Konta Assembly constituency

Konta
Constituency No. 90 for the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictSukma
LS constituencyBastar
Established2003
Total electors166,912[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byManish Kunjam

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

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

Madhya Pradesh Assembly

Election Name Party
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 Assembly

Year Member Political party
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

References

  1. ^ a b "State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ "New Maps of Assembly Constituency". ceochhattisgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "State Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Statistical data of General Election to Chhatisgarh Assembly - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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