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Constituency

81. Kanker

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election, 2008

CG-KANKER

BJP 44.9%won by 16.8%INC 28.1%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.3% to 16.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.9% between them, down from 81.9% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
1,04,299
Margin
17,503
16.78%

Since 2003

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJPINC swing
−11.6%
BJP share
55.1% 44.9%
INC share
26.8% 28.1%
Turnout