<p><strong>If won:</strong> BJP leader and former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shivraj-singh-chouhan">Madhya Pradesh</a> Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shivraj-singh-chouhan">Shivraj Singh Chouhan</a> is leading by 4,26,732 votes from the Vidisha constituency against Congress candidate Prathabbanu Shama.</p><p>If he wins, Chouhan, the former MP CM, will be elected the Member of Parliament from the Vidisha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> constituency for the 6th time. </p><p>Chouhan was the Vidisha MP from 1991 to 2004, winning five terms in a row from the constituency. He then went on to become the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005, a post he held till 2023, barring a gap of 1 year and 3 months from 2018 end to early 2020. He was replaced as CM by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mohan-yadav">Mohan Yadav</a> by 2023, and contested from the Vidisha seat for the first time in 20 years.</p>.<p><strong>(Winner)</strong> replaces BJP's Ramakant Bhargava, who won the seat in 2019.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>If won:</strong> BJP leader and former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shivraj-singh-chouhan">Madhya Pradesh</a> Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shivraj-singh-chouhan">Shivraj Singh Chouhan</a> is leading by 4,26,732 votes from the Vidisha constituency against Congress candidate Prathabbanu Shama.</p><p>If he wins, Chouhan, the former MP CM, will be elected the Member of Parliament from the Vidisha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> constituency for the 6th time. </p><p>Chouhan was the Vidisha MP from 1991 to 2004, winning five terms in a row from the constituency. He then went on to become the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005, a post he held till 2023, barring a gap of 1 year and 3 months from 2018 end to early 2020. He was replaced as CM by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mohan-yadav">Mohan Yadav</a> by 2023, and contested from the Vidisha seat for the first time in 20 years.</p>.<p><strong>(Winner)</strong> replaces BJP's Ramakant Bhargava, who won the seat in 2019.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>