Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) was won by Rakesh Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 454,744 votes over Pt. Vivek Krishna Tankha. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Seth Govinddas Diwan Bahadur Seth Jeewandas Indian National Congress 85,212 58.8% Maheshdutta Chandragopal (Praja Socialist Party) 40,953 (28.3 pts)
1962 Govind Das Indian National Congress 105,185 53.7% Jagannath Prasad Dwivedi (Jharkhand Party) 55,782 (28.5 pts)
1967 G. Das Indian National Congress 139,427 51.3% S. Chandra (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 64,730 (23.8 pts)
1971 Govind Das Indian National Congress 139,370 70.1% Baboorao Paranjpe (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 92,121 (46.4 pts)
1977 Sharad Yadav Bharatiya Lok Dal 194,516 59.1% Jagdish Narain Awasthy (Indian National Congress) 75,891 (23.1 pts)
1980 Munder Sharma Congress (I) 172,408 53.0% Rajmohan Gandhi (Janata Party) 77,526 (23.8 pts)
1984 Ajay Narayan Mushran Indian National Congress 256,911 61.4% Babhurao Paranjpe (Bharatiya Janata Party) 122,323 (29.2 pts)
1989 Baburao Pranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 273,163 55.5% Ajainarain Mushra (Indian National Congress) 101,772 (20.7 pts)
1991 Shrawan Kumar Patel Indian National Congress 172,149 44.2% Baburao Paranjpe (Bharatiya Janata Party) 6,722 (1.7 pts)
1996 Dada Baburao Paranjape Bharatiya Janata Party 256,621 49.1% Sarvankumar Patel (Indian National Congress) 93,680 (17.9 pts)
1998 Dada Baburao Paranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 300,584 46.9% Dr. Alok Chansoria (Indian National Congress) 84,115 (13.1 pts)
1999 Jaishree Banerjee ( Bhabhi Ji) Bharatiya Janata Party 300,648 56.9% Chandra Mohan (Indian National Congress) 109,754 (20.8 pts)
2004 Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 311,646 54.5% Vishwanath Dubey (Indian National Congress) 99,531 (17.4 pts)
2009 Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 343,922 54.3% Advocate Rameshwar Neekhra (Indian National Congress) 106,003 (16.7 pts)
2014 Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 564,609 56.3% Vivek Krishna Tankha (Indian National Congress) 208,639 (20.8 pts)
2019 Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 826,454 65.6% Pt. Vivek Krishna Tankha (Indian National Congress) 454,744 (36.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Seth Govinddas Diwan Bahadur Seth Jeewandas Indian National Congress 85,212 58.8%
Maheshdutta Chandragopal Praja Socialist Party 44,259 30.5%
Karamnarayan Sheolal Bharatiya Jana Sangh 15,427 10.6%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govind Das Indian National Congress 105,185 53.7%
Jagannath Prasad Dwivedi Jharkhand Party 49,403 25.2%
Krishna Chandara Raj Socialist Party 21,973 11.2%
Mahadeo Prasad Independent 9,716 5.0%
Shambhoo Prasad RRP 9,618 4.9%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. Das Indian National Congress 139,427 51.3%
S. Chandra Bharatiya Jana Sangh 74,697 27.5%
B.L. Rai Independent 24,235 8.9%
M.P. Mishra Independent 13,436 4.9%
R.S. Sudan Independent 10,038 3.7%
Tekchand RPI 9,775 3.6%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govind Das Indian National Congress 139,370 70.1%
Baboorao Paranjpe Bharatiya Jana Sangh 47,249 23.8%
Deshasingh Bhakna Praja Socialist Party 7,550 3.8%
Mahadeo Prasad Mishra Alias Mimshi Independent 4,573 2.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sharad Yadav Bharatiya Lok Dal 194,516 59.1%
Jagdish Narain Awasthy Indian National Congress 118,625 36.0%
