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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1957
Durg
Winner — 1957
VISHWANATH TAMASKER
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 54.3%INC 41.1%1 others 4.6%
Votes
14,739
54.3% share
Winning margin
3,571
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.5%
of 57,182
A clear win with a 13.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWANATH TAMASKER | 14,739 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | GIRDHARILAL | 11,168 | 41.1% | |
| 3 | PYARELAL | IND | 1,239 | 4.6% |
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.
Average turnout (140th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
140th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 54.3%INC 41.1%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sightseeing
Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site and Adamgarh rock shelters
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.