Dorothy Chikonje

Dorothy Chikonje is a Malawian member of the National Assembly from 2025. She represents the Nkhotakota Dwangwa Constituency.

Life Chikonje is a member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). In 2024 she gave her name to football trophy which was contested at Nkhunga police ground with MCP support.

During the MCP's 2025 primary elections there was complaint that some of the organisation was favouring older male candidates. However in April it was reported that victorious candidates included Juliana Kaduya, Nancy Tembo, Esther Sagawa, Rubyna De Silva who were all in Lilongwe constituencies, Jessie Kabwila and Sakina Chingomanje in Salima and Chikonje in Nkhotakota Dwangwa.

At the start of the 2025 election the Nkhotakota district was entirely represented by men at the National Assembly. Other women were also not very supportive she said however she enjoyed a lot of support from her party and her constituents in general. The DPP candidate, Gift Dickson Chamayere, came second with 4,384 votes.