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Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Vikram Usendi

State
  
Chhattisgarh

Female electors
  
725,435

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
722,339

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Dondi Lohara, Antagarh, Gunderdehi, Kanker, Bhanupratappur, Sanjari Balod, Sihawa, Keshkal

Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh.

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Members of Parliament

  • 1967: Trilokshah Lal Priendra Shah, Jan Sangh
  • 1971: Arvind Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Aghan Singh Thakur, Janata Party
  • 1980: Arvind Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1984: Arvind Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Arvind Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1991: Arvind Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Chhabila Netam, Indian National Congress
  • 1998: Sohan Potai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: Sohan Potai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Sohan Potai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Sohan Potai, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2014: Vikram Dev Usendi, Bharatiya Janata Party

    • Assembly segments

    Kanker Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. It is composed of the following assembly segments:

  • Sihawa (ST) (assembly constituency no. 56)
  • Sanjari Balod (assembly constituency no. 59)
  • Dondi Lohara (ST) (assembly constituency no. 60)
  • Gunderdehi (assembly constituency no. 61)
  • Antagarh (ST) (assembly constituency no. 79)
  • Bhanupratappur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 80)
  • Kanker (ST) (assembly constituency no. 81)
  • Keshkal (ST) (assembly constituency no. 82)

    • Sihawa constituency is in Dhamtari district. Sanjari Balod, Dondi Lohara and Gunderdehi are in Durg district. Antagarh, Bhanupratappur and Kanker covers the Kanker district. Keshkal constituency is part of Bastar district. Excluding Sanjari Balod and Gunderdehi, all assembly constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.

    References

    Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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