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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kanker
| state = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| district = [[Kanker district|Kanker]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanker]]
| reservation = ST
| type = SLA
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| preceded_by = Shishupal Sori
| established = 1951
| constituency_no = 81
| mla = Asharam Netam
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| electors = {{formatnum:182944}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/chhattisgarh-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate=25 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}}
| map_image = Kanker Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
'''Kanker''' is one of the 90 [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Chhattisgarh]] state in [[India]].<ref name=ceoMap>{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref>

It is part of [[Kanker district|Kanker]] district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Tribes]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
! colspan=4|[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Ratansingh
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[Pratibha Devi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|1957^
|Bisram
|-
|[[1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Bhanuprata Deo
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1967 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |Vishram Dhongai
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Harishankar Ramnath
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Atmaram Dhruva
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Shyamabhai Dhruva
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Aghan Singh Thakur]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
|Shiv Netam
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|Shyamabhai Dhruva
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
! colspan=4|[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
|[[Aghan Singh Thakur]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|Sumitra Markole
|-
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|Shanker Dhruwa
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|Shisupal Shori
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|Asharam Netam
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

===2023===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kanker<ref name=election2023/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Asha Ram Netam
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 67,980
|percentage = 45.57
|change = +9.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Shankar Dhruwa
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 67,964
|percentage = 45.56
|change = -5.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Hemlal Markam
|party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party
|votes = 4,236
|percentage = 2.84
|change = -1.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Arjun Sing Aachala
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,506
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Jayprakash Salam
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,393
|percentage = 0.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,729
|percentage = 1.83
|change = -0.64
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.01
|change = -14.69
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 149,190
|percentage = 81.55
|change = +2.44
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2018 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018]]: Kanker<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Shishupal Shori
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 69,053
|percentage = 51.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Hira Markam
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 49,249
|percentage = 36.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Hemlal Markam
|party = Gondwana Ganatantra Party
|votes = 6,206
|percentage = 4.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Ramsahay Korram
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 3,014
|percentage = 2.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bishal Dhruw
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 2,016
|percentage = 1.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Deepak Kumar Usendi
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,882
|percentage = 1.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,323
|percentage = 2.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,804
|percentage = 14.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 133,717
|percentage = 79.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

<ref name="General Elections of MP 1957">{{cite web |year=2004 |title=General Elections of MP 1957 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_MP_1957.pdf |publisher=Election Commission Of India}}</ref><ref name="election2018" />

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Kanker district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
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[[Category:Kanker district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Politics of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]

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