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Mahendra Karma was born on 5 August, 1950 in Dantewada, Madhya Pradesh, India, is an Indian politician. Discover Mahendra Karma's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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5 August, 1950 |
| Birthday |
5 August |
| Birthplace |
Dantewada, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Date of death |
25 May, 2013 |
| Died Place |
Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Mahendra Karma Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Mahendra Karma height not available right now. We will update Mahendra Karma's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Chavindra Karma |
Mahendra Karma Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mahendra Karma worth at the age of 62 years old? Mahendra Karma’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from India. We have estimated Mahendra Karma's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Mahendra Karma (5 August 1950 – 25 May 2013) was an Indian political leader belonging to Indian National Congress from Chhattisgarh.
He was born on 5 August 1950 to Daraboda Karma in the Dantewada district who was himself a powerful, strong leader in the undivided Bastar region.
He received his higher secondary education from Bastar Higher Secondary School, Jagdalpur in 1969 and completed his graduation from Danteshwary College in 1975.
His elder brother Lakshman Karma had also been a Member of Parliament.
Earlier, Naxalties had killed his brother Podiyaram who was president of the Bhairamgad Janpad Panchayat.
They had also killed around 20 of his relatives in the subsequent period.
He won the 1980 general elections on the ticket of CPI.
Later on he joined the Indian National Congress.
He was then elected as the first president of the Zila Panchayat of the undivided Bastar.
In 1991, he had started Jan Jagran Abhiyan which was composed mostly of traders and businessmen.
The movement collapsed after sometime.
Because of his role against Maoists, Karma was a high-value target.
Owing to the threat perception to his life by the Maoists, he was given Z+ security for his protection.
In 1996 general elections, Karma was elected to the Loksabha as a Member of Parliament (MP) on an independent ticket from Bastar.
Later on he returned to the Congress.
He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Dantewada and was appointed as a Minister of Prisons in the Digvijaya Singh cabinet in the undivided Madhya Pradesh.
He served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce after Chhattisgarh was carved out from its parent state Madhya Pradesh in the Ajit Jogi cabinet though he was known as a political adversary of Jogi.
He was a Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Ajit Jogi cabinet since the state formation in 2000 to 2004.
In 2003, his party Indian National Congress suffered defeat in the legislative assembly elections and he was made the leader of opposition in the state assembly.
He used to represent Dantewada constituency.
He was the leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha from 2004 to 2008.
In 2005, he played a top role in organising the Salwa Judum movement against Naxalites, a Maoist group in Chhattisgarh.
The congress again lost the 2008 assembly elections when BJP swept 10 out of the 11 seats in Bastar.
He had secured 158,520 votes (35.19%).
In the region, he was known as "Bastar Tiger"-for making a tough stand against the regional Maoist insurgency.
Karma was seen as the driving force behind anti-Naxal movements in the Chhattisgarh.
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.
Karma was a tribal leader from the Bastar region.
His son Chavindra Karma was also Jila Panchayat Chairman of Dantewada and is in hit list of Maoist and Deepak Karma is currently (as of 2013), Nagar Panchayat president of Dantewada.
Karma started his political career with the Communist Party of India (CPI).
On 25 May 2013, Karma was killed in the Maoist attack in Darbha along with several other party leaders including Nand Kumar Patel when they were returning from a political rally.
On 27 May, the Naxalites claimed responsibility for the attack by issuing a statement which called the attack "the punishment for Salwa Judum founder Mahendra Karma for the atrocities done by the Salwa Judum-Nand Kumar Patel was suppressing people. It was in his tenure in the Center when paramilitary forces were deployed in the Bastar area."
The newly elected INC government of Chhattisgarh has set up an SIT under Vivekanand Sinha to probe into the incident on January 2, 2019.
