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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
| Name = Kanker<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
|Reservation= ST<br />
| Existence = 1967<br />
| FirstMP = <br />
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| CurrentMP = [[Mohan Mandavi]]<br />
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]<br />
| State = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| AssemblyConstituencies = [[Sihawa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sihawa]]<br> [[Sanjari Balod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanjari Balod]]<br> [[Dondi Lohara (Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency)|Dondi Lohara]]<br> [[Gunderdehi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gunderdehi]]<br> [[Antagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Antagarh]]<br> [[Bhanupratappur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhanupratappur]]<br> [[Kanker (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanker]]<br> [[Keshkal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Keshkal]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Kanker''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] parliamentary [[constituency]] in [[Chhattisgarh]].<br />
<br />
==Assembly segments==<br />
Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes (ST)]] candidates.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.delimitation-india.com/Final_Publications/Chhattisgarh/Chhattisgarh.pdf <br />
|title=Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies <br />
|publisher=Delimitation Commission of India <br />
|date=2 June 2008 <br />
|accessdate=23 November 2008 <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229001834/http://www.delimitation-india.com/Final_Publications/Chhattisgarh/Chhattisgarh.pdf <br />
|archivedate=29 December 2006 <br />
}}</ref> It is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://genesys.eci.gov.in/fullcandidatelist/uireports.aspx <br />
|title=CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies <br />
|accessdate=22 November 2008 <br />
|work=Chhattisgarh <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083059/http://genesys.eci.gov.in/fullcandidatelist/uireports.aspx <br />
|archivedate=4 December 2008 <br />
}}</ref><br />
{|class="wikitable" width="500px" <br />
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number<br />
!width="200px"|Name<br />
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
!width="150px"|District<br />
|-<br />
|56<br />
|[[Sihawa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sihawa]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Dhamtari district|Dhamtari]]<br />
|-<br />
| 59<br />
|[[Sanjari Balod (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanjari Balod]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Balod district|Balod]]<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|[[Dondi Lohara (Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency)|Dondi Lohara]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Balod district|Balod]]<br />
|-<br />
|61<br />
|[[Gunderdehi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gunderdehi]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Balod district|Balod]]<br />
|-<br />
|79<br />
|[[Antagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Antagarh]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Kanker district|Kanker]]<br />
|-<br />
|80<br />
|[[Bhanupratappur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhanupratappur]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Kanker district|Kanker]]<br />
|-<br />
|81<br />
|[[Kanker (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanker]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Kanker district|Kanker]]<br />
|-<br />
|82<br />
|[[Keshkal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Keshkal]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Kondagaon district|Kondagaon]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
==Members of Parliament==<br />
{| class="wikitable" <br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]<br />
|Trilokshah Lal Priendra Shah<br />
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]<br />
|[[Arvind Netam]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]<br />
|[[Aghan Singh Thakur]]<br />
|[[Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Arvind Netam]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (I)]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]<br />
|[[Chhabila Netam]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Sohan Potai]]<br />
| rowspan="6" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
|[[Vikram Dev Usendi]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|[[Mohan Mandavi]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===General election 2019===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Mohan Mandavi<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 5,46,233<br />
|percentage = 47.12<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Biresh Thakur<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 5,39,319<br />
|percentage = 46.53<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 26,713<br />
|percentage = 2.3<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate |<br />
|candidate = Harisingh Sidar<br />
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]<br />
|votes = 11,449<br />
|percentage = 0.99<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Sube Singh Dhurva<br />
|votes = 10,124<br />
|percentage = 0.87<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 6,914<br />
|percentage = 0.59<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 11,60,243<br />
|percentage = 74.42<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General election 2014===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Vikram Usendi]]<br />
|votes = 4,65,215<br />
|percentage = 45.75<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Foolodevi Netam<br />
|votes = 4,30,057<br />
|percentage = 42.29 <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 31,917<br />
|percentage = 3.14<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party =Communist Party of India <br />
|candidate = Ramesh Gawde<br />
|votes = 23,482<br />
|percentage = 2.31<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate |<br />
|candidate = Mahendra Gawade<br />
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]<br />
|votes = 14,139<br />
|percentage = 1.94<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 35,158<br />
|percentage = 3.46<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 10,17,080<br />
|percentage = 70.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===General election 2009===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Sohan Potai<br />
|votes = 3,41,131<br />
|percentage = 45.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Smt Phoolo Devi Netam<br />
|votes = 3,21,843<br />
|percentage = 43.37<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate |<br />
|candidate = Mayaram Netam (Fulsingh Siladar)<br />
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]<br />
|votes = 21,022<br />
|percentage = 2.83<br />
|change = <br />
|Symbol =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Mira Salam<br />
|votes = 13,709<br />
|percentage = 1.85<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 19,288<br />
|percentage = 2.60<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 7,41,792<br />
|percentage =57.20<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanker (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Kanker district]]<br />
[[Category:Dhamtari district]]<br />
[[Category:Durg district]]<br />
[[Category:Bastar district]]</div>
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