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

References

^ "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.

[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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v t e Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh
Before Delimitation	Bastar Bilaspur Durg Janjgir Kanker Mahasamund Raigarh Raipur Rajnandgaon Sarangarh Sarguja
Current	Bastar Bilaspur Durg Janjgir–Champa Kanker Korba Mahasamund Raigarh Raipur Rajnandgaon Sarguja