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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