# 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. It is composed of the following assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 56 | Sihawa (ST) | Dhamtari | Ambika Markam | INC | BJP |
| 59 | Sanjari Balod | Balod | Sangeeta Sinha | INC | BJP |
| 60 | Dondi Lohara (ST) | Balod | Anila Bhendiya | INC | INC |
| 61 | Gunderdehi | Balod | Kunwer Singh Nishad | INC | BJP |
| 79 | Antagarh (ST) | Kanker | Vikram Usendi | BJP | BJP |
| 80 | Bhanupratappur (ST) | Kanker | Savitri Manoj Mandavi | INC | INC |
| 81 | Kanker (ST) | Kanker | Asharam Netam | BJP | INC |
| 82 | Keshkal (ST) | Kondagaon | Neelkanth Tekam | BJP | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | 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 Usendi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Mohan Mandavi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Bhojraj Nag | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kanker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhojraj Nag | 597,624 | 47.23 | |
| | INC | Biresh Thakur | 5,95,740 | 47.08 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 18,669 | 1.48 | |
| | BSP | Tilak Ram Markam | 11,770 | 0.93 | |
| | GGP | Sukchand Tekam | 8,723 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,884 | 0.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,67,551 | 76.39 | 2.07 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kanker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mohan Mandavi | 546,233 | 47.12 | 1.37 |
| | INC | Biresh Thakur | 5,39,319 | 46.53 | 4.24 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 26,713 | 2.30 | 0.84 |
| | IND. | Harisingh Sidar | 11,449 | 0.99 | N/A |
| | BSP | Sube Singh Dhurva | 10,124 | 0.87 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,914 | 0.59 | 2.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,60,243 | 74.42 | 4.20 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kanker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vikram Usendi | 465,215 | 45.75 | 0.22 |
| | INC | Phulo Devi Netam | 4,30,057 | 42.29 | 1.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 31,917 | 3.14 | N/A |
| | CPI | Ramesh Gawde | 23,482 | 2.31 | N/A |
| | IND. | Mahendra Gawade | 14,139 | 1.94 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,158 | 3.46 | 0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,17,080 | 70.22 | 13.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kanker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sohan Potai | 341,131 | 45.97 |
| | INC | Phulo Devi Netam | 3,21,843 | 43.37 |
| | IND. | Mayaram Netam (Fulsingh Siladar) | 21,022 | 2.83 |
| | BSP | Mira Salam | 13,709 | 1.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,288 | 2.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,41,792 | 57.20 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |