Mahendra Karma | |
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Leader of the Opposition, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office December 2003 – December 2008 | |
Minister of Industry and Commerce, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
In office November 2000 – December 2003 | |
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1998–2008 | |
Preceded by | Nandaram Sori |
Succeeded by | Bhima Mandavi |
Constituency | Dantewada |
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1980–1985 | |
Preceded by | Sukuldhar Bhawani |
Succeeded by | Lakshman Karma |
Constituency | Dantewada |
Personal details | |
Born | Dantewada, Madhya Pradesh, India | 5 August 1950
Died | 25 May 2013 Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India | (aged 62)
Residence(s) | Farsapal, Dantewada |
Education | Graduate |
Alma mater | Danteshwari College, Jagdalpur. |
Mahendra Karma (5 August 1950 – 25 May 2013) was an Indian political leader belonging to Indian National Congress from Chhattisgarh. He was the leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha[a] from 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he played a top role in organising the Salwa Judum movement against Naxalites, a Maoist group in Chhattisgarh. He was a Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Ajit Jogi cabinet since the state formation in 2000 to 2004.[1][2] He was assassinated by Naxalites on 25 May 2013 in the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley while returning from a Parivartan Rally meeting organised by his party in Sukma.
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