Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

438

2019 · 29 seats

Women elected

13.79%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

78.57%

11 of 14 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

58.62%

17 of 29 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 29 seats

BJP 2896.6%

INC 13.4%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 13.79%

2014 17.24%

2009 20.69%

2004 10.34%

1999 7.5%

1998 10.0%

1996 15.0%

1991 15.0%

1989 10.0%

1984 7.5%

1980 10.0%

1977 0.0%

1971 8.11%

1967 13.51%

1962 16.67%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 78.57%11/14

2014 52.94%9/17

2009 52.63%10/19

2004 80.95%17/21

1999 77.42%24/31

1998 66.67%24/36

1996 58.62%17/29

1991 54.55%18/33

1989 25.0%8/32

1984 86.96%20/23

1980 15.62%5/32

1977 32.0%8/25

1971 73.91%17/23

1967 52.94%9/17

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 90 won

2014 113 won

2009 121 won

2004 72 won

1999 101 won

1998 152 won

1996 122 won

1991 82 won

1989 118 won

1984 190 won

1980 343 won

1977 1110 won

1971 82 won

1967 32 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Post Graduate 10

Graduate Professional 8

Graduate 6

12th Pass 2

Doctorate 1

Others 1

Unknown 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Agriculture 6

Politics 6

Business 5

Salaried Work or Employed 4

Retired or Pension 2

Social Work 2

Former Government 1

Other 1

Small Business or Self-employed 1

Unemployed 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 16.67% in 1962 to 13.79% in 2019 — 0.8×.
13.79% ÷ 16.67% = 0.8×
The most party-switching came in 1980: 34 turncoats stood, of whom 3 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 34
Sitting MPs fared best in 1984 (86.96%) and worst in 1980 (15.62%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1967: 70.27% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 70.27%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset