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Kanker Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kanker? — Bhojraj Nag (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 1,884 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Bhojraj Nag

BJP
Margin: 1,884Tight race

Election history — every MP of Kanker

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Bhojraj NagBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Biresh Thakur (INC)Margin1,884
  2. 2019May 2019Mohan MandaviBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Biresh Thakur (INC)Margin6,914

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Bhojraj Nag

BJPTight race

votes

5,97,624

Margin

1,884(0.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Bhojraj Nag · BJPBiresh Thakur · INC
5,97,6245,95,740
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Bhojraj Nag✓ WinnerBJP5,97,62447.23%
  2. 2Biresh ThakurINC5,95,74047.08%
  3. 3NOTA18,6691.48%
  4. 4Tilak Ram MarkamBSPDeposit lost11,7700.93%
  5. 5SonsinghAmbedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost11,3620.9%
  6. 6Jivan Lal MatlamSarv Adi DalDeposit lost8,9490.71%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Sukchand NetamGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost8,7230.69%
  2. 8Vinod NagwanshiHamar Raj PartyDeposit lost5,0090.4%
  3. 9Thakesh MahlaBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost4,2220.33%
  4. 10Bhojram MandaviRashtriya Jansabha PartyDeposit lost3,3610.27%
Total votes12,65,429

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
16,59,374

incl. service voters

Votes cast
12,67,551

incl. 6,609 postal

Turnout
76.39%
Polling stations
2,090

Turnout of men and women

Women75.6%

6,39,479 of 8,45,581 voted on EVMs

Men76.4%

6,21,453 of 8,13,775 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 18; 10 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA18,669
  • Valid votes12,46,760

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Mohan Mandavi (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Mohan Mandavi✓ WinnerBJP5,46,23347.12%
  2. 2Biresh ThakurINC5,39,31946.53%
  3. 3NOTA26,7132.3%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 4Harisingh SidarINDDeposit lost11,4490.99%
  2. 5Sube Singh DhurvaBSPDeposit lost10,1240.87%
  3. 6Durgaprasad ThakurAmbedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost6,1030.53%
  4. 7Narend NagINDDeposit lost5,7580.5%
  5. 8Mathan Singh MarkamBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost5,5860.48%
  6. 9Ghanshyam JurriGondvana Gantantra PartyDeposit lost4,4710.39%
  7. 10Umashankar BhandariShiv SenaDeposit lost3,4370.3%
Total votes11,59,193

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kanker?

Bhojraj Nag (BJP) won Kanker in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,97,624 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kanker?

Bhojraj Nag defeated Biresh Thakur (INC) by 1,884 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kanker?

2019: Mohan Mandavi (BJP)

What was the turnout in Kanker in 2024?

76.39% — 12,67,551 of 16,59,374 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.6%, men's 76.4%.

How many voters does Kanker have?

16,59,374 electors at the 2024 election — 8,13,775 men, 8,45,581 women, 18 third gender (service voters included), and 2,090 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer