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, 1990
AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKUR
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–1998
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1990
18,907
41.80% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCBHAGWAT SINGH THAKUR
- Votes
- 9,622
- Vote share
- 21.27%
- Behind by
- 18,907
Electors
1,00,060
Total votes polled
45,228
Valid votes
45,228
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.2%
Full result, 1990
10 candidates · 45,228 valid votes
AGHAN SINGH BHAW SINGH THAKURBJPwon
28,529
63.1%
BHAGWAT SINGH THAKURINC
9,622
21.3%
GOKUL RAM NAGIND
1,827
4.0%
LALLU PRASAD BALA RAMDDP
1,068
2.4%
KRIPA RAM KAWADEIND
1,064
2.4%
SUNDARU RAM SALAMIND
984
2.2%
AJURAM TARAMIND
671
1.5%
PEELA RAM UIKEIND
577
1.3%
VIJAY MANDAVIBSP
481
1.1%
MANOHAR NETAMIND
405
0.9%
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
