{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kunkuri | state = Chhattisgarh | type = SLA | district = Jashpur | loksabha_cons = Raigarh | constituency_no = 13 | reservation = ST | incumbent_image = Vishnudeo Sai.jpg | established = 2008 | mla = Vishnu Deo Sai<Br>{{Small|Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh}} | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | latest_election_year = 2023 | electors = {{formatnum:205625}}<ref name=election2023>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/chhattisgarh-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate=25 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref>{{update after|2029|1}} | map_image = Kunkuri Assembly constituency map.svg }} '''Kunkuri''' is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.<ref name=ceoMap>{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref>
It encompasses the entire Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> Chief minister of state represents this constituency.
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Name !colspan="2"|Party |- | colspan="4" |{{Center|''Until 2008: Constituency did not exist''}} |- |2008 |Bharat Sai<ref name=election2008>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3883-chhattisgarh-2008/ |title=State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 31 December 2021}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |2013 |Rohit Kumar Sai<ref name=election2013>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3884-chhattisgarh-2013/ |title=State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 31 December 2021}}</ref> |- |2018 |U. D. Minj<ref name=election2018/> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |2023 |Vishnu Deo Sai<ref>{{Cite web | title=Election Commission of India | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywisewinresult-369S26.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203115741/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/partywisewinresult-369S26.htm | access-date=2025-11-26 | archive-date=2023-12-03}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |}
== Election results == === 2023 === {{Election box begin | title=2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Kunkuri}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate = Vishnu Deo Sai |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 87,604 |percentage = 54.9 |change = {{increase}}11.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = U.D. Minj |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 62,063 |percentage = 38.9 |change = {{decrease}}7.26 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Leos Minj |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = 1,945 |percentage = 1.14 |change = {{decrease}}0.08 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Albert Minj |party = Hamar Raj Party |votes = 1749 |percentage = 1.10 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the Above |party = None of the above |votes = 2,531 |percentage = 1.59 |change = {{increase}}0.18 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 25,541 |percentage = 16 |change = {{increase}}13.16 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,59,560 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2018 === {{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Kunkuri<ref name=election2018>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 3 February 2021}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate = U.D. Minj |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 69,896 |percentage = 46.16 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Bharat Sai |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 65,603 |percentage = 43.32 |change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = None of the Above |party = None of the above |votes = 2,129 |percentage = 1.41 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,293 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,51,431 |percentage = 77.90 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly * Jashpur district
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