Kunkuri is assembly constituency number 13 in Chhattisgarh, in Jashpur * district, and one of the segments of the Raigarh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Vishnu Deo Sai of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.9% of the vote, 25,541 votes ahead of U.D. Minj (INC).
- 01Vishnu Deo SaiBJP87,60454.90%
- 02U.D. MinjINC62,06338.90%
- 03Leos MinjAAP1,9451.22%
- 04Albert MinjHMR1,7491.10%
- 05Kaushal Kumar OhdarIndependent8420.53%
- 6 other candidates · 2,826 votesNOTA · 2,531 (1.59%)
Margin 25,541 votes · 16.01% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,59,560 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishnu Deo SaiMale · 59 yrs · ST | BJP | 87,604 | 54.90% |
| 2 | U.D. MinjMale · 57 yrs · ST | INC | 62,063 | 38.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,531 | 1.59% |
| 3 | Leos MinjMale · 62 yrs · ST | AAP | 1,945 | 1.22% |
| 4 | Albert MinjMale · 65 yrs · ST | HMR | 1,749 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Kaushal Kumar OhdarMale · 63 yrs · ST | Independent | 842 | 0.53% |
| 6 | Filips ToppoMale · 36 yrs · ST | Independent | 693 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Kamleshwar Ram NayakMale · 40 yrs · ST | Independent | 680 | 0.43% |
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| 8 | Charlesh EkkaMale · 51 yrs · ST | SRVADID | 486 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Bhagat Sai PainkraMale · 43 yrs · ST | GGP | 385 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Indranath PainkraMale · 57 yrs · ST | Independent | 293 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Dinesh Kumar BhagatMale · 45 yrs · ST | BMUP | 289 | 0.18% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kunkuri result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. D. Minj | INC | 69,896 | 46.16% |
| 2 | Bharat Sai | BJP | 65,603 | 43.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,129 | 1.41% |
| 3 | Benjamin Minj | BSP | 1,970 | 1.30% |
| 4 | Asundev Sai | AAP | 1,842 | 1.22% |
| 5 | Sushila Sai Painkra | Independent | 1,619 | 1.07% |
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| 6 | Kamleshwar Ram Nayak | Independent | 1,574 | 1.04% |
| 7 | Mukti Minj | Independent | 1,571 | 1.04% |
| 8 | Balram Kunwar | APOI | 1,106 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Bodh Sai | BTP | 1,047 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Kaushal Kumar Ohdar | Independent | 908 | 0.60% |
| 11 | Shyam Sundar Maravi | GGP | 888 | 0.59% |
| 12 | Satman Sai | CSP | 480 | 0.32% |
| 13 | Indranath Painkra | Independent | 458 | 0.30% |
| 14 | Manohar Tirkey | RPI(A) | 340 | 0.22% |
Kunkuri result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Kumar Sai | BJP | 76,593 | 54.12% |
| 2 | Abraham Tirkey | INC | 47,727 | 33.72% |
| 3 | Dr.p C Kujur | Independent | 4,971 | 3.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,114 | 2.91% |
| 4 | Tekdhari Ram Manjhi | GGP | 2,335 | 1.65% |
| 5 | Nestor Kujur | BSP | 1,957 | 1.38% |
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| 6 | Indranath Painkra | Independent | 1,373 | 0.97% |
| 7 | Pramod Kujur | Independent | 1,324 | 0.94% |
| 8 | Satman Sai | CSP | 1,141 | 0.81% |
Kunkuri result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharat Sai | BJP | 57,113 | 48.44% |
| 2 | Uttamdan Minj | INC | 47,521 | 40.31% |
| 3 | Prafulla Kerketta | Independent | 4,190 | 3.55% |
| 4 | Estanislas Xalxo | CPI | 3,272 | 2.78% |
| 5 | Theyodar Ekka | BSP | 2,088 | 1.77% |
| 6 | Kuldeep Singh Porte | GGP | 1,594 | 1.35% |
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| 7 | Prakash Kispotta | Independent | 1,156 | 0.98% |
| 8 | Meera Tirkey | CGVP | 964 | 0.82% |
Kunkuri 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 Jashpur * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kunkuri is one of the assembly segments of Raigarh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Raigarh candidates.
- Radheshyam RathiyaBJP95,124 60.6%
- Dr. Menka Devi SinghINC55,257 35.2%
- Albert MingHMR1,571 1.0%
- Innocent Kujur - Bidana OraonBSP1,038 0.7%
- Prakash Kumar UranwIndependent1,036 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 39,867 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kunkuri.
Who won the Kunkuri assembly seat in 2023?
Vishnu Deo Sai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kunkuri in the 2023 Chhattisgarh assembly election with 87,604 votes, which was 54.90% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kunkuri?
The margin was 25,541 votes (16.01% of valid votes). The runner-up was U.D. Minj of the Indian National Congress with 62,063 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kunkuri in 2023?
Turnout was 77.70%: 1,59,766 of 2,05,625 registered electors voted, across 278 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kunkuri part of?
Kunkuri is an assembly segment of the Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Radheshyam Rathiya got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kunkuri a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kunkuri 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 Kunkuri?
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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