Kunkuri Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India
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Kunkuri is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.[2]
| Kunkuri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Central India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Jashpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raigarh |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 205,625[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It encompasses the entire Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.[3] Chief minister of state represents this constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008 | Bharat Sai[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Rohit Kumar Sai[5] | ||
| 2018 | U. D. Minj[6] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Vishnu Deo Sai[7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishnu Deo Sai | 87,604 | 54.9 |  11.58 | |
| INC | U.D. Minj | 62,063 | 38.9 |  7.26 | |
| AAP | Leos Minj | 1,945 | 1.14 | 0.08 | |
| Hamar Raj Party | Albert Minj | 1749 | 1.10 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,531 | 1.59 | 0.18 | |
| Majority | 25,541 | 16 | 13.16 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,560 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||