Mahendra Bajpai Independent 8,751 2.7%
Mahadeo Prasad Mishra Manishi Independent 7,220 2.2%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Munder Sharma Congress (I) 172,408 53.0%
Rajmohan Gandhi Janata Party 94,882 29.2%
Sharad Nand Kishore Janata Party (Secular) 30,260 9.3%
Parsottam S/O Mullu Independent 4,746 1.5%
Natwarlal Independent 3,687 1.1%
Nizanuddin Saikh Jumman Independent 3,433 1.1%
Prasanna Kumar Sunderlal Independent 3,402 1.0%
Mahadeo Prasad Mishra 'Manishi' Independent 3,257 1.0%
Mangal Singh Independent 3,049 0.9%
Sureshkumar Awasthy Independent 2,460 0.8%
Ballabhdas Jain Independent 2,244 0.7%
Balgovind Phoolchand Independent 786 0.2%
Chamanlal Sonker Independent 644 0.2%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ajay Narayan Mushran Indian National Congress 256,911 61.4%
Babhurao Paranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 134,588 32.2%
Narayan Parasad Choudhary Independent 3,867 0.9%
Bihari Independent 3,377 0.8%
Rajendra Independent 3,007 0.7%
Kanchhedi Lal Independent 2,795 0.7%
Om Keshav Independent 2,107 0.5%
Hanumant Rao Independent 2,098 0.5%
Natwar Lal Kotak Independent 1,782 0.4%
Umashanker Tambhane Independent 1,764 0.4%
Dashrath Lal Independent 1,415 0.3%
Basori Independent 1,223 0.3%
Laxman Prasad Independent 950 0.2%
Gulab Sohane Independent 871 0.2%
K. Shankaer Shukla Independent 862 0.2%
Mohammad Sharif Independent 626 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Baburao Pranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 273,163 55.5%
Ajainarain Mushra Indian National Congress 171,391 34.8%
Ramu Rajesh Jaiswal Independent 16,328 3.3%
Rajendra Kumar Tiwari Independent 4,232 0.9%
Bihari Lal Independent 2,389 0.5%
A.Kanchedilal Kachhi Independent 2,326 0.5%
Anusuiya Prasad Independent 2,159 0.4%
Alok Kumar Independent 2,136 0.4%
Shyamsunder Khandelwal Independent 2,040 0.4%
Adarshmuni Trivedi Independent 1,990 0.4%
Maulana Nisar Ahmad Independent 1,980 0.4%
Rajendra Jain Independent 1,568 0.3%
Phundilal Independent 1,524 0.3%
K.K.Chauhan Independent 1,302 0.3%
Shankerlal Kol Independent 1,186 0.2%
Sammati Saini Independent 1,123 0.2%
Narain Prasad Independent 898 0.2%
Abdul Quiyum Independent 874 0.2%
Pramod Chaurasia Independent 789 0.2%
Nanhoria B.P.S. Independent 766 0.2%
Ramesh Prasad Independent 589 0.1%
Parsottam Independent 344 0.1%
Rajesh Kumar Independent 327 0.1%
Santosh Kumar Independent 308 0.1%
Baijnath Pande Independent 280 0.1%
Himanshu Sheikhar Independent 235 0.0%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shrawan Kumar Patel Indian National Congress 172,149 44.2%
Baburao Paranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 165,427 42.5%
Bachchan Naik Janata Dal 27,723 7.1%
Dinesh Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 7,308 1.9%
Rajkumar Sahni Independent 3,941 1.0%
Shambhoo Sharma Janata Party 1,746 0.4%
Bihari Lal Independent 1,106 0.3%
Sajan Das Independent 1,058 0.3%
Ashok Kumar Independent 1,029 0.3%
Yatendra Nath Independent 914 0.2%
Baijnath Nagesh DDP 854 0.2%
Neelima Rai (W) Independent 843 0.2%
Mohd. Haroon Badshah Independent 703 0.2%
Pauranik Ram Independent 646 0.2%
Alok Verma Independent 539 0.1%
Rajesh Kumar Independent 539 0.1%
Rkesh Kumar Independent 395 0.1%
Suresh Kumar Awasthi Independent 375 0.1%
Ram Chandra Niyar Independent 372 0.1%
Kanchhedi Lal Independent 358 0.1%
Hiralal Dhoosia Independent 344 0.1%
Sarju Prasad Independent 342 0.1%
Shankar Prasad Goyanka Independent 337 0.1%
Shriprakash Mohta Independent 297 0.1%
