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, 1993
ARUN VORA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1993
17,120
12.17% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
BJPHEMCHAND YADAV
- Votes
- 52,088
- Vote share
- 37.03%
- Behind by
- 17,120
Electors
2,30,260
Total votes polled
1,40,656
Valid votes
1,40,656
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.1%
Full result, 1993
32 candidates · 1,40,656 valid votes
ARUN VORAINCwon
69,208
49.2%
HEMCHAND YADAVBJP
52,088
37.0%
MEGHDAS VASHANAVCMM
5,950
4.2%
MOINUDDIN BEGBSP
3,409
2.4%
IZARAEL SHAHJADACPI
1,779
1.3%
SURJIT SALUJA WELCOMEIND
1,758
1.3%
N.K. RATHIJD
1,093
0.8%
PRAMOD PRAMANAND AGARWALIND
839
0.6%
ASHAIND
632
0.5%
NARAYAN CHAND MAJUMDARIND
568
0.4%
DHANSINGH RAJPUTIND
369
0.3%
BALDAU PRASAD SONIIND
315
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 32. The full list is in the API.
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.
