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Winner — 2023
Gajendra Yadav
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 63.8%INC 32.1%23 others 4.1%
Votes
97,906
63.9% share
Winning margin
48,697
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
67.3%
of 2,27,843
Durg City is a safe seat — Gajendra Yadav won by 31.8%.
Seat history
3 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajendra Yadav | BJP (NDA) | 97,906 | 63.9% |
| 2 | Arun Vora | 49,209 | 32.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 933 | 0.6% |
| 4 | Indrani Bai Sahu | IND | 666 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Arun Joshi | IND | 525 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Pankaj Kumar | JCGP | 508 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Sanjay Dubay (pappu Mahraj Hindustani) | 472 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | Bunty Choure | IND | 404 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Aatma Ram Sahu | 388 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | Narayan Prasad Yadav | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Kashiram Kurre | IND | 223 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Manaharan Singh Chedaiha | 221 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | Dhruv Kumar (langur Soni) | CMP | 219 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Anoop Kumar Pandey | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Ashok Tamrakar | SSBD | 163 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Rakesh Sahu | NDS | 158 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Azra Khan | 154 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | Parasmani Chandel | AJP | 126 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Surya Narayan Sahu (sonwani) | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Ajay Jhaggar Sahu | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Varsha Ritu Yadav | RSTHNDEKD | 94 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Sajid Beg (sultan Mirza) | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Bharat Bhushan Sinha Urf Bunty Sinha | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Balkishan Sahu | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Sunil Banjare | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (78th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
78th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 63.9%INC 32.1%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/24
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%
What's nearby?
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