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General Election in Madhya Pradesh
Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh, 1996|
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First party
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Second party
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| Party
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BJP
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INC
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| Seats before
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12
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27
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| Seats won
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27
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8
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| Seat change
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 15
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 19
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In the 1996 Indian general election for Madhya Pradesh polls were held for 40 seats in the state. The result was a major victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won 27 seats.Indian National Congress (INC) fared poorly in this election and managed to won only 8 seats.[1]
Results of Indian general election, 1996 in Madhya Pradesh[2]
| Parties and coalitions
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Seats
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Popular vote
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| Contested
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Won
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+/−
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Votes
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%
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±pp
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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39
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27
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15
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94,72,940
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41.32%
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0.56%
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Indian National Congress
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40
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8
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19
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71,11,753
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31.02%
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14.32%
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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28
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2
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1
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18,74,594
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8.18%
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4.64%
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All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
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33
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1
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New
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10,78,589
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4.7%
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New
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Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress
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1
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1
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New
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3,37,539
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1.47%
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New
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Independents
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1046
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1
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1
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21,94,115
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9.57%
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6.27%
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| Total
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40
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2,29,24,872
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| Invalid votes
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8,20,541
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3.46
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| Votes cast / turnout
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2,37,48,322
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54.06
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| Registered voters
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4,39,27,252
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100.00
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Constituency-wise results
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15
0.56%