Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The counting of votes for the Bhopal Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday. The results of the Parliamentary seat were declared by Thursday, May 23 evening. Voting took place for the Bhopal seat in MP in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on May 12. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur of the BJP won the seat.

While the Congress had fielded former MP chief minister Digvijaya Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had fielded Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur.  Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For MP General Elections.

Election Schedule For Bhopal Constituency 

Issue of Notification April 10
Last date for filing nomination April 23
Scrutiny of nomination April 24
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 26
Date Of Poll May 12
Date of Result May 23

Bhopal has been a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronghold since 1991. Alok Sanjar of the BJP won the 2014 Lok Sabha election from the Bhopal seat. Sanjar had defeated PC Sharma (Prakash Mangilal Sharma) of the Congress on this seat and is the sitting MP from Bhopal.

The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections will take place across India between April 11 and May 23. While voting will take place for 543 Lok Sabha seats in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, the counting of votes will take place on May 23.

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