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Madhya Pradesh · PC 21 · 1996
Durg
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
TARACHAND SAHU
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.2%INC 37.2%59 others 21.6%
Votes
2,69,450
42.4% share
Winning margin
25,747
4.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,54,596
Candidates
61
Seat history
All Candidates
61 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARACHAND SAHU | 2,69,450 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | PYARE LAL BELCHANDAN | 2,43,703 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | PARAS NATH PATEL | 29,168 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | SHEKH ANSAR | IND | 14,333 | 2.3% |
| 5 | ANJAN LAL CHANDRAKAR | AIIC(T) | 8,749 | 1.4% |
| 6 | BHANURAM | IND | 6,843 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BHAGWAT RAO DONGRE | IND | 4,755 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SIDHHARTH BORKAR | RPI(KH) | 4,673 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BHANGWARLAL TAORI | IND | 4,410 | 0.7% |
| 10 | KANCHAN SINGH | 3,801 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY | 3,256 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | NARAYAN CHANDRA MAJUMDAR | IND | 2,957 | 0.5% |
| 13 | BALVINDER SINGH | IND | 2,381 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ANIL JAISWAL | IND | 2,321 | 0.4% |
| 15 | FLANDER CHANDRAKAR(BABLA) | IND | 2,157 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RAMYAGYA MISHRA | IND | 2,103 | 0.3% |
| 17 | GIRDHARI LAL | IND | 1,818 | 0.3% |
| 18 | HARSH MANTRI | IND | 1,462 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SUDARSHAN | IND | 1,441 | 0.2% |
| 20 | NARENDER GUPTA | IND | 1,395 | 0.2% |
| 21 | LAKHAN LAL MESHRAM | LD | 1,369 | 0.2% |
| 22 | DHANSINGH RAJPOOT (THAKUR SAHIB) | IND | 1,290 | 0.2% |
| 23 | ANIL RAS | IND | 1,238 | 0.2% |
| 24 | MANGILAL NAHTA | IND | 1,103 | 0.2% |
| 25 | PRABHA MISHRA | IND | 1,050 | 0.2% |
| 26 | M.S. THITTE | IND | 971 | 0.1% |
| 27 | IMAMUDDIN | IND | 935 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SAMPAT SAHU | IND | 838 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ANIL KALAT | IND | 808 | 0.1% |
| 30 | KULESHWAR DEVANGAN | IND | 802 | 0.1% |
| 31 | KHAN MOHAMMED TAHIR | IND | 788 | 0.1% |
| 32 | R.S. MOURYA | IND | 754 | 0.1% |
| 33 | VIJAY KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 687 | 0.1% |
| 34 | DHANVA RAM NETAM | IND | 678 | 0.1% |
| 35 | HARISHANKAR TIWARI | IND | 672 | 0.1% |
| 36 | BISHAT CHANDRAKAR | IND | 662 | 0.1% |
| 37 | RAMBAGAS BHARTI | IND | 642 | 0.1% |
| 38 | SATISH DESHPANDE | IND | 638 | 0.1% |
| 39 | SHOBHARAM SAHU | IND | 625 | 0.1% |
| 40 | SHEKH KALLAN ASHRAFI | IND | 601 | 0.1% |
| 41 | JAGDISH BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 600 | 0.1% |
| 42 | V.C. PILLAI | IND | 571 | 0.1% |
| 43 | RAJESH SHARMA | IND | 567 | 0.1% |
| 44 | DERHA RAM | IND | 512 | 0.1% |
| 45 | YASHWANT KOTHARI | IND | 491 | 0.1% |
| 46 | MHANDER SINGH SANCHATI | IND | 487 | 0.1% |
| 47 | KHILAVAN SINGH DEVANGAN | IND | 461 | 0.1% |
| 48 | B. SRINIVAS | IND | 433 | 0.1% |
| 49 | RAJNESH DUBEY | IND | 421 | 0.1% |
| 50 | RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 397 | 0.1% |
| 51 | VINOD KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 332 | 0.1% |
| 52 | PREMLAL | IND | 329 | 0.1% |
| 53 | PHOOL CHAND | IND | 304 | 0.1% |
| 54 | MOHAMMED MASOOD KHAN | RMEP | 285 | 0.0% |
| 55 | UMA SHANKAR PANDEY | IND | 278 | 0.0% |
| 56 | ASHOK DONGRE | IND | 262 | 0.0% |
| 57 | RMAKANT DANI | IND | 258 | 0.0% |
| 58 | ACHCHHE SINGH (KARANTIKARI) | IND | 252 | 0.0% |
| 59 | S.K. CHOUHAN | IND | 214 | 0.0% |
| 60 | MUKTANAND SAHU | IND | 209 | 0.0% |
| 61 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 186 | 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
safe4.0%
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
BJP 42.4%INC 38.3%OTH 19.3%
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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