KANKER
Assembly seat no. 147 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Madhya Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANKER. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1998
SHYAMA DHRUVA
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1998
13,344
22.19% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCSHIV NETAM
- Votes
- 21,726
- Vote share
- 36.13%
- Behind by
- 13,344
Electors
1,21,116
Total votes polled
60,131
Valid votes
60,131
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.6%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 60,131 valid votes
SHYAMA DHRUVABJPwon
35,070
58.3%
SHIV NETAMINC
21,726
36.1%
INDU NETAMIND
1,875
3.1%
PADUM SINGH THAKURSHS
723
1.2%
PEELA RAM NETAMIND
468
0.8%
RAJENDRA KUMARJD
269
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SHYAMA DHRUVA | BJP | 35,070 | 58.32% | SHIV NETAM | 13,344 |
| 1993 | SHIV NETAM | INC | 17,578 | 36.00% | PEELARAM NETAM | 4,116 |
| 1990 | AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKUR | BJP | 28,529 | 63.08% | BHAGWAT SINGH THAKUR | 18,907 |
| 1985 | SHYAMABAI DHRUA | INC | 13,742 | 48.07% | AGHAN SINGH THAKUR | 1,302 |
| 1980 | ATMARAM DHRUWA | IND | 12,512 | 50.65% | BAL SINGH SORI | 5,099 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above