Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Assembly segments

Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[1] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  • Sihawa (ST) (assembly constituency no. 56)
  • Sanjari Balod (assembly constituency no. 59)
  • Dondi Lohara (ST) (assembly constituency no. 60)
  • Gunderdehi (assembly constituency no. 61)
  • Antagarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 79)
  • Bhanupratappur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 80)
  • Kanker (ST) (assembly constituency no. 81)
  • Keshkal (ST) (assembly constituency no. 82)

Sihawa constituency is in Dhamtari district. Sanjari Balod, Dondi Lohara and Gunderdehi are in Balod district. Antagarh, Bhanupratappur and Kanker covers the Kanker district. Keshkal constituency is part of Kondagaon district. Excluding Sanjari Balod and Gunderdehi, all assembly constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.

Members of Parliament
Year Winner 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 Arvind Netam Indian National Congress
1989 Arvind Netam Indian National Congress
1991 Arvind Netam Indian National Congress
1996 Chhabila Netam Indian National Congress
1998 Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Sohan Potai Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Vikram Dev Usendi Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Mohan Mandavi Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Kanker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mohan Mandavi 5,46,233 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
2014 Indian general elections: Kanker
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
2009 Indian general elections: Kanker
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
  • Kanker
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.

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