Kanke Assembly constituency
| Kanke | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Ranchi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranchi |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 415,081 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kanke Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]
Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
Before 1967: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1967 | J. N. Choubey | Jan Kranti Dal | |
| 1969 | Ram Tahal Chaudhary | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Hira Ram Toofani | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Ratan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Hari Ram | ||
| 1990 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Nayak | ||
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Ram Chandra Baitha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | ||
| 2019 | Sammari Lal | ||
| 2024 | Suresh Kumar Baitha | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 133,499 | 43.47% |  8.30 | |
| BJP | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | 1,32,531 | 43.16% |  0.88 | |
| JLKM | Phuleshwar Baitha | 25,965 | 8.46% | New | |
| CPI | Santosh Kumar Rajak | 3,157 | 1.03% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,588 | 1.17% | 0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 968 | 0.32% | 8.55 | ||
| Turnout | 3,07,093 | 63.74% | 2.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,81,815 | 16.08 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.57 | |||
Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sammari Lal | 111,975 | 44.04% | 11.65 | |
| INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 89,435 | 35.17% | 8.27 | |
| AJSU | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 29,127 | 11.46% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Kamlesh Ram | 10,391 | 4.09% | New | |
| JD(U) | Ashok Kumar Nag | 1,678 | 0.66% | New | |
| LJP | Shankar Prasad | 1,549 | 0.61% | New | |
| Rashtriya Jaihind Party | Santosh Kumar | 1,442 | 0.57% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,313 | 1.30% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,540 | 8.86% | 19.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,54,259 | 61.26% | 1.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,15,081 | 19.48 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.65 | |||
Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Jitu Charan Ram | 115,702 | 55.69% | 24.39 | |
| INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 55,898 | 26.90% | 1.23 | |
| JMM | Ashok Kumar Nag | 17,411 | 8.38% | 2.85 | |
| CPI | Subedar Ram | 4,735 | 2.28% | New | |
| AITC | Niranjan Kalindi | 1,968 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Rajesh Rajak | 1,630 | 0.78% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Ram | 1,303 | 0.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,851 | 1.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 59,804 | 28.78% | 25.62 | ||
| Turnout | 2,07,762 | 59.81% | 16.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,47,392 | 4.77 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 24.39 | |||
Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramchandra Baitha | 45,245 | 31.30% | 17.29 | |
| INC | Suresh Kumar Baitha | 40,674 | 28.14% | New | |
| JMM | Sammari Lal | 16,228 | 11.23% | 25.47 | |
| Independent | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 9,335 | 6.46% | New | |
| AJSU | Shanti Devi | 9,091 | 6.29% | New | |
| Independent | Arjun Kumar Ram | 4,559 | 3.15% | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal | Ajay Rajak | 3,596 | 2.49% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,571 | 3.16% | 8.74 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,559 | 43.60% | 16.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,31,582 | 57.89 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 17.29 | |||
Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramchandra Baitha | 61,502 | 48.59% | 2.41 | |
| JMM | Sammari Lal | 46,443 | 36.69% | 31.88 | |
| Independent | Ramjeet Ganjhu | 12,521 | 9.89% | New | |
| RJD | Ghuran Ram | 8,906 | 7.04% | 20.02 | |
| Independent | Balram Pradhan | 3,985 | 3.15% | New | |
| Independent | Bibhash Chandra Ranjan | 3,392 | 2.68% | New | |
| BSP | Rijhu Nayak | 2,230 | 2.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,059 | 11.90% | 7.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,575 | 60.27% | 18.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,10,012 | 2.90 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.41 | |||
Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Chandra Nayak | 41,994 | 46.18% | New | |
| RJD | Sammari Lal | 24,603 | 27.05% | New | |
| INC | Vikram Jai Kishore | 11,679 | 12.84% | New | |
| JMM | Vindhyachal Ram | 4,372 | 4.81% | New | |
| NCP | Hari Ram | 4,187 | 4.60% | New | |
| CPI | Chuni Lal Nayak | 2,314 | 2.54% | New | |
| SP | Sarjeev Mirdha | 649 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,391 | 19.12% | |||
| Turnout | 90,937 | 42.52% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,16,280 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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