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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023

Durg-Rural Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

Lalit Chandrakar (BJP) won by 16,642 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Lalit Chandrakar

BJPComfortable win

votes

87,175

Margin

16,642(10%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Lalit Chandrakar · BJPTamradhwaj Sahu · INC
87,17570,533
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Lalit Chandrakar✓ WinnerBJP87,17552.52%
  2. 2Tamradhwaj SahuINC70,53342.5%
  3. 3Sanjeet VishwakarmaAAPDeposit lost1,5200.92%
  4. 4Ishwar Kumar Nishad(Advocate)BSPDeposit lost1,4900.9%
  5. 5NOTA1,1370.69%
  6. 6Bimala ThakurINDDeposit lost9940.6%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7Narad Ram SahuINDDeposit lost7620.46%
  2. 8Kameshwar SahuJohar Chhattisgarh PartyDeposit lost7600.46%
  3. 9Dhalesh Sahu(Raju)Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (j)Deposit lost4110.25%
  4. 10Manoj Kumar GaykwadINDDeposit lost2990.18%
  5. 11Dwarika BarleINDDeposit lost2660.16%
  6. 12Radheshyam ShoriAmbedkarite Party Of IndiaDeposit lost1810.11%
  7. 13Jugal Prasad JoshiRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost1760.11%
  8. 14Girendra Kumar KhandeINDDeposit lost1390.08%
  9. 15Kamlesh YadavRashtriya Hind Ekta DalDeposit lost1330.08%
Total votes1,65,976

Deposit lost: 12 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,20,704

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,66,061

incl. 1,417 postal

Turnout
75.24%
Polling stations
229

Turnout of men and women

Women74.3%

82,131 of 1,10,604 voted on EVMs

Men74.9%

82,510 of 1,10,095 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 5; 3 voted.

  • Candidates14 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit12
  • NOTA1,137
  • Valid votes1,64,839

Women candidates: Bimala Thakur

Frequently asked questions

Who won Durg-Rural in 2023?

Lalit Chandrakar (BJP) won with 87,175 votes, defeating Tamradhwaj Sahu (INC) by 16,642 votes.

How many votes were cast in Durg-Rural in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,65,976 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Durg-Rural in 2023?

75.24% — 1,66,061 of 2,20,704 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.3%, men's 74.9%.

How many voters does Durg-Rural have?

2,20,704 electors at the 2023 election — 1,10,095 men, 1,10,604 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 229 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer