Bhopal Constituency Election Result 2023: The Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. It is a general category Parliament seat. It comprises the entire Bhopal district and a part of the Sehore district. The counting of votes to elect MLAs on all eight constituencies in Bhopal is underway.
Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, and home to the Chief Minister and governor, currently comprises eight Legislative Assembly segments – Berasia (SC), Bhopal Uttar, Narela, Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim, Bhopal Madhya, Govindpura, Huzur and Sehore.
All the Assembly segments under the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency are set to witness a tight battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. In Berasia, the BJP has fielded Vishnu Khatri who is up against Congress’ Jayshree Harikiran. For Bhopal Uttar constituency, BJP has fielded Alok Sharma who will be given a tough fight by Congress’ candidate and current MLA from the seat, Arif Aqueel.
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From Narela, BJP’s Vishwas Sarang is up against Congress’ Manoj Shukla. For the Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim Assembly constituency, Bhagwan Das Sabnani from BJP has been fielded against Congress candidate PC Sharma. Bhopal Madhya will see a fierce battle between Dhruv Narayan Singh from BJP and Arif Masood from Congress. BJP’s Krishna Gaur vs Congress’ Ravindra Sahu in Govindpura.
Huzur assembly seat will see Rameshwar Sharma (BJP) against Naresh Gyanchandani (Congress) and Sehore will see a battle between Sudesh Rai (BJP) and Shashank Saxena (Congress).
In the 2018 assembly elections, of these eight constituencies, five were won by the BJP and three were triumphed by the Congress.
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Congress' Arif Masood won from the Bhopal Madhya Assembly constituency by clinching 82,371 votes. BJP candidate Dhruv Narayan Singh lost by a margin of 15,891 votes.
Congress' Atif Arif Aqueel won from the Bhopal Uttar Assembly constituency by clinching over 96,000 votes. BJP candidate Alok Sharma lost by a margin of over 26,987 votes.
BJP's Krishna Gaur won from the Govindpura Assembly constituency by clinching over 1,73,159 votes. Congress candidate Ravindra Sahu lost by a margin of over 1,06,668 votes.
BJP's Sudesh Rai won from the Sehore Assembly constituency by clinching over 1,05,997 votes. Congress candidate Shashank Ramesh Saxena lost by a margin of over 37,851 votes.
BJP's Rameshwar Sharma won from the Huzur Assembly constituency by clinching over 1,77,755 votes. Congress candidate Naresh Gyanchandani lost by a margin of over 97,910 votes.
BJP workers burst firecrackers at the party office in Bhopal as the party heads towards a massive victory in the state.
“I dedicate this win to our Ladli Behnas and PM Modi. We will take Madhya Pradesh forward…,” said Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to party workers as the party leads towards a landslide victory in the state.
Congress candidate Atif Arif Aqueel is ahead with a slight margin of 200 votes with BJP's Alok Sharma giving a tight fight.
As per the latest Election Commission trends, Congress candidate Arif Masood in the Bhopal Madhya assembly constituency has taken a lead by securing over 12,000 votes so far.
As per the latest election trends, BJP candidate Bhagwandas Sabnani is ahead with over 5,000 votes.
The preparations for the celebration are underway at the BJP office in Bhopal as trends suggest the party leading in Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh.
Union Minister and BJP party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, "We knew that as far as Madhya Pradesh is concerned, given the public welfare schemes of our double engine government - people's blessings will be with us... I am confident that their blessings will be with the BJP and we will form the government with absolute majority."
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath and other leaders of the party gather at the state party office in Bhopal, amid the counting of votes in the state, as the early trends showed Congress trailing.
At the Pradesh Congress office, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath said, "I have not seen the trends, I trust the voters of Madhya Pradesh that they will keep their own future secure...Don't count the number of seats. We will win comfortably..."
Bhopal election results: Counting of votes across 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh begins.
Congratulatory banners for the Congress candidates put up outside the state party office in Bhopal.
Madhya Pradesh elections 2023: “(Counting) officials will not be allowed to take betel leaf, cigarette, tobacco, lighter or even mobile phones inside. Strict checking is underway, and everything is under control,” says Mahavir Prasad Munjal, Additional SP, Bhopal on security arrangements at counting centres.
Counting across 230 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh will begin at 8 am on Sunday, December 3. Counting of postal ballots will start at 8 am and at 8.30 am EVM counting will begin.
Congress leader PC Sharma in Bhopal said, "The party will win 135-175 seats in Madhya Pradesh."
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On counting of votes, BJP candidate Rameshwar Sharma said, "There will be a shower of blessings & BJP government will be formed in four states...What has Congress given to the people in its 62 years of politics?..." (PTI)
Heavy security has been put in place outside the Old Central Jail counting centre in Bhopal, where the counting of votes for MP Assembly polls will begin at 8 am today. (PTI)
Preparations are underway at the counting centres in Bhopal as the counting of votes will begin at 8 am.
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