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, 1985
MOTILAL VORA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1985
38,464
51.91% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPBISE YADAV
- Votes
- 15,290
- Vote share
- 20.63%
- Behind by
- 38,464
Electors
1,44,833
Total votes polled
74,101
Valid votes
74,101
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.2%
Full result, 1985
10 candidates · 74,101 valid votes
MOTILAL VORAINCwon
53,754
72.5%
BISE YADAVBJP
15,290
20.6%
RAJKUMAR GUPTACPI
2,234
3.0%
UMASHANKER PANDAJNP
741
1.0%
ISHWARI PRASAD SONIIND
679
0.9%
HAKIM KHANIND
390
0.5%
ARJUNSINGH SAHUIND
385
0.5%
MOTILAL BOHARAIND
258
0.3%
AMARNATH TIWARILKD
196
0.3%
PRABHA DEVIIND
174
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.
