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, 1996
TARACHAND SAHU
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1996
25,747
4.05% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCPYARE LAL BELCHANDAN
- Votes
- 2,43,703
- Vote share
- 38.31%
- Behind by
- 25,747
Electors
12,50,065
Total votes polled
6,36,176
Valid votes
6,36,176
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.9%
Full result, 1996
61 candidates · 6,36,176 valid votes
TARACHAND SAHUBJPwon
2,69,450
42.4%
PYARE LAL BELCHANDANINC
2,43,703
38.3%
PARAS NATH PATELBSP
29,168
4.6%
SHEKH ANSARIND
14,333
2.3%
ANJAN LAL CHANDRAKARAIICT
8,749
1.4%
BHANURAMIND
6,843
1.1%
BHAGWAT RAO DONGREIND
4,755
0.8%
SIDHHARTH BORKARRPIKH
4,673
0.7%
BHANGWARLAL TAORIIND
4,410
0.7%
KANCHAN SINGHSAP
3,801
0.6%
OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARYSHS
3,256
0.5%
NARAYAN CHANDRA MAJUMDARIND
2,957
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 61. 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
