Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Umashanker Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 48,707 votes (51.00% vote share). The runner-up was Sanjeev Saxena (Bahujan Samaj Party) with 22,705 votes.
A total of 19 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umashanker Gupta | 48707 | 51.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sanjeev Saxena | 22705 | 23.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Deepchand Yadav | 13490 | 14.10% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Shailendra Pradhan | 6081 | 6.40% | Bharatiya Jan Shakti |
| 5 | Dhananjay Singh Chauhan | 816 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Shailendra Kumar Shaily | 772 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Ravindra | 603 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Dadan Yadav | 502 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 9 | Ganesh Singh Baghel | 373 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Azeem Mohammad | 276 | 0.30% | Indian Justice Party |
| 11 | Sanjiv Singhal | 244 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 12 | Pt. Shiv Shankar Sharma (GAUTAM) URF SHANKAR | 167 | 0.20% | Gondvana Gantantra Party |
| 13 | Dr. A. S. Tomar | 138 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Bhaskar Salve | 108 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 15 | Goutam Nagdavne | 107 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 16 | Anil Dongre | 105 | 0.10% | Apna Dal |
| 17 | Jagmohan Singh Choudhry | 105 | 0.10% | Gondwana Mukti Sena |
| 18 | Ramkumar Agrawal | 81 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Dinesh Kumar Shukla | 75 | 0.10% | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
The Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim constituency is part of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Umashanker Gupta (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 48,707 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.