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, 1991
ARWIND NETAM
INC
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1991
19,361
6.25% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
BJPDEOLALL DUGGA
- Votes
- 1,35,206
- Vote share
- 43.62%
- Behind by
- 19,361
Electors
8,61,510
Total votes polled
3,09,976
Valid votes
3,09,976
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.0%
Full result, 1991
8 candidates · 3,09,976 valid votes
ARWIND NETAMINCwon
1,54,567
49.9%
DEOLALL DUGGABJP
1,35,206
43.6%
VASUDEOJD
6,209
2.0%
MANOHAR NETAMJP
5,477
1.8%
BASANT SORIIND
3,266
1.1%
HIRALAL MANJHIBSP
2,264
0.7%
PARMESHWAR SINGH SIDARDDP
2,179
0.7%
RANI CHAND NETAMIND
808
0.3%
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
