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Madhya Pradesh · PC 21 · 1989
Durg
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIK
JD· National Front
JD 52.1%INC 35.0%22 others 12.9%
Votes
3,35,131
54.1% share
Winning margin
1,10,033
17.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,43,231
Candidates
24
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIK | 3,35,131 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | CHHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR | 2,25,098 | 36.3% | |
| 3 | MILU RAM DESHMUKH | 11,135 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | S.K.CHAUHAN | IND | 7,765 | 1.3% |
| 5 | P.LAKSHMI | IND | 5,613 | 0.9% |
| 6 | TEJWANT CHILHARE | IND | 4,852 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PILADAS SAHU | IND | 4,501 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PAWAN DEWANGAN | IND | 4,164 | 0.7% |
| 9 | NARENDRA GUPTA | IND | 3,723 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHEELA GAURKAR | IND | 3,083 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAMCHANDRA VISHWAKARAM | 2,342 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | IND | 2,337 | 0.4% |
| 13 | GENDALAL JAIN | IND | 1,801 | 0.3% |
| 14 | MAHENDER KUMAR DILLIWAR | IND | 1,767 | 0.3% |
| 15 | M.HALEEM | LKD(B) | 1,437 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAJESH TAMRAKAR | IND | 771 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DHARAM CHAND MOHAN BHAIYA | IND | 683 | 0.1% |
| 18 | R.P.SHARMA | IND | 646 | 0.1% |
| 19 | NAZUMUDDIN | IND | 629 | 0.1% |
| 20 | IQBAL OBERAI | IND | 549 | 0.1% |
| 21 | AHILYA DEVI | IND | 513 | 0.1% |
| 22 | AJAY KUMAR | RPK | 299 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHYAM LAL SAHU | IND | 263 | 0.0% |
| 24 | MAHENDRA KUMAR SANCHETE | IND | 253 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.0% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
4th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 54.1%INC 36.3%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
Figures are for Shajapur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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