DURG
Constituency no. 21 in Madhya Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called DURG. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1999
Tara Chand Sahu
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1999
44,518
5.85% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCPradeep Choubey
- Votes
- 3,45,259
- Vote share
- 45.39%
- Behind by
- 44,518
Electors
13,29,978
Total votes polled
7,60,714
Valid votes
7,60,714
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.2%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 7,60,714 valid votes
Tara Chand SahuBJPwon
3,89,777
51.2%
Pradeep ChoubeyINC
3,45,259
45.4%
Bhojram DarsenaBSP
14,378
1.9%
Umed Das BanjareAJBP
2,365
0.3%
Bhagwat Rao DongreIND
1,789
0.2%
Bhausahab M. B. BesekarIND
1,654
0.2%
Dev Kumar NetamGGP
1,457
0.2%
Charan Lal SahuIND
1,409
0.2%
Rajesh DubeyIND
1,407
0.2%
Achchhe Singh KrantikariIND
782
0.1%
Lokesh Kumar MishraRMEP
437
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tara Chand Sahu | BJP | 3,89,777 | 51.24% | Pradeep Choubey | 44,518 |
| 1998 | TARACHAND SAHU | BJP | 3,84,901 | 50.45% | JAGESHWAR SAHU | 68,718 |
| 1996 | TARACHAND SAHU | BJP | 2,69,450 | 42.35% | PYARE LAL BELCHANDAN | 25,747 |
| 1991 | CHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR | INC | 2,70,506 | 49.47% | MANARAKHAN LAL SAHU | 87,739 |
| 1989 | PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIK | JD | 3,35,131 | 54.11% | CHHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR | 1,10,033 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above