Durg-Rural is assembly constituency number 63 in Chhattisgarh, in Durg district, and one of the segments of the Durg Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Lalit Chandrakar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.5% of the vote, 16,642 votes ahead of Tamradhwaj Sahu (INC).
- 01Lalit ChandrakarBJP87,17552.52%
- 02Tamradhwaj SahuINC70,53342.50%
- 03Sanjeet VishwakarmaAAP1,5200.92%
- 04Ishwar Kumar Nishad(advocate)BSP1,4900.90%
- 05Bimala ThakurIndependent9940.60%
- 9 other candidates · 3,127 votesNOTA · 1,137 (0.69%)
Margin 16,642 votes · 10.03% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,65,976 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lalit ChandrakarMale · 49 yrs | BJP | 87,175 | 52.52% |
| 2 | Tamradhwaj SahuMale · 74 yrs | INC | 70,533 | 42.50% |
| 3 | Sanjeet VishwakarmaMale · 39 yrs | AAP | 1,520 | 0.92% |
| 4 | Ishwar Kumar Nishad(advocate)Male · 46 yrs | BSP | 1,490 | 0.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,137 | 0.69% |
| 5 | Bimala ThakurFemale · 51 yrs · ST | Independent | 994 | 0.60% |
| 6 | Narad Ram SahuMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 762 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Kameshwar SahuMale · 45 yrs | JCGP | 760 | 0.46% |
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| 8 | Dhalesh Sahu(raju)Male · 27 yrs | JCCJ | 411 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar GaykwadMale · 34 yrs · SC | Independent | 299 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Dwarika BarleMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 266 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Radheshyam ShoriMale · 56 yrs · ST | APoI | 181 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Jugal Prasad JoshiMale · 53 yrs · SC | RJsbhP | 176 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Girendra Kumar KhandeMale · 34 yrs · SC | Independent | 139 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Kamlesh YadavMale · 42 yrs | RSTHNDEKD | 133 | 0.08% |
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-Rural result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamradhwaj Sahu | INC | 76,208 | 51.34% |
| 2 | Jageshwar Sahu | BJP | 49,096 | 33.08% |
| 3 | Dr. Balmukund Dewangan | JCCJ | 11,485 | 7.74% |
| 4 | Chumman Lal Deshmukh | Independent | 2,819 | 1.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,603 | 1.75% |
| 5 | Balmukund Dewangan | Independent | 2,069 | 1.39% |
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| 6 | Badri Prasad Parkar | CSM | 1,336 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Ishwari Kurre | AAP | 1,286 | 0.87% |
| 8 | Satish Parakh | DPI | 970 | 0.65% |
| 9 | Jageshwar Kumar Sahu | Independent | 553 | 0.37% |
Durg-Rural result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smt. Ramshila Sahu | BJP | 50,327 | 38.44% |
| 2 | Pratima Chandrakar | INC | 47,348 | 36.17% |
| 3 | Urwashi Sahu | CSM | 20,938 | 15.99% |
| 4 | Hinchha Ram Parkar | Independent | 3,815 | 2.91% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,544 | 2.71% |
| 5 | Daya Ram Sahu (guruji) | BSP | 2,152 | 1.64% |
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| 6 | Narayan Prasad Yadav | Independent | 875 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Chakradhar (chiku) Mishra | Independent | 714 | 0.55% |
| 8 | Shyamal Mitra | SP | 463 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Krishna Nand Dwivedi | LJP | 436 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Menka Goswami | RABP | 306 | 0.23% |
Durg-Rural result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratima Chandrakar | INC | 49,710 | 44.40% |
| 2 | Preetpal Belchandan | BJP | 48,153 | 43.01% |
| 3 | Prakash Sahu | BSP | 5,038 | 4.50% |
| 4 | Sanjay Deshmukh | Independent | 4,326 | 3.86% |
| 5 | Kawal Singh Gayakwad | Independent | 1,932 | 1.73% |
| 6 | Ramesh Das Chelak | Independent | 1,096 | 0.98% |
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| 7 | Manharan Singh Chhedaiya | GGP | 647 | 0.58% |
| 8 | Kunjbai Sahu | Independent | 387 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Rajendra Parganiha | CPI(ML)(L) | 370 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Mukesh Verma | LJP | 300 | 0.27% |
Durg-Rural 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 City
- Bhilai Nagar
- Vaishali Nagar
- Ahiwara
- Saja
- Bemetara
- Nawagarh
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Durg-Rural is one of the assembly segments of Durg. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Durg candidates.
- Vijay BaghelBJP1,01,538 61.4%
- Rajendra SahuINC58,185 35.2%
- Dilip RamtekeBSP1,170 0.7%
- Anoop Kumar PandeyIndependent641 0.4%
- Dr. Anju KemeESBD471 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 43,353 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Durg-Rural.
Who won the Durg-Rural assembly seat in 2023?
Lalit Chandrakar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Durg-Rural in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 87,175 votes, which was 52.52% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Durg-Rural?
The margin was 16,642 votes (10.03% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tamradhwaj Sahu of the Indian National Congress with 70,533 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Durg-Rural in 2023?
Turnout was 75.24%: 1,66,061 of 2,20,704 registered electors voted, across 229 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Durg-Rural part of?
Durg-Rural 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-Rural a reserved constituency?
No. Durg-Rural is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Durg-Rural?
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
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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)
- CSR spend in ChhattisgarhCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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