In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Election Schedule for Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha General Election 2019
State | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III | Phase IV | Phase V | Phase VI | Phase VII |
Madhya Pradesh | - | - | - | 29/Apr | 06/May | 12/May | 19/May |
Constituencies | Phase | Polling Date |
Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara | IV | Apr-29 |
Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul | V | May-06 |
Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh | VI | May-12 |
Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsour, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa | VII | May-19 |
List of Parliamentary Constituencies in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has 29 constituencies, among which four are reserved for SCs and six for STs. Bhind, Tikamgarh, Dewas, and Ujjain are the ones reserved for SCs, while Shahdol, Mandla, Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone, and Betul are for STs.
Madhya Pradesh General Election (Lok Sabha) Results
The tables below represent the general election results for the state of Madhya Pradesh till now starting from the most recent year 2014.
Each table shows the number of Lok sabha seats won by each participating political party in that particular year.
Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election History
Madhya Pradesh currently has 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, of which the BJP holds 16, the Congress holds 12, and the BSP holds one. The INC won the first five General Elections of Madhya Pradesh until the Bharatiya Lok Dal dethroned it in 1977. Following are the details of every General Election held in the state:
- The first General Election was held in 1951, in which the INC pulled off a sweeping victory by bagging 21 out of the 23 seats. The other two seats were won by independent candidates.
- In 1952, the INC won another stupendous victory by winning 26 of the 27 available Lok Sabha seats while the Hindu Mahasabha Party won the remaining one seat.
- The General Election of 1957 was won by the INC for a third consecutive time by a majority of 24 seats out of the total 36. Four seats were won by independent candidates, along with three each by Jan Sangh and Praja Socialist Party, and one each by the Ram Rajya Parishad and the Socialist Party.
- Madhya Pradesh comprised of 37 Lok Sabha seats in the 1962 General Election, in which the INC won a majority of 24 seats, followed by All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS) bagging 10 seats. Two seats were bagged by independent contestants and only one was won by the Swatantra Party.
- In the 1971 General Election, 21 out of the 37 seats were won by the INC. The BJS got 11, the independents won four, and the Samyukta Socialist Party won the remaining one.
- The General Election of 1977 witnessed the end of a long Congress rule when the Bharatiya Lok Dal won 37 out of the 40 seats while the INC, the Republic Party of India (Khobragade) and an independent candidate won one seat each.
- In 1980, the INC again regained its dominance by bagging 35 seats, while the Janata Dal won four and one was won by an independent candidate.
- The General Election of 1984 was singularly won by the INC, which claimed all the 40 Lok Sabha seats of the state.
- The General Election of 1989 marked the entry of the BJP, who won 27 seats while the INC won only 8 and the Janta Dal and an independent candidate won one seat each.
- The INC won the 1991 Lok Sabha elections by a majority of 26 seats, while the BJP got 12 of them and the remaining two seats were bagged by BSP and an independent contestant.
- The 1996 General Election marked the beginning of a continuous BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh and the party won a majority of 27 seats, followed by the INC winning eight, the BSP winning two seats. One seat each was won by the All India Indira Congress (AIIC), the Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress (MPVC), and an independent candidate.
- In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, the BJP bagged a total of 30 seats and the remaining 10 were won by the INC.
- The 1999 General Election again went to the BJP, who won 29 seats while the INC won the 11 remaining Lok Sabha seats of the state.
- Post 2000, Madhya Pradesh has comprised 29 seats due to the creation of Chhattisgarh. The 2004 election witnessed a strong BJP victory as 24 of the seats were bagged by it and the other four were won by the Congress.
- The 2009 General Election marked the fifth consecutive victory for the BJP, who won 16 seats, followed by the INC at 12, and the BSP at one seat.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 27 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 2 |
Total | 29 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 16 |
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 1 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 12 |
Total | 29 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 25 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 4 |
Total | 29 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 29 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 11 |
Total | 40 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 30 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 10 |
Total | 40 |
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (AIIC)(T) | 1 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 27 |
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 8 |
Independent (IND) | 1 |
Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress (MPVC) | 1 |
Total | 40 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 12 |
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 1 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 26 |
Independent (IND) | 1 |
Total | 40 |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 27 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 8 |
Independent (IND) | 1 |
Janta Dal (JD) | 4 |
Total | 40 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 40 |
Othres | 0 |
Total | 40 |
Indian National Congress (I)(INC)(I) | 35 |
Independent (IND) | 1 |
Janta Dal (JNP) | 4 |
Total | 40 |
Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) | 37 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 1 |
Independent (IND) | 1 |
Republician Party of India (Khobragade) (RPK) | 1 |
Total | 40 |
All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS) | 11 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 21 |
Independent (IND) | 4 |
Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) | 1 |
Total | 37 |
All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS) | 10 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 24 |
Independent (IND) | 2 |
Swatantra Party (SWA) | 1 |
Total | 37 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 24 |
Independent (IND) | 4 |
Jan Sangh (JS) | 3 |
Praja Socialist Party (PSP) | 3 |
Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP) | 1 |
Socialist Party (SOC) | 1 |
Total | 36 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 26 |
Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) | 1 |
Total | 27 |
Indian National Congress (INC) | 21 |
Independent (IND) | 2 |
Total | 23 |
Last Updated on May 21, 2019