Arvind Kumar Singh Independent 141 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dada Baburao Paranjape Bharatiya Janata Party 256,621 49.1%
Sarvankumar Patel Indian National Congress 162,941 31.2%
Ashok Patel Bahujan Samaj Party 33,076 6.3%
Chandrika Prasad Tripathi AIIC(T) 27,957 5.3%
Govind Yadav Janata Dal 8,079 1.5%
Maya Barman Independent 3,594 0.7%
Meghnath Banerjee MKVP 3,430 0.7%
Sajan Das Independent 2,512 0.5%
Mathura Prasad Vathare Janata Party 2,355 0.5%
Vishnu Prasad Independent 1,869 0.4%
Daryav Singh Independent 1,862 0.4%
Lavkesh Sonkar Shiv Sena 1,852 0.4%
Ramesh Sahu Independent 1,705 0.3%
Premprakash Ambedkar Independent 1,326 0.3%
Shyam Lal Independent 1,144 0.2%
Ramprasad Alias Kewat Daduram Independent 1,134 0.2%
Rajkumar Independent 1,092 0.2%
Akanchhendi Lal Independent 846 0.2%
Davinder Kumar Independent 844 0.2%
Siri Prakash Mohta Independent 782 0.1%
Vindeshwari Independent 639 0.1%
Din Dayal Independent 635 0.1%
Charan Singh Independent 602 0.1%
Arvinda Independent 597 0.1%
Gopal Sharma Independent 559 0.1%
Purshotam Lal Rawat Independent 549 0.1%
Suraj Prasad Mishra Independent 508 0.1%
Komal Independent 500 0.1%
Prahlad Singh Independent 434 0.1%
Ramkripal Patel Independent 423 0.1%
Kishan Chand Independent 368 0.1%
Somdaru Alias Somvaru Kumar Independent 366 0.1%
Ashok Lakhera Independent 357 0.1%
Suman Rao SDP(MP) 299 0.1%
Rajesh Mishra (Raju) Independent 282 0.1%
Subhash Patel Independent 215 0.0%
Dineshprasad Sharma Independent 192 0.0%
Hari Prasad Independent 186 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dada Baburao Paranjpe Bharatiya Janata Party 300,584 46.9%
Dr. Alok Chansoria Indian National Congress 216,469 33.7%
Bachchan Nayak Janata Dal 58,129 9.1%
Narbada Prasad Ahirwar Bahujan Samaj Party 45,657 7.1%
Mohammad Rayees Wali Independent 14,961 2.3%
Bhagwat Mahere Independent 2,127 0.3%
Mama Gulab Tiwari Samajwadi Party 1,080 0.2%
Jadugar Shyamkant Nigam AJBP 1,025 0.2%
Prem Prakash Ambedkar Independent 744 0.1%
Pt. Sooraj Prasad Mishra (Retd. Teacher) Independent 677 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jaishree Banerjee ( Bhabhi Ji) Bharatiya Janata Party 300,648 56.9%
Chandra Mohan Indian National Congress 190,894 36.1%
Narbada Prasad Ahirvar Bahujan Samaj Party 24,223 4.6%
Mohammed Rais Wali Nationalist Congress Party 6,361 1.2%
Raju Verma AJBP 2,428 0.5%
Dinesh Kushwaha Samajwadi Party 1,491 0.3%
Advocate Prem Prakash Ambedker Independent 1,194 0.2%
Dr. Ashok Lakhera Independent 605 0.1%
Jairaj Sonkar ( Raja Beta ) RDNBP 384 0.1%
Swami Suresh Kumar Verma Independent 298 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 311,646 54.5%
Vishwanath Dubey Indian National Congress 212,115 37.1%
Braj Kishore Kewat ( Manjhi) Bahujan Samaj Party 16,946 3.0%
Swami Suresh Verma Independent 6,857 1.2%
Rajesh Dixit Samajwadi Party 5,528 1.0%
Shail Bharti Independent 4,595 0.8%
Ad. Sunil Shukla GGP 3,683 0.6%
Bhai Rakesh ( Pramukh Dhai Akshar) Sonkar Independent 2,858 0.5%
Riyaz Khan Independent 2,718 0.5%
Advocate Prem Prakash Ambedkar Independent 1,324 0.2%
Gurucharan Singh Bedi ( Teetu Bhai ) Independent 1,073 0.2%
Praveen Independent 864 0.2%
Pt. Suraj Prasad Mishr ( Rtd. Shi.) SVSP 640 0.1%
Arvind Mahobiya Independent 548 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 343,922 54.3%
Advocate Rameshwar Neekhra Indian National Congress 237,919 37.6%
Aziz Qureshi Bahujan Samaj Party 21,080 3.3%
Sunil Patel Independent 7,247 1.1%
Meerchand Patel (Kachhvaha) RPI 4,009 0.6%
Hari Singh Maravi GMS 3,943 0.6%
