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, 1998
TARACHAND SAHU
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
68,718
9.01% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCJAGESHWAR SAHU
- Votes
- 3,16,183
- Vote share
- 41.45%
- Behind by
- 68,718
Electors
12,60,080
Total votes polled
7,62,868
Valid votes
7,62,868
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1998
14 candidates · 7,62,868 valid votes
TARACHAND SAHUBJPwon
3,84,901
50.5%
JAGESHWAR SAHUINC
3,16,183
41.5%
LAKHAN SAHUBSP
32,544
4.3%
GIRDHARI LAL NISHADRJD
6,689
0.9%
CHHINNAMAST BISE YADAVSP
5,744
0.8%
VASUDHA MADAVIGGP
2,968
0.4%
B.L. SHARMAAJBP
2,339
0.3%
BHAU SAHEB BHIM RAO KHOBRAGADERPI
2,318
0.3%
SHREERAM SALONE SINGAD
2,314
0.3%
JITENDRA BHAGWATI TIWARIRPIKH
2,167
0.3%
HAKIM KHANBKKGP
1,590
0.2%
RAM PRASADIND
1,231
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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
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.
