The Lok Sabha elections in 2024 are crucial for the Congress party as they are looking to end their electoral seat drought in Indore, which they have been facing for the past four decades. Indore Lok Sabha constituency is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh and is a general category Parliament seat. The constituency has a total of 23,17,191 voters, with a literacy rate of 70.47%. The population percentage distribution on the basis of caste in Indore Lok Sabha constituency is as follows: Buddhist 0.36%, Christian 0.58%, Jain 2.19%, Muslim 12.67%, SC 17%, ST 4.8%, and Sikhs 0.78%.
The constituency consists of 8 assembly constituencies, with a total of 2,575 polling stations. In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the voting percentage in Indore parliamentary seat was 69.2%. The number of SC voters in Indore parliamentary seat is approximately 3,93,922, which is around 17% as per the 2011 census, while the ST voters are approximately 1,11,225, making up around 4.8% as per the 2011 census. The number of rural voters in Indore parliamentary seat is approximately 21%, and the number of urban voters is approximately 79% as per the 2011 census.
The Indore Lok Sabha constituency has historically been dominated by the BJP, with Sumitra Mahajan being the MP from 1989 until 2019. She was also the Speaker of the Lok Sabha between 2014 and 2019. In the 2019 Indian general election, BJP’s Shankar Lalwani was elected MP with 1,068,569 votes, while the Congress candidate Pankaj Sanghvi received 5,20,815 votes.
The Congress party will be focusing its efforts on regaining the Indore seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as they have been facing defeat in the constituency for the past four decades. The population distribution based on caste shows a diverse mix, with the majority being urban voters. The BJP has had a stronghold in the constituency, with Sumitra Mahajan winning the seat for eight consecutive terms. However, the Congress is aiming to change that in the upcoming elections.