Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.
| Kanker | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Assembly constituencies | Sihawa Sanjari Balod Dondi Lohara Gunderdehi Antagarh Bhanupratappur Kanker Keshkal |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Assembly segments edit
Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[1] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| # | 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 edit
| 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 | ||
Election results edit
2024 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhojraj Nag | ||||
| INC | Biresh Thakur | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| BSP | Tilak Ram Markam | ||||
| GGP | Sukchand Tekam | ||||
| HRP | Vinod Nagwanshi | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Mandavi | 546,233 | 47.12 | ||
| INC | Biresh Thakur | 5,39,319 | 46.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 26,713 | 2.3 | ||
| IND. | Harisingh Sidar | 11,449 | 0.99 | ||
| BSP | Sube Singh Dhurva | 10,124 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 6,914 | 0.59 | |||
| Turnout | 11,60,243 | 74.42 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vikram Usendi | 4,65,215 | 45.75 | ||
| INC | Foolodevi Netam | 4,30,057 | 42.29 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 31,917 | 3.14 | ||
| CPI | Ramesh Gawde | 23,482 | 2.31 | ||
| IND. | Mahendra Gawade | 14,139 | 1.94 | ||
| Majority | 35,158 | 3.46 | |||
| Turnout | 10,17,080 | 70.22 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sohan Potai | 3,41,131 | 45.97 | ||
| INC | Smt Phoolo 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.