The Choice of Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections Over the Years: At a Glance
| 1952 | 1957 | 1962 | 1967 | 1972 | 1977 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1993 |
Electorate (millions) | 11.07 |
14.01 | 15.87 | 18.39 | 20.86 | 23.00 | 25.39 | 29.17 | 37.60 | 40.05 |
Turnout (%) | 46.1 | 36.9 | 44.5 | 53.5 | 55.3 | 52.7 | 48.9 | 49.8 | 54.2 | 58.8 |
Seats | 232 | 288 | 288 | 296 | 296 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 319 |
Candidates | 1122 | 1029 | 1336 | 1553 | 1417 | 1994 | 2000 | 2450 | 4216 | 3698 |
INC, INCI in 1980 | 194(225) 49.1% | 232(288) 49.8% | 142(288) 38.5% | 167(296) 40.7% | 220(289) 47.9% | 84 (320) 35.9% | 246(320) 47.5% | 250(320) 48.9% | 56 (318) 33.4% | 174(318) 40.8% |
BJP, BJS till 1972 | 0 (76) 3.6% | 10 (127) 9.8% | 41 (195) 16.7% | 78 (265) 28.3% | 48 (261) 28.7% | -- | 60 (310) 30.3% | 58 (312) 32.4% | 220(269) 39.1% | 116(318) 38.7% |
Communist Party of India | 0 (12) 0.3% | 2 (25) 1.6% | 1 (42) 2.0% | 1 (33) 1.1% | 3 (5) 1.0% | 0 (47) 1.0% | 2 (46) 1.5% | 0 (78) 2.1% | 3 (61) 1.2% | 2 (63) 1.2% |
CPI-Marxist | -- | -- | -- | 0 (9) 0.2% | 0 (4) 0.0% | 0 (5) 0.1% | 0 (7) 0.3% | 0 (13) 0.5% | 0 (8) 0.2% | 1 (13) 0.3% |
Janata Dal, JPSC in 1980 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 (204) 4.8% | -- | 28 (115) 7.7% | 4 (259) 3.9% |
Janata Party, JAC in 1967 | -- | -- | -- | 2 (33) 1.5% | -- | 230(319) 47.3% | 2 (124) 2.9% | 5 (171) 4.0% | 0 (77) 0.2% | -- |
RPIK, SP till 1972, SSP in 1967 | 2 (143) 9.5% | -- | 14 (86) 4.7% | 10 (114) 5.3% | 7 (150) 6.3% | -- | 1 (13) 0.3% | -- | 0 (11) 0.1% | 1 (4) 0.1% |
INCS, SWA till 1972, PWP in 1952 | 2 (19) 1.5% | -- | 2 (43) 1.2% | 7 (21) 2.5% | 0 (23) 0.6% | -- | -- | 1 (30) 0.2% | 0 (22) 0.1% | 0 (6) 0.0% |
BSP, ABRRP till 1980 | 3 (35) 2.5% | 5 (51) 3.1% | 10 (76) 3.8% | -- | --
| 1 (4) 0.4% | 0 (4) 0.2% | --
| 2 (183) 3.5% | 11 (286) 7.0% |
KSM, ABHM till 1977 | 0 (1) 0.1% | 7 (43) 4.7% | 6 (50) 3.2% | -- | 0 (9) 0.1% | 0 (9) 0.1% | -- | -- | 1 (20) 0.4% | 1 (4) 0.2% |
CMM, PSP till 1967, KMPP in 1952 | 8 (71) 5.2% | 12 (154) 13.2% | 33 (140) 10.7% | 9 (110) 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 (8) 0.1% | 1 (24) 0.4% |
Others | 0 (71) 5.3% | 0 (24) 1.3% | 0 (42) 1.6% | 0 (38) 0.9% | 0 (37) 0.7% | 0 (2) 0.0% | 0 (132) 1.9% | 0 (78) 1.1% | 0 (392) 1.7% | 0 (632) 1.6% |
Independents | 23 (469) 22.9% | 20 (317) 16.5% | 39 (374) 17.6% | 22 (634) 14.8% | 18 (639) 14.7% | 5 (1288) 15.2% | 8 (840) 10.3% | 6 (1448) 10.8% | 10(2732) 12.3% | 8 (1771) 5.8% |
(Figures within parentheses represent the number of candidates while those outside represent the number of winners.)
Election Dates -- 1967: February 16, 17, 20; 1972: March 8, 11; 1977: June 10, 13; 1980: May 28, 31; 1985: March 3; 1990: February 27; 1993: November 24, 27.
INC: Indian National Congress; INCI: INC-Indira; BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party; BJS: Bharatiya Jan Sangh, JPSC: Janata Party Secular Charan Singh; JAC: Jana Congress; RPIK: Republican Party of India-Khobragade; SP: Socialist Party; SSP: Samyukta Socialist Party; INCS: Indian National Congress-Socialist; SWA: Swatantra Party; PWP: Peasants and Workers' Party; BSP: Bahujan Samaj Party; ABRRP: Akhil Bhartiya Ram Rajya Parishad; KSM: Krantikari Samajwadi Manch; ABHM: Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha; CMM: Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha; PSP: Praja Socialist Party; KMPP: Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party.
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