Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency
Assembly Segments
Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | Gunupur (ST) | Rayagada | Satyajeet Gomango | INC | |
| 139 | Bissam Cuttack (ST) | Nilamadhab Hikaka | |||
| 140 | Rayagada (ST) | Kadraka Appala Swamy | |||
| 141 | Lakshmipur (ST) | Koraput | Pabitra Saunta | ||
| 143 | Jeypore | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | |||
| 144 | Koraput (SC) | Raghuram Machha | BJP | ||
| 145 | Pottangi (ST) | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC | ||
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 1972.
List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Rayagada Phulbani Constituency
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| 1952 | T. Sanganna | INC | |
As Koraput Constituency
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| 1957 | Jagannath Rao | INC | |
| T. Sanganna | |||
| 1962 | Ramachandra Ulaka | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Bhagirathi Gamang | ||
| 1972 (bypoll) | Giridhar Gamang | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Hema Gamang | ||
| 2004 | Giridhar Gamang | ||
| 2009 | Jayaram Pangi | BJD | |
| 2014 | Jhina Hikaka | ||
| 2019 | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | INC | |
| 2024 | |||
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 1,47,744 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | 471,393 | 41.03 |  6.67
| |
| BJD | Kausalya Hikaka | 3,23,649 | 28.17 |  5.85
| |
| BJP | Kaliram Majhi | 2,32,514 | 20.24 | 0.95
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 37,131 | 3.23 | 0.15
| |
| Majority | 1,47,744 | 12.86 | 12.52
| ||
| Turnout | 11,48,842 | 77.53 | 2.19
| ||
| INC hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 3,613 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka | 371,129 | 34.36 | 3.62
| |
| BJD | Kausalya Hikaka | 3,67,516 | 34.02 | 5.91
| |
| BJP | Jayaram Pangi | 2,08,398 | 19.29 | 10.2
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 36,561 | 3.38 | 0.02 | |
| BSP | Bhaskar Mutuka | 35,764 | 3.31 | 0.22 | |
| API | Banamali Majhi | 18,849 | 1.75 | 0.25 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Damodara Sabar | 26,117 | 2.42 | 1.07 | |
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Rajendra Kendruka | 15,827 | 1.47 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 3,613 | 0.34 | 1.61
| ||
| Turnout | 10,80,669 | 75.34 | 2.