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, 1977
HARISHANKAR RAMNATH
JNP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1977
6,538
31.80% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INCATMARAM DHRUVA
- Votes
- 5,559
- Vote share
- 27.04%
- Behind by
- 6,538
Electors
63,330
Total votes polled
20,562
Valid votes
20,562
NOTA votes
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Turnout
32.5%
Full result, 1977
3 candidates · 20,562 valid votes
HARISHANKAR RAMNATHJNPwon
12,097
58.8%
ATMARAM DHRUVAINC
5,559
27.0%
PEELARAM RAJURAMIND
2,906
14.1%
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
