Durg City Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Durg City is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2] It comprises areas covered by the Durg Municipal Corporation, in Durg district.[3]
| Durg City | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 64 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Durg |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Durg |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 227,843[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Gajendra Yadav | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Arun Vora |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008[4] | Hemchand Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013[5] | Arun Vora | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018[6] | |||
| 2023 | Gajendra Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gajendra Yadav | 97,906 | 63.89 | +32.36 | |
| INC | Arun Vora | 49,209 | 32.11 | −14.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 933 | 0.61 | −0.45 | |
| Majority | 48,697 | 31.78 | +16.63 | ||
| Turnout | 153,236 | 67.26 | −1.71 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Arun Vora | 64,981 | 46.68 | ||
| BJP | Chandrika Chandrakar | 43,900 | 31.53 | ||
| JCC | Pratap Madhyani | 20,634 | 14.82 | ||
| Independent | Kanchan Shendre | 1,733 | 1.24 | ||
| AAP | K. S. Agrawal | 1,701 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,471 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 21,081 | 15.15 | |||
| Turnout | 139,213 | 68.97 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||