Mahendra Karma

Mahendra Karma
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	(1950-08-05)5 August 1950 Dantewada, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died	25 May 2013(2013-05-25) (aged 62) Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India
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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