Kawasi Lakhma is the Indian National Congress candidate from Konta (Scheduled Tribe) constituency in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Agriculture & Member Of Legislative Assembly. Kawasi Lakhma's educational qualifications are: Literate and is of 65 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 2.2 crore which includes Rs 63.8 lakh in moveable assets and Rs 1.6 crore as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 42.1 lakh of which Rs 31.8 lakh is self income. Kawasi Lakhma has total liabilities of Rs 35.9 lakh. This INC candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.

- Madhuparna Das

About Kawasi Lakhma

Kawasi Lakhma is the Congress candidate from Maoist-affected Sukma assembly seat. Lakhma is a five-term MLA and one of the senior-most leaders in the PCC in Chhattisgarh. He currently holds the position of excise minister. In 2013, Lakhma was accompanying Mahendra Karma when Naxals attacked them. Lakhma survived but Karma was killed in the incident.

Konta Assembly election results

2023

Party	Party votes polled	Votes %	Candidate name
INC	32,776	--	Kawasi Lakhma Winner Margin: (%) Winner
BJP	30,795	--	Soyam Muka
CPI	29,040	--	Manish Kunjam
NOTA	3,691	--	None of the Above
SAD	2,881	--	Channaram Markam
AJP	1,812	--	Jagdish Nag(Guddu)
IND	1,455	--	Beeda Sodi
JCCJ	1,392	--	Devendra Telam
BSP	1,078	--	Madkami Masa

Detailed results

2018

2013

2008

About Konta constituency

Assembly constituency no.90 Konta (कोंटा in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the South region and Sukma district, of the state of Chhattisgarh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Konta is part of the 10. Bastar (Scheduled Tribe) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Tribe; Rural constituency.