KANKER
Constituency no. 19 in Madhya Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Madhya Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called KANKER. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1999
Sohan Potai
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1999
88,191
15.36% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCChhabila Arvind Netam
- Votes
- 2,29,849
- Vote share
- 40.04%
- Behind by
- 88,191
Electors
10,36,799
Total votes polled
5,74,090
Valid votes
5,74,090
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.4%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 5,74,090 valid votes
Sohan PotaiBJPwon
3,18,040
55.4%
Chhabila Arvind NetamINC
2,29,849
40.0%
Anjor Singh ThakurCMM
15,526
2.7%
Dr. J. R. ThakurBSP
5,168
0.9%
Avinash ThakurSP
2,996
0.5%
Ram Prasad NetamLSWP
1,506
0.3%
Yashwant Kumar KrishanAJBP
1,005
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sohan Potai | BJP | 3,18,040 | 55.40% | Chhabila Arvind Netam | 88,191 |
| 1998 | SOHAN POTAI | BJP | 2,70,121 | 45.97% | MAHENDRA KARMA | 54,370 |
| 1996 | CHHABILA ARVIND NETAM | INC | 2,19,191 | 39.77% | SOHAN POTAI | 24,420 |
| 1991 | ARWIND NETAM | INC | 1,54,567 | 49.86% | DEOLALL DUGGA | 19,361 |
| 1989 | ARVIND NETAM | INC | 1,89,631 | 44.30% | LAMBODAR BALIYAR | 45,816 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above