Onkar Sahu

Onkar Sahu (born 1982)^[1] is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh who is an MLA from Dhamtari Assembly constituency in Dhamtari District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Indian National Congress.^[2]

Onkar Sahu
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Ranjana Dipendra Sahu
Constituency	Dhamtari
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Sahu is from Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of Mannulal Sahu. He passed Class 12 in 2000 at Higher Secondary School, V. K. Dhamtari. He runs photography business and his wife is into cloth business.^[1]

Career

Sahu won from Dhamtari Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 88,544 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rajana Dipendra Sahu of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 2,606 votes.^[3][4][5]