KANKER
Constituency no. 11 in Chhattisgarh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2004.
Chhattisgarh also has an assembly constituency called Kanker. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2004
SOHAN POTAI
BJP
Elections held
5
2004–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 5
Margin, 2004
73,626
13.29% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCMRS. GANGA POTAI THAKUR
- Votes
- 2,00,668
- Vote share
- 36.23%
- Behind by
- 73,626
Electors
11,52,128
Total votes polled
5,53,888
Valid votes
5,53,888
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.1%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 5,53,888 valid votes
SOHAN POTAIBJPwon
2,74,294
49.5%
MRS. GANGA POTAI THAKURINC
2,00,668
36.2%
G.R.RANASP
28,906
5.2%
ARJUN SINGH THAKURBSP
17,605
3.2%
SUKHRANJAN USENDICPM
16,479
3.0%
SUNDARLAL NETAMCSP
15,936
2.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BHOJRAJ NAG | BJP | 5,97,624 | 47.23% | BIRESH THAKUR | 1,884 |
| 2019 | MOHAN MANDAVI | BJP | 5,46,233 | 47.12% | BIRESH THAKUR | 6,914 |
| 2014 | VIKRAM USENDI | BJP | 4,65,215 | 45.75% | FOOLODEVI NETAM | 35,158 |
| 2009 | SOHAN POTAI | BJP | 3,41,131 | 45.99% | SMT. PHOOLO DEVI NETAM | 19,288 |
| 2004 | SOHAN POTAI | BJP | 2,74,294 | 49.52% | MRS. GANGA POTAI THAKUR | 73,626 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP5 wins