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, 1989
PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIK
JD
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1989
1,10,033
17.77% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCCHHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR
- Votes
- 2,25,098
- Vote share
- 36.34%
- Behind by
- 1,10,033
Electors
10,42,098
Total votes polled
6,19,355
Valid votes
6,19,355
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.4%
Full result, 1989
24 candidates · 6,19,355 valid votes
PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIKJDwon
3,35,131
54.1%
CHHANDULAL CHANDRAKARINC
2,25,098
36.3%
MILU RAM DESHMUKHBSP
11,135
1.8%
S.K.CHAUHANIND
7,765
1.3%
P.LAKSHMIIND
5,613
0.9%
TEJWANT CHILHAREIND
4,852
0.8%
PILADAS SAHUIND
4,501
0.7%
PAWAN DEWANGANIND
4,164
0.7%
NARENDRA GUPTAIND
3,723
0.6%
SHEELA GAURKARIND
3,083
0.5%
RAMCHANDRA VISHWAKARAMDDP
2,342
0.4%
BHANU PRATAP SINGHIND
2,337
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 24. The full list is in the API.
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