Nanki Ram Kanwar is an Indian politician and former Home Minister of Government of Chhattisgarh.
He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party and was also Cabinet Minister in Sunder Lal Patwa ministry in Government of Madhya Pradesh.He is well noted for his support of aggressive stance against the Naxalites.
In 2006 he was noted for supporting the Salwa Judum.
By 2010 he was known to have looked at alternate methods for fighting terrorism.
He is also known for taking a strong stance against improper investigative techniques of the Chhattisgarh police.
He was also in controversy for suggesting that Swami Agnivesh was supporting Maoists.