Back to Madhya Pradesh 1998 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1998

Durg

1951195719621967197219771980198519901993199820032008201320182023

Winner — 1998

HEMCHAND YADAV
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 45.7%14 others 6.5%
Votes
73,766
47.8% share
Winning margin
3,279
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.4%
of 2,73,863

A closely fought contest. HEMCHAND YADAV won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1993 vs 1998

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEMCHAND YADAV
BJP
BJP (NDA)
73,76647.8%
2
ARUN VORA
INC
INC
70,48745.7%
3
MAN SINGH
BSP
BSP
4,5402.9%
4
DHARMENDRA SAHU
CMM
1,5361.0%
5
KUMAR SINGH YADAV
JD
8100.5%
6
NOOR MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUI
SP
6500.4%
7
ASHOK CHANDRAKAR KISSAN
IND
6110.4%
8
RISHI KUMAR
IND
5690.4%
9
MASTAR S.G. QURESHI
IND
3990.3%
10
SHIV RAM KESHARWANI
SHS
2330.1%
11
NARENDRA DAS
SAP
2190.1%
12
SHYAMLAL CHAUHAN
CPI(ML)(L)
1820.1%
13
ANIL RAS
ABMSD
1280.1%
14
JAHIDA PARVEEN
SHSP
1010.1%
15
SARJOO PRASAD
IND
630.0%
16
B. L. SHARMA
IND
410.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
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
BJP 47.8%INC 45.7%OTH 6.5%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️OrangeGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: MP-162·View all Madhya Pradesh 1998 seats →