Konta Assembly constituency

Konta is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.^[2]

Konta
Constituency No. 90 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Central India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Sukma
Lok Sabha constituency	Bastar
Established	2003
Total electors	166,912[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kawasi Lakhma
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	Manish Kunjam

It comprises Konta tehsil in Sukma district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, its representative is Kawasi Lakhma of the Indian National Congress party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1952	Piloo		Independent politician
1956: Constituency renamed from Sukma to Konta
1957	Soyam Joga		Indian National Congress
1962	Bettijoga Hadma		Independent politician
1967	Dhansai		Indian National Congress
1972	Bettijoga Hadma		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1977	Koram Gopal Kristaiya		Janata Party
1980	Jogiya Muka		Independent politician
1985	Madvi Handaram		Indian National Congress
1990	Manish Kumar		Communist Party of India
1993	Manish Kunjam
1998	Kawasi Lakhma		Indian National Congress
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2003	Kawasi Lakhma		Indian National Congress
2008[3]
2013[4]
2018[5]
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Konta^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kawasi Lakhma	32,776	31.24	−3.81
	BJP	Soyam Muka	30,795	29.35	+1.67
	CPI	Manish Kunjam	29,040	27.68	+0.74
	Sarv Adi Dal	Channaram Markam	2,881	2.75
	Azad Janata Party	Jagdish Nag	1,812	1.73
	Independent	Beeda Sodi	1,455	1.39
	JCC	Devendra Telam	1,392	1.33
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,691	3.52	−1.38
Majority			1,981	1.89	−5.48
Turnout			104,920	62.86	+7.56

2018

2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election: Dongargarh^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kawasi Lakhma	31,933	35.05
	BJP	Dhaniram Barse	25,224	27.68
	CPI	Manish Kunjam	24,549	26.94
	Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch	Vijay Sodi	1,660	1.82
	BSP	Budhram Kartami	1,660	1.82
	AAP	Ramdev Baghel	1,619	1.78
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,468	4.9
Majority			6,709	7.37
Turnout			91,104	55.3

See also

• List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
• Sukma district