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Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Kanker Assembly Seat
Chhattisgarh Election: Kanker Assembly Constituency 2023
Kanker Assembly constituency under Koriya district is one of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly seats.
Chhattisgarh went to polls in two phases, on November 7 and 17. While voters of 20 assembly constituencies exercised their franchise on November 7, rest did on November 17. The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3.
Out of the 90 Chhattisgarh Assembly seats up for grabs, 10 seats have been reserved for individuals from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 29 for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
The key players in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections include the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), while smaller parties like Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC), AAP, BSP, and Left have also fielded their candidates in select constituencies.
In the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections, Kanker Assembly constituency witnessed a voter turnout of 77.40%. There were 169,877 valid votes cast out of a total of 131,420 registered voters.
Shishupal Shori emerged victorious, the next closest rival by 19,804 votes. The winning candidate secured a 15.10% margin over their closest rival.