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Assembly constituency 81 · Chhattisgarh · ST

Kanker is assembly constituency number 81 in Chhattisgarh, in Kanker * district, and one of the segments of the Kanker Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Asha Ram Netam of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.6% of the vote, 16 votes ahead of Shankar Dhruwa (INC).

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Kanker · 2023AC 81
  1. 01
    Asha Ram Netam
    BJP
    67,980
    45.57%
  2. 02
    Shankar Dhruwa
    INC
    67,964
    45.56%
  3. 03
    Hemlal Markam
    GGP
    4,236
    2.84%
  4. 04
    Arjun Sing Aachala
    Independent
    1,506
    1.01%
  5. 05
    Jayprakash Salam
    Independent
    1,393
    0.93%
  6. 4 other candidates · 3,382 votesNOTA · 2,729 (1.83%)

Margin 16 votes · 0.01% of valid votes

1,82,944
Registered electors
2023 election
81.6%
Turnout
+2.4 pts vs 2018
16
Victory margin
0.0% of valid votes
Nov 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,49,190 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kanker 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Asha Ram NetamMale · 42 yrs · STBJP67,980
45.57%
2Shankar DhruwaMale · 67 yrs · STINC67,964
45.56%
3Hemlal MarkamMale · 42 yrs · STGGP4,236
2.84%
—NOTANOTA2,729
1.83%
4Arjun Sing AachalaMale · 44 yrs · STIndependent1,506
1.01%
5Jayprakash SalamMale · 29 yrs · STIndependent1,393
0.93%
6Daymand NetamMale · 27 yrs · STRJsbhP1,084
0.73%
7Govind Kumar DarroMale · 42 yrs · STIndependent974
0.65%
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8Namita NetamFemale · 44 yrs · STBSCP920
0.62%
9Parwati TetaFemale · 35 yrs · STAJP404
0.27%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 45.6%INC 45.6%GGP 2.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Asha Ram NetamBJP · 45.6% · margin 16Turnout81.6%
2018Shishupal ShoriINC · 51.3% · margin 19,804Turnout79.2%
2013Shanker DhruwaINC · 40.0% · margin 4,625Turnout79.1%
2008Sumitra MarkoleBJP · 44.9% · margin 17,503Turnout70.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kanker result 2018

Kanker 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shishupal ShoriINC69,053
51.25%
2Hira MarkamBJP49,249
36.55%
3Hemlal MarkamGGP6,206
4.61%
—NOTANOTA3,323
2.47%
4Ramsahay KorramBSP3,014
2.24%
5Bishal DhruwAAP2,016
1.50%
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6Deepak Kumar UsendiIndependent1,882
1.40%

Kanker result 2013

Kanker 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shanker DhruwaINC50,586
39.99%
2Sanjay KodopiBJP45,961
36.33%
3Mahendra GawdeIndependent9,727
7.69%
—NOTANOTA5,208
4.12%
4Smt. Meera SalamBSP4,197
3.32%
5Jhadu Ram NaretyCSM3,689
2.92%
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6Ramesh NetamCPI(M)2,116
1.67%
7Hemlal MarkamGGP1,894
1.50%
8Manohar NetamIndependent1,572
1.24%
9Uma Shankar BhandariShiv Sena1,552
1.23%

Kanker result 2008

Kanker 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sumitra MarkoleBJP46,793
44.86%
2Dr. Preeti NetamINC29,290
28.08%
3Chandra Prakash ThakurIndependent10,977
10.52%
4Sulochana MaraskoleBSP4,292
4.12%
5Motiram MandaviIndependent3,838
3.68%
6Hemlal NagCPI3,082
2.95%
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7Ramesh NetamCPI(M)2,118
2.03%
8Manohar NetamIndependent1,095
1.05%
9Ramesh Kumar NaretiAPP1,038
1.00%
10Ramlal KunjamCSP909
0.87%
11Rakesh JurriShiv Sena867
0.83%
Map

Kanker outlined in orange among the other Chhattisgarh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Kanker * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kanker is one of the assembly segments of Kanker. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kanker candidates.

  • Biresh ThakurINC70,658 51.1%
  • Bhojraj NagBJP61,185 44.3%
  • Tilak Ram MarkamBSP1,539 1.1%
  • SonsinghAPoI1,143 0.8%
  • Jivan Lal MatlamSRVADID1,052 0.8%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 9,473 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kanker.

Who won the Kanker assembly seat in 2023?

Asha Ram Netam of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kanker in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 67,980 votes, which was 45.57% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kanker?

The margin was 16 votes (0.01% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shankar Dhruwa of the Indian National Congress with 67,964 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kanker in 2023?

Turnout was 81.63%: 1,49,337 of 1,82,944 registered electors voted, across 240 polling stations. That is 2.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanker part of?

Kanker is an assembly segment of the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Biresh Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kanker a reserved constituency?

Yes. Kanker is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Kanker?

The Chhattisgarh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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