Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency

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Kanker was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Since 1967, the constituency has witnessed elections won by candidates from several political parties. INC won 5 elections, BJP won 2 elections, INC(I) won 1 election, BLD won 1 election, and BJS won 1 election.

List of Members of Parliament (MPs) from Kanker

Election YearMP NameParty
1999Sohan PotaiBJP
1998Sohan PotaiBJP
1996Chhabila Arvind NetamINC
1991Arwind NetamINC
1989Arvind NetamINC
1984Arvind NetamINC
1980Arvind NetamINC(I)
1977AghansinghBLD
1971Arvind VishramsinghINC
1967T.L.P. ShahBJS

Lok Sabha Election Results in Kanker

1999 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Sohan Potai
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
3,18,04055.4
2Chhabila Arvind Netam
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
2,29,84940.04
3Anjor Singh ThakurCMM15,5262.7
-All Other Candidates-10,6751.86
Total Votes Polled5,74,090-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1999 Results
Sohan Potai of BJP won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1999 general election, defeating Chhabila Arvind Netam of INC by a margin of 88,191 votes, equivalent to 15.36% of the total votes polled.

1998 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Sohan Potai
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
2,70,12145.97
2Mahendra Karma
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
2,15,75136.72
3Arvind Netam
BSPView BSP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
39,6226.74
-All Other Candidates-62,07410.56
Total Votes Polled5,87,568-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1998 Results
Sohan Potai of BJP won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1998 general election, defeating Mahendra Karma of INC by a margin of 54,370 votes, equivalent to 9.25% of the total votes polled.

1996 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Chhabila Arvind Netam
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
2,19,19139.77
2Sohan Potai
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
1,94,77135.34
3Janaklal ThakurCMM41,5627.54
-All Other Candidates-95,57617.34
Total Votes Polled5,51,100-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1996 Results
Chhabila Arvind Netam of INC won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1996 general election, defeating Sohan Potai of BJP by a margin of 24,420 votes, equivalent to 4.43% of the total votes polled.

1991 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Arwind Netam
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
1,54,56749.86
2Deolall Dugga
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
1,35,20643.62
3VasudeoJD6,2092
-All Other Candidates-13,9944.51
Total Votes Polled3,09,976-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1991 Results
Arwind Netam of INC won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1991 general election, defeating Deolall Dugga of BJP by a margin of 19,361 votes, equivalent to 6.24% of the total votes polled.

1989 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Arvind Netam
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
1,89,63144.3
2Lambodar BaliyarJD1,43,81533.6
3Janak Lal ThakurIND59,05313.8
-All Other Candidates-35,5648.31
Total Votes Polled4,28,063-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1989 Results
Arvind Netam of INC won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1989 general election, defeating Lambodar Baliyar of JD by a margin of 45,816 votes, equivalent to 10.70% of the total votes polled.

1984 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Arvind Netam
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
2,25,54568.35
2Aghan Singh Thakur
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
89,35827.08
3Bhanu SomJNP15,1034.58
-All Other Candidates-00.00
Total Votes Polled3,30,006-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1984 Results
Arvind Netam of INC won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1984 general election, defeating Aghan Singh Thakur of BJP by a margin of 136,187 votes, equivalent to 41.27% of the total votes polled.

1980 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Arvind NetamINC(I)1,54,94959.13
2Aghansingh BhaosinghJNP67,44825.74
3Tej Singh MarkamIND16,6996.37
-All Other Candidates-22,9498.76
Total Votes Polled2,62,045-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1980 Results
Arvind Netam of INC(I) won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1980 general election, defeating Aghansingh Bhaosingh of JNP by a margin of 87,501 votes, equivalent to 33.39% of the total votes polled.

1977 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1AghansinghBLD1,51,39259.47
2Arvind Bishram
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
97,61538.35
3Bhausingh ManjhiIND5,5462.18
-All Other Candidates-00.00
Total Votes Polled2,54,553-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1977 Results
Aghansingh of BLD won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1977 general election, defeating Arvind Bishram of INC by a margin of 53,777 votes, equivalent to 21.12% of the total votes polled.

1971 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Arvind Vishramsingh
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
99,49451.94
2Brijlalsingh BarsaiBJS92,05148.06
-All Other Candidates-00.00
Total Votes Polled1,91,545-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1971 Results
Arvind Vishramsingh of INC won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1971 general election, defeating Brijlalsingh Barsai of BJS by a margin of 7,443 votes, equivalent to 3.88% of the total votes polled.

1967 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanker

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1T.L.P. ShahBJS90,46038.99
2S. Devi
INCView INC performance history in Kanker Lok Sabha Constituency
86,93737.47
3D. ThakurPSP36,25015.62
-All Other Candidates-18,3817.92
Total Votes Polled2,32,028-
View Detailed Kanker Lok Sabha Election 1967 Results
T.L.P. Shah of BJS won the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the 1967 general election, defeating S. Devi of INC by a margin of 3,523 votes, equivalent to 1.52% of the total votes polled.

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