA

Hospital	Hamidia Hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

* Planned † Under construction

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