Kawasi Lakhma

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.

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.