Dr. Mukesh Mehrotra Independent 3,921 0.6%
Ravi Mahobia (Kundam) GGP 3,506 0.6%
Rakesh Sonkar (Pramukh Dhai Akshar) Independent 3,169 0.5%
Ashok Kumar Sharma Samajwadi Party 2,948 0.5%
Rajkumari Singh LJP 1,829 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 564,609 56.3%
Vivek Krishna Tankha Indian National Congress 355,970 35.5%
Aftab Alam Bahujan Samaj Party 16,008 1.6%
Captain Hanfee, Veer Chakra Aam Aadmi Party 15,977 1.6%
Mohd. Adil IUML 9,053 0.9%
None Of The Above Independent 7,888 0.8%
Virendra Kumar Sharma Independent 7,164 0.7%
Vinay Kumar Jain Independent 6,400 0.6%
Manak Lal Gontiya API 4,261 0.4%
Naveen Jain (Yogacharya) Independent 2,990 0.3%
Vikrant Independent 2,797 0.3%
Lal Dash GGP 2,234 0.2%
Dr. Dhai Akshar (Rakesh Sonkar) Independent 2,007 0.2%
Digvijay Singh (Senior Journlist) BSCP 1,852 0.2%
Malkhan Patel Independent 1,562 0.2%
Er. Pravin Gajbhiye "Dada" BMP 1,412 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rakesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 826,454 65.6%
Pt. Vivek Krishna Tankha Indian National Congress 371,710 29.5%
Ad. Ramraj Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 12,873 1.0%
Rakesh Singh S/O Nathuram Independent 9,487 0.8%
Rakesh Singh S/O Baljor Singh Independent 7,392 0.6%
Dr. Dhai Akshar Independent 4,315 0.3%
Kuldeep Ahirwar RPI(A) 4,116 0.3%
Mahu Singh Paraste GGP 3,446 0.3%
Engr. Rupram Singh Independent 2,702 0.2%
Dhanuk Independent 2,665 0.2%
Gulab Singh (Vivek) Independent 2,241 0.2%
Shahnaj Bee Ansari SIP 1,912 0.2%
Shukhdev Dahiya BJSP 1,392 0.1%
Bhushan Prasad Shukla BSCP 1,355 0.1%
Ram Dayal Prajapat Independent 1,176 0.1%
Ashok Singh Lodhi Independent 1,169 0.1%
Vinay Kumar Jain "Vinnu Bhaiyya" Independent 1,068 0.1%
Amjad Khan Independent 992 0.1%
Laxminarayan Jagannath Singh Lodhi Independent 828 0.1%
Shri Lal Markam (Bade Shri) Independent 803 0.1%
Chandra Prakash Bhatnagar AVIRP 780 0.1%
Devendra Kumar Yadav PSP(L) 595 0.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 28.3 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 28.5 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 23.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 46.4 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 23.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 23.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 29.2 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.7 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 1.7 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 17.9 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 13.1 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.8 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 17.4 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 16.7 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.8 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 36.1 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jabalpur has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jabalpur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Rakesh Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, in 2019 with 826,454 votes (65.6%), a margin of 454,744 votes over Pt. Vivek Krishna Tankha.

Which parties have won Jabalpur since 1957?

Since 1957, Jabalpur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Jabalpur?

The closest result on record for Jabalpur was 1991, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 6,722 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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