Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Bijeypur

Assembly constituency 2 (GEN) · Madhya Pradesh

State boardMadhya Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#2 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors72,307

Votes polled46,253

Turnout64.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerJagmohan SinghBharatiya Jana Sangh25,20654.5% of votes

MARGIN6,565 votes · 14.2 pp25,206 − 18,641

Runner-upNaval Kishore Indian National Congress18,64140.3% of votes

BJS 57.5% of top-two votesINC 42.5%

All candidates 4

01 Jagmohan SinghBJS25,206 54.5%
02 Naval KishoreINC18,641 40.3%
03 BhagwanIND1,356 2.9%
04 Shiv Charan LalIND1,050 2.3%

Turnout 64.0%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 296 seats, 197252.7%
ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 46,253Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
Margin not recorded
Mukesh MalhotraIndian National Congress
2023
8.8 pp
Ramniwas RawatIndian National Congress
2018
1.7 pp
SeetaramBharatiya Janata Party
2013
1.4 pp
Ramniwas RawatIndian National Congress
2008
2.8 pp
Ramniwas RawatIndian National Congress
2003
16.4 pp
RamniwasIndian National Congress
1998
6.6 pp
Babulal MewraBharatiya Janata Party
1993
9.8 pp
Ram Nivas RawatIndian National Congress
1990
4.6 pp
Ram NiwasIndian National Congress
1985
8.9 pp
BabulalmewaraBharatiya Janata Party
1980
9.7 pp
Jagmohan SinghIndian National Congress
1977
8.0 pp
Ajit KumarJanata Party
1972
14.2 pp
Jagmohan SinghBharatiya Jana Sangh
1967
62.1 pp
J. SinghIndependent
1962
1.1 pp
Naval KishoreIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 62.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 94.8% of votes; the other 2 candidates 5.2% between them.
(25,206 + 18,641) ÷ 46,253 = 94.8% · 2,406 ÷ 46,253 = 5.2%
Turnout of 64.0% was 11.3 pp above the state's median seat (52.7%).
64.0 − 52.7 = +11.3
The margin narrowed from 62.1 pp in 1967 to 14.2 pp.
14.2 − 62.1 = −47.9 pp
The seat changed hands: IND in 1967, BJS in 1972.
1967 IND · 1972 BJS

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines46,253
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled46,253
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Madhya Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 296 seats on the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database