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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1985
Durg
Winner — 1985
MOTILAL VORA
INC· INC
INC 72.5%BJP 20.6%8 others 6.8%
Votes
53,754
72.5% share
Winning margin
38,464
51.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.2%
of 1,44,833
Durg is a safe seat — MOTILAL VORA won by 51.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTILAL VORA | INC | 53,754 | 72.5% |
| 2 | BISE YADAV | BJP | 15,290 | 20.6% |
| 3 | RAJKUMAR GUPTA | Left | 2,234 | 3.0% |
| 4 | UMASHANKER PANDA | Janata | 741 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ISHWARI PRASAD SONI | IND | 679 | 0.9% |
| 6 | HAKIM KHAN | IND | 390 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ARJUNSINGH SAHU | IND | 385 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MOTILAL BOHARA | IND | 258 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AMARNATH TIWARI | Lok Dal | 196 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PRABHA DEVI | IND | 174 | 0.2% |
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
safe51.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
53rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 72.5%BJP 20.6%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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