DURG
Assembly seat no. 162 in Madhya Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DURG. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1977
MOTILAL VORA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1977
8,565
18.58% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
JNPMOHANLAL BAKLIWAL
- Votes
- 16,576
- Vote share
- 35.96%
- Behind by
- 8,565
Electors
94,348
Total votes polled
46,095
Valid votes
46,095
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.9%
Full result, 1977
9 candidates · 46,095 valid votes
MOTILAL VORAINCwon
25,141
54.5%
MOHANLAL BAKLIWALJNP
16,576
36.0%
JHUMMAKLALIND
1,665
3.6%
PRALHAD TIWARIIND
1,026
2.2%
BUDHRAMIND
812
1.8%
MOTILAL BOHARAIND
375
0.8%
KAILASHNATHIND
309
0.7%
RAMBHAU PANDEYIND
112
0.2%
VASANT KRISHNA THAKURIND
79
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | HEMCHAND YADAV | BJP | 73,766 | 47.80% | ARUN VORA | 3,279 |
| 1993 | ARUN VORA | INC | 69,208 | 49.20% | HEMCHAND YADAV | 17,120 |
| 1990 | MOTI LAL VORA | INC | 59,924 | 51.87% | PRADEEP CHOUBEY | 15,789 |
| 1985 | MOTILAL VORA | INC | 53,754 | 72.54% | BISE YADAV | 38,464 |
| 1980 | MOTILAL VORA | INC(I) | 37,248 | 66.74% | MUKHTIYAR SINGH | 20,582 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DURG assembly constituency in 1998?
HEMCHAND YADAV (BJP) won DURG in 1998, by a margin of 3,279 votes.
Which party has won DURG the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DURG gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 1998.
Who has won DURG the most times?
MOTILAL VORA, with 4 wins between 1972 and 1985.
