Veteran Congress leader Pratap Bhanu Sharma will contest against veteran BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan from Vidisha.
Bhopal: With the Congress on Wednesday fielding veteran Pratap Bhanu Sharma in opposition to veteran BJP chief and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the electoral contest within the high-profile Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency will likely be intently watched.
Pratap Bhanu Sharma (77), a seasoned mechanical engineer and veteran Congress chief, has received two Lok Sabha elections from his residence district Vidisha in 1980 and 1984.
Political pundits declare that Pratap Bhanu Sharma was near former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi.
Pratap Bhanu Sharma has not contested any election for the previous few years, nevertheless, he has been discharging duties for the occasion in varied roles together with in-charge of Rewa district over the past meeting elections held in November final 12 months.
Curiously, Pratap Bhanu Sharma, who’s contesting the Lok Sabha elections after a spot of virtually 40 years, will tackle BJP's hottest chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who can also be contesting the final elections after a spot of virtually 20 years.
Earlier than changing into the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005, Shivraj Singh Chouhan had received from Vidisha constituency for 5 consecutive phrases from 1991 to 2004.
Extra importantly, the BJP has retained the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat since 1989.
Former Prime Minister, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee represented the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in 1991, whereas one other distinguished BJP chief, Sushma Swaraj, received two elections – in 2009 and 2014.
The Vidisha seat includes eight Meeting segments together with Bhojpur, Sanchi, Silwani, Vidisha, Basoda, Budhni, Ichhawar and Khategaon.
Ramakant Bhargava is the present MP of Vidisha.
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