# Kanke Assembly constituency

Kanke Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
* BJP (80%)
* INC (20%)

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1967: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1967 | J. N. Choubey | Jan Kranti Dal |
| 1969 | Ram Tahal Chaudhary | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Ram Tahal Chaudhary | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1977 | Hira Ram Toofani | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ram Ratan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Hari Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Sammari Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Suresh Kumar Baitha | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 133,499 | 43.47% | 8.30 |
| | BJP | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | 1,32,531 | 43.16% | 0.88 |
| | JLKM | Phuleshwar Baitha | 25,965 | 8.46% | New |
| | CPI | Santosh Kumar Rajak | 3,157 | 1.03% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,588 | 1.17% | 0.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 968 | 0.32% | 8.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,07,093 | 63.74% | 2.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,81,815 | | 16.08 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.57 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sammari Lal | 111,975 | 44.04% | 11.65 |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 89,435 | 35.17% | 8.27 |
| | AJSU | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 29,127 | 11.46% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Kamlesh Ram | 10,391 | 4.09% | New |
| | JD(U) | Ashok Kumar Nag | 1,678 | 0.66% | New |
| | LJP | Shankar Prasad | 1,549 | 0.61% | New |
| | Rashtriya Jaihind Party | Santosh Kumar | 1,442 | 0.57% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,313 | 1.30% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,540 | 8.86% | 19.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,54,259 | 61.26% | 1.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,15,081 | | 19.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.65 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | 115,702 | 55.69% | 24.39 |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 55,898 | 26.90% | 1.23 |
| | JMM | Ashok Kumar Nag | 17,411 | 8.38% | 2.85 |
| | CPI | Subedar Ram | 4,735 | 2.28% | New |
| | AITC | Niranjan Kalindi | 1,968 | 0.95% | New |
| | Independent | Rajesh Rajak | 1,630 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | Vijay Ram | 1,303 | 0.63% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,851 | 1.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,804 | 28.78% | 25.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,762 | 59.81% | 16.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,47,392 | | 4.77 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 24.39 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramchandra Baitha | 45,245 | 31.30% | 17.29 |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 40,674 | 28.14% | New |
| | JMM | Sammari Lal | 16,228 | 11.23% | 25.47 |
| | Independent | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 9,335 | 6.46% | New |
| | AJSU | Shanti Devi | 9,091 | 6.29% | New |
| | Independent | Arjun Kumar Ram | 4,559 | 3.15% | New |
| | Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal | Ajay Rajak | 3,596 | 2.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,571 | 3.16% | 8.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,559 | 43.60% | 16.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,31,582 | | 57.89 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 17.29 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramchandra Baitha | 61,502 | 48.59% | 2.41 |
| | JMM | Sammari Lal | 46,443 | 36.69% | 31.88 |
| | Independent | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 12,521 | 9.89% | New |
| | RJD | Ghuran Ram | 8,906 | 7.04% | 20.02 |
| | Independent | Balram Pradhan | 3,985 | 3.15% | New |
| | Independent | Bibhash Chandra Ranjan | 3,392 | 2.68% | New |
| | BSP | Rijhu Nayak | 2,230 | 2.09% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,059 | 11.90% | 7.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,575 | 60.27% | 18.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,10,012 | | 2.90 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.41 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Kanke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ram Chandra Nayak | 41,994 | 46.18% | New |
| | RJD | Sammari Lal | 24,603 | 27.05% | New |
| | INC | Vikram Jai Kishore | 11,679 | 12.84% | New |
| | JMM | Vindhyachal Ram | 4,372 | 4.81% | New |
| | NCP | Hari Ram | 4,187 | 4.60% | New |
| | CPI | Chuni Lal Nayak | 2,314 | 2.54% | New |
| | SP | Sarjeev Mirdha | 649 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,391 | 19.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,937 | 42.52% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,16,280 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |