A total of 142 candidates are in the fray for 10 Parliamentary constituencies that goes to poll in the second phase of lok Sabha elections in the State to be held on April 17. Of this, maximum 28 candidates are in the fray from Bhopal lok Sabha seat and minimum six in Rajgarh. The number of candidates left in the fray in Morena are 17, Bhind 9, Gwalior 21, Guna 11, Sagar and Damoh 10 each, Tikamgarh 13 and Khajuraho 17.
As many as 175 candidates were in the election fray in these constituencies in lok Sabha elections 2009. Bhind and Tikamgarh lok Sabha constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes.
Apart from six nationally recognised political parties, candidates of 33 other registered parties and 54 independents are also contesting elections. The BJP and the Congress have fielded 10 candidates each, CPI(M) has fielded two and CPI(Ml) one. There are four constituencies where more than 16 candidates are in the fray including 17 in Morena, 21 in Gwalior, 17 in Khajuraho and 28 in Bhopal.
Among registered parties, Aam Aadmi Party has fielded 10 candidates, Samajwadi Party six, Rashtriya Samata Dal three, All-India Forward Block, Apna Dal, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janyug Party, Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party, Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) two each and one candidate each has been filed by All India Hindu Mahasabha, Al-Hind Party, All India Trinmool Congress, Bahujan Sangharsh Dal, Bharatiya Navyuvak Party, Bharatiya Rashtriya Mazdoor Dal, Vrihattar Prajatantra Sewa Party, Bundelkhand Congress, CPI(M), Red Star, Gondwana Ganatantra Party, Jai Mahabharat Party, Jan-Nyay Dal, loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Mahanwadi Party, Naya Daur Party, Peace Party, Poorvanchal Rashtriya Congress, Prajatantrik Samadhan Party, Protist Sarv Samaj, Rashtriya Ahinsa Manch, Samata Samadhan Party, Samata Vikas Party, Shiv Sena and Social Democratic Party of India.
A maximum 11 Independents in the second phase are in Bhopal and minimum one in Bhind followed by seven in Morena, six in Gwalior, seven in Guna, four in Sagar, six in Tikamgarh, five in Damoh, five in Khajuraho and two in Rajgarh. A total of 11 woman candidates are in the election fray for these 10 Parliamentary constituencies including maximum three in Bhopal and Bhind, two in Gwalior and one each in Sagar, Tikamgarh and Khajuraho.