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Madhya Pradesh · PC 21 · 1998
Durg
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
TARACHAND SAHU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.5%INC 40.6%12 others 9.9%
Votes
3,84,901
50.5% share
Winning margin
68,718
9.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,77,861
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARACHAND SAHU | NDA (NDA) | 3,84,901 | 50.5% |
| 2 | JAGESHWAR SAHU | 3,16,183 | 41.5% | |
| 3 | LAKHAN SAHU | 32,544 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | GIRDHARI LAL NISHAD | 6,689 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | CHHINNAMAST BISE YADAV | 5,744 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | VASUDHA MADAVI | 2,968 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | B.L. SHARMA | AJBP | 2,339 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BHAU SAHEB BHIM RAO KHOBRAGADE | 2,318 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | SHREERAM SALONE SING | AD | 2,314 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JITENDRA BHAGWATI TIWARI | RPI(KH) | 2,167 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HAKIM KHAN | BKKGP | 1,590 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 1,231 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JAGDISH BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 940 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BHANU RAM SAHU | IND | 940 | 0.1% |
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
safe9.0%
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 50.5%INC 41.5%OTH 8.1%
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
🏺Bamboo🏺Onion🏺Oranges🏺Wooden Toys and Handicraft
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.