Kanker Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Kanker
Reservation:ST
Established:1967
Electors:16,54,440[1]
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Mp:Bhojraj Nag
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Chhattisgarh
Assembly Cons:Sihawa
Sanjari Balod
Dondi Lohara
Gunderdehi
Antagarh
Bhanupratappur
Kanker
Keshkal

Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Assembly segments

Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.[2] It is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]

NameDistrictMemberParty
56Sihawa (ST)DhamtariAmbika MarkamINC
59Sanjari BalodBalodSangeeta SinhaINC
60Dondi Lohara (ST)Anila BhendiyaINC
61GunderdehiKunwer Singh NishadINC
79Antagarh (ST)KankerVikram UsendiBJP
80Bhanupratappur (ST)Savitri Manoj MandaviINC
81Kanker (ST)Asharam NetamBJP
82Keshkal (ST)KondagaonNeelkanth TekamBJP

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1967Trilokshah Lal Priendra Shah
1971Arvind Netam
1977Aghan Singh Thakur
1980Arvind NetamIndian National Congress (I)
1984
1989
1991
1996Chhabila Netam
1998Sohan Potai
1999
2004
2009
2014Vikram Usendi
2019Mohan Mandavi
2024Bhojraj Nag

Election results

General election 2009

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Final notification on delimitation of Chhattisgarh constituencies . Delimitation Commission of India . 2 June 2008 . 23 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061229001834/http://www.delimitation-india.com/Final_Publications/Chhattisgarh/Chhattisgarh.pdf . 29 December 2006 .
  3. Web site: CandidateAC.xls file on assembly constituencies with information on district and parliamentary constituencies . 22 November 2008 . Chhattisgarh . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083059/http://genesys.eci.gov.in/fullcandidatelist/uireports.aspx . 4 December 2008 .