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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1977

Durg

Winner — 1977

MOTILAL VORA
INC· INC
INC 54.5%JNP 36.0%7 others 9.5%
Votes
25,141
54.5% share
Winning margin
8,565
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.9%
of 94,348

Durg is a safe seat — MOTILAL VORA won by 18.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOTILAL VORA
INC
25,14154.5%
2
MOHANLAL BAKLIWAL
Janata
16,57636.0%
3
JHUMMAKLAL
IND
1,6653.6%
4
PRALHAD TIWARI
IND
1,0262.2%
5
BUDHRAM
IND
8121.8%
6
MOTILAL BOHARA
IND
3750.8%
7
KAILASHNATH
IND
3090.7%
8
RAMBHAU PANDEY
IND
1120.2%
9
VASANT KRISHNA THAKUR
IND
790.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
53rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.5%JNP 36.0%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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