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General Election in Madhya Pradesh
Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh, 1991|
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First party
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Second party
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| Party
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INC
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BJP
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| Seats before
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8
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27
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| Seats won
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27
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12
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| Seat change
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 19
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 15
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In the 1991 Indian general election for Madhya Pradesh polls were held for 40 seats in the state. The result was a major victory for the Indian National Congress (INC) which won 12 seats.[1] Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fared poorly in this election and managed to won only 8 seats.[2]
Results of Indian general election, 1996 in Madhya Pradesh[3]
| 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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Indian National Congress
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40
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27
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19
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74,25,644
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45.34%
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8.12%
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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40
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12
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15
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68,59,335
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41.88%
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2.22%
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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21
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1
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1
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5,80,030
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3.54%
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0.74%
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Janata Dal
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37
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0
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4
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6,95,158
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4.24%
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4.04%
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Independents
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438
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0
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1
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5,41,209
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3.3%
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4.27%
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| Total
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40
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1,63,78,467
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| Invalid votes
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3,45,978
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2.07
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| Votes cast / turnout
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1,67,26,540
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44.36
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| Registered voters
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3,77,08,721
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100.00
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19
15