Kanker
Assembly seat no. 81 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2003.
Chhattisgarh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANKER. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2023
Asha Ram Netam
BJP
Elections held
5
2003–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2023
16
0.01% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
INCShankar Dhruwa
- Votes
- 67,964
- Vote share
- 45.56%
- Behind by
- 16
Electors
1,82,944
Total votes polled
1,49,190
Valid votes
1,49,190
NOTA votes
2,729
1.83% of votes polled
Turnout
81.5%
Full result, 2023
9 candidates · 1,49,190 valid votes
Asha Ram NetamBJPwon
67,980
45.6%
Shankar DhruwaINC
67,964
45.6%
Hemlal MarkamGGP
4,236
2.8%
Arjun Sing AachalaIND
1,506
1.0%
Jayprakash SalamIND
1,393
0.9%
Daymand NetamRJSBHP
1,084
0.7%
Govind Kumar DarroIND
974
0.7%
Namita NetamBSCP
920
0.6%
Parwati TetaAJP
404
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Asha Ram Netam | BJP | 67,980 | 45.57% | Shankar Dhruwa | 16 |
| 2018 | SHISHUPAL SHORI | INC | 69,053 | 51.25% | HIRA MARKAM | 19,804 |
| 2013 | SHANKER DHRUWA | INC | 50,586 | 39.99% | SANJAY KODOPI | 4,625 |
| 2008 | SUMITRA MARKOLE | BJP | 46,793 | 44.86% | DR. PREETI NETAM | 17,503 |
| 2003 | AGHAN SINGH THAKUR | BJP | 50,198 | 55.11% | SHYAMA DHRUWA | 25,811 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Kanker assembly constituency in 2023?
Asha Ram Netam (BJP) won Kanker in 2023, by a margin of 16 votes.
Which party has won Kanker the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2003.
How many times has Kanker gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2003 to 2023.
Who has won Kanker the most times?
Asha Ram Netam, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.
