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Kanker Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 20°18′N 81°30′E / 20.3°N 81.5°E / 20.3; 81.5
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Kanker
CG-11
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
Assembly constituenciesSihawa
Sanjari Balod
Dondi Lohara
Gunderdehi
Antagarh
Bhanupratappur
Kanker
Keshkal
Established1967
Total electors16,54,440[1]
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Assembly segments

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Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

# Name District Member Party
56 Sihawa (ST) Dhamtari Ambika Markam INC
59 Sanjari Balod Balod Sangeeta Sinha INC
60 Dondi Lohara (ST) Anila Bhendiya INC
61 Gunderdehi Kunwer Singh Nishad INC
79 Antagarh (ST) Kanker Vikram Usendi BJP
80 Bhanupratappur (ST) Savitri Manoj Mandavi INC
81 Kanker (ST) Asharam Netam BJP
82 Keshkal (ST) Kondagaon Neelkanth Tekam BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1967 Trilokshah Lal Priendra Shah Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Arvind Netam Indian National Congress
1977 Aghan Singh Thakur Janata Party
1980 Arvind Netam Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996 Chhabila Netam
1998 Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009
2014 Vikram Usendi
2019 Mohan Mandavi
2024 Bhojraj Nag

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Kanker[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhojraj Nag 597,624 47.23
INC Biresh Thakur 5,95,740 47.08
NOTA None of the above 18,669 1.48
BSP Tilak Ram Markam 11,770 0.93
GGP Sukchand Tekam 8,723 0.69
Majority 1,884 0.15
Turnout 12,61,103[a] 76.23 Increase1.81
BJP hold Swing
  1. ^ does not include postal ballots

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kanker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mohan Mandavi 546,233 47.12 Increase1.37
INC Biresh Thakur 5,39,319 46.53 Increase4.24
NOTA None of the Above 26,713 2.30 Decrease0.84
IND. Harisingh Sidar 11,449 0.99 N/A
BSP Sube Singh Dhurva 10,124 0.87 N/A
Majority 6,914 0.59 Decrease2.87
Turnout 11,60,243 74.42 Increase4.20
BJP hold Swing

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Kanker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vikram Usendi 465,215 45.75 Decrease0.22
INC Phulo Devi Netam 4,30,057 42.29 Decrease1.08
NOTA None of the Above 31,917 3.14 N/A
CPI Ramesh Gawde 23,482 2.31 N/A
IND. Mahendra Gawade 14,139 1.94 N/A
Majority 35,158 3.46 Increase0.86
Turnout 10,17,080 70.22 Increase13.02
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Kanker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sohan Potai 341,131 45.97
INC Phulo Devi Netam 3,21,843 43.37
IND. Mayaram Netam (Fulsingh Siladar) 21,022 2.83
BSP Mira Salam 13,709 1.85
Majority 19,288 2.60
Turnout 7,41,792 57.20
BJP hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  3. ^ "CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies". Chhattisgarh. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kanker". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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