Durg City is assembly constituency number 64 in Chhattisgarh, in Durg district, and one of the segments of the Durg Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Gajendra Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 63.9% of the vote, 48,697 votes ahead of Arun Vora (INC).
- 01Gajendra YadavBJP97,90663.89%
- 02Arun VoraINC49,20932.11%
- 03Indrani Bai SahuIndependent6660.43%
- 04Arun JoshiIndependent5250.34%
- 05Pankaj KumarJCGP5080.33%
- 19 other candidates · 3,489 votesNOTA · 933 (0.61%)
Margin 48,697 votes · 31.78% of valid votes
All 24 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,53,236 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajendra YadavMale · 45 yrs | BJP | 97,906 | 63.89% |
| 2 | Arun VoraMale · 62 yrs | INC | 49,209 | 32.11% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 933 | 0.61% |
| 3 | Indrani Bai SahuFemale · 61 yrs | Independent | 666 | 0.43% |
| 4 | Arun JoshiMale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 525 | 0.34% |
| 5 | Pankaj KumarMale · 27 yrs · SC | JCGP | 508 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Sanjay Dubay (pappu Mahraj Hindustani)Male · 56 yrs | JCCJ | 472 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Bunty ChoureMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 404 | 0.26% |
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| 8 | Aatma Ram SahuMale · 42 yrs | SUCI | 388 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Narayan Prasad YadavMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 252 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Kashiram KurreMale · 54 yrs · SC | Independent | 223 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Manaharan Singh ChedaihaMale · 55 yrs · ST | GGP | 221 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Dhruv Kumar (langur Soni)Male · 50 yrs | CMP | 219 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Anoop Kumar PandeyMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 173 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Ashok TamrakarMale · 69 yrs | SSBD | 163 | 0.11% |
| 15 | Rakesh SahuMale · 65 yrs | NDS | 158 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Azra KhanFemale · 53 yrs | SP | 154 | 0.10% |
| 17 | Parasmani ChandelFemale · 57 yrs | AJP | 126 | 0.08% |
| 18 | Surya Narayan Sahu (sonwani)Male · 41 yrs | Independent | 110 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Ajay Jhaggar SahuMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 99 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Varsha Ritu YadavFemale · 30 yrs | RSTHNDEKD | 94 | 0.06% |
| 21 | Sajid Beg (sultan Mirza)Male · 27 yrs | Independent | 83 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Bharat Bhushan Sinha Urf Bunty SinhaMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 56 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Balkishan SahuMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 52 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Sunil BanjareMale · 31 yrs · SC | Independent | 42 | 0.03% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Durg City result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Vora | INC | 64,981 | 46.68% |
| 2 | Chandrika Chandrakar | BJP | 43,900 | 31.53% |
| 3 | Pratap Madhyani | JCCJ | 20,634 | 14.82% |
| 4 | Kanchan Shendre | Independent | 1,733 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Dr. S. K. Agrawal | AAP | 1,701 | 1.22% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,471 | 1.06% |
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| 6 | Subhash Kumar Paul | IPBP | 554 | 0.40% |
| 7 | Kamlesh Kumar Nagarchi | Independent | 553 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Bramha Tiwari | Independent | 462 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Anoop Kumar Pandey | Independent | 398 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Aatma Ram Sahu | SUCI | 375 | 0.27% |
| 11 | Baldev Singh Sahu | CSM | 339 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Ras Bihari Bari | Independent | 319 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Sunil Kumar Markandey | APOI | 309 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Arun Kumar Joshi | Independent | 269 | 0.19% |
| 15 | Tameshwar Tiwari | ABHM | 262 | 0.19% |
| 16 | Brajesh Kumar Yadav | SP | 257 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Surya Narayan Sonwani | PSPU | 234 | 0.17% |
| 18 | Mahelka Begum Shekh | Independent | 148 | 0.11% |
| 19 | Suresh Kumar Verma | Independent | 128 | 0.09% |
| 20 | Sujata Singh | BYPP | 123 | 0.09% |
| 21 | Advocate Ramratan Sahu | Independent | 63 | 0.05% |
Durg City result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Vora | INC | 58,645 | 42.35% |
| 2 | Hemchand Yadav | BJP | 53,024 | 38.29% |
| 3 | Rajendra Sahu | CSM | 17,589 | 12.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,102 | 1.52% |
| 4 | Ramesh Das Chelack | Independent | 1,793 | 1.29% |
| 5 | Bhaurao Fulzele | BSP | 1,137 | 0.82% |
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| 6 | Naseem Bano | Independent | 725 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Shiv Thakur | Independent | 623 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Gyanesh Dubey | NPP | 475 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Chandan Markam | AJP | 331 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Girdhari Lal Jain | SP | 325 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Mohammad Shaeik Wasim Alias Vicky | Independent | 311 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Dr. D.D. Chelak (adhivakta) | Independent | 301 | 0.22% |
| 13 | Arun Joshi | Independent | 296 | 0.21% |
| 14 | Md. Ayyoob Pakiza | Independent | 170 | 0.12% |
| 15 | Md. Aarif | Independent | 170 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Santosh Pandey | Shiv Sena | 159 | 0.11% |
| 17 | Sataynaryan Paswan | RABP | 157 | 0.11% |
| 18 | Shivji Singh | Independent | 147 | 0.11% |
Durg City result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemchand Yadav | BJP | 53,803 | 46.92% |
| 2 | Arun Vora | INC | 53,101 | 46.31% |
| 3 | Daalchand Bhai Surana | BSP | 3,329 | 2.90% |
| 4 | Deepak Sahu | Independent | 2,007 | 1.75% |
| 5 | Kawal Singh Gayakwad | Independent | 693 | 0.60% |
| 6 | Anand Gautam | Independent | 660 | 0.58% |
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| 7 | Ishwari Soni | BJSH | 444 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Arun Joshi | Independent | 236 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Raju Godbole | RPI(A) | 146 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Pinki Savant | CMM | 129 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Kewal Ram Verma | GGP | 114 | 0.10% |
Durg City outlined in orange among the other Chhattisgarh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Durg district
- Sanjari Balod
- Dondi Lohara
- Gunderdehi
- Patan
- Durg-Rural
- Bhilai Nagar
- Vaishali Nagar
- Ahiwara
- Saja
- Bemetara
- Nawagarh
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Durg City is one of the assembly segments of Durg. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Durg candidates.
- Vijay BaghelBJP1,13,376 71.5%
- Rajendra SahuINC41,070 25.9%
- Dilip RamtekeBSP1,332 0.8%
- Dr. Anju KemeESBD400 0.3%
- Anoop Kumar PandeyIndependent319 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 72,306 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Durg City.
Who won the Durg City assembly seat in 2023?
Gajendra Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Durg City in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 97,906 votes, which was 63.89% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Durg City?
The margin was 48,697 votes (31.78% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arun Vora of the Indian National Congress with 49,209 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Durg City in 2023?
Turnout was 67.30%: 1,53,349 of 2,27,843 registered electors voted, across 216 polling stations. That is 1.8 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Durg City part of?
Durg City is an assembly segment of the Durg Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vijay Baghel got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Durg City a reserved constituency?
No. Durg City is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Durg City?
The Chhattisgarh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Durg population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, DurgEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Chhattisgarh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ChhattisgarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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