Rediff Logo News Banner Ads Find/Feedback/Site Index
HOME | NEWS | ELECTIONS '98 | POLLING BOOTH | ELECTIONS '96 | MADHYA PRADESH

NEWS
VIEWS
INTERVIEWS
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
ISSUES '98
MANIFESTOS
OVERHEARD
INDIA SPEAKS!
YEH HAI INDIA
CHAT

State: Madhya Pradesh
Constituency: Guna
Total Votes Polled: 560145
Winner: BJP Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia 272633
Runner Up: INC K P Singh 141809
Margin: 130824 (23.88%)

Part of the royal belt, Vijayaraje Scindia became MP for the first time in 1957 from here, but as a Congress candidate. She was elected once again in 1967, on the Swatantra Party ticket this time. Here's more, Madhavrao Scindia became an MP from here for the first time in 1971, but on the Jan Sangh ticket. In 1977 he fought the elections as an Independent, and retained the seat, and won it for the Congress in 1980. Since 1989, this seat has been represented by the Rajmata, for the BJP.

HOME | NEWS | BUSINESS | CRICKET | MOVIES | CHAT
INFOTECH | TRAVEL | LIFE/STYLE | FREEDOM | FEEDBACK