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, 1984
CHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1984
1,72,594
35.65% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
BJPDHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA
- Votes
- 1,38,406
- Vote share
- 28.59%
- Behind by
- 1,72,594
Electors
7,54,373
Total votes polled
4,84,110
Valid votes
4,84,110
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.2%
Full result, 1984
12 candidates · 4,84,110 valid votes
CHANDULAL CHANDRAKARINCwon
3,11,000
64.2%
DHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTABJP
1,38,406
28.6%
GAUTAM SINGH THAKURIND
11,772
2.4%
PRABHA DEVIIND
4,948
1.0%
PILA DAS SAHUIND
4,381
0.9%
NANDKUMAR BAGHELJNP
3,800
0.8%
R. D. JOGANESHIND
3,028
0.6%
GANESH RAM NAIKIND
2,367
0.5%
ROOP CHANDIND
1,537
0.3%
KAMAL JAININD
1,362
0.3%
NANDULAL SHRIVASTAVAIND
765
0.2%
SHIVANANDSINGHIND
744
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DURG constituency in 1999?
Tara Chand Sahu (BJP) won DURG in 1999, by a margin of 44,518 votes.
Which party has won DURG the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DURG gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won DURG the most times?
TARACHAND SAHU, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
