Kanker Assembly constituency

Kanker is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]

Kanker
Constituency No. 81 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictKanker
LS constituencyKanker
Established1951
Total electors182,944[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Asharam Netam
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byShishupal Sori

It is part of Kanker district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly

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Year Member Party
1952 Ratansingh Independent
1957 Pratibha Devi Indian National Congress
1957^ Bisram
1962 Bhanuprata Deo Independent
1967 Vishram Dhongai Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Harishankar Ramnath Janata Party
1980 Atmaram Dhruva Independent
1985 Shyamabhai Dhruva Indian National Congress
1990 Aghan Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 Shiv Netam Indian National Congress
1998 Shyamabhai Dhruva Bharatiya Janata Party

Chhattisgarh Assembly

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Year Member Party
2003 Aghan Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 Sumitra Markole
2013 Shanker Dhruwa Indian National Congress
2018 Shisupal Shori
2023 Asharam Netam Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2023

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2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Kanker[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Asha Ram Netam 67,980 45.57 +9.02
INC Shankar Dhruwa 67,964 45.56 −5.69
GGP Hemlal Markam 4,236 2.84 −1.77
Independent Arjun Sing Aachala 1,506 1.01
Independent Jayprakash Salam 1,393 0.93
NOTA None of the Above 2,729 1.83 −0.64
Majority 16 0.01 −14.69
Turnout 149,190 81.55 +2.44

2018

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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Kanker[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shishupal Shori 69,053 51.25
BJP Hira Markam 49,249 36.55
GGP Hemlal Markam 6,206 4.61
BSP Ramsahay Korram 3,014 2.24
AAP Bishal Dhruw 2,016 1.50
Independent Deepak Kumar Usendi 1,882 1.40
NOTA None of the Above 3,323 2.47
Majority 19,804 14.70
Turnout 133,717 79.11

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "General Elections of MP 1957" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.

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