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, 1985
SHYAMABAI DHRUA
INC
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1985
1,302
4.55% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPAGHAN SINGH THAKUR
- Votes
- 12,440
- Vote share
- 43.51%
- Behind by
- 1,302
Electors
79,931
Total votes polled
28,588
Valid votes
28,588
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.8%
Full result, 1985
5 candidates · 28,588 valid votes
SHYAMABAI DHRUAINCwon
13,742
48.1%
AGHAN SINGH THAKURBJP
12,440
43.5%
MANOHAR NETAMJNP
974
3.4%
BHUNESHWARIIND
824
2.9%
PILARAM DHRUIND
608
2.1%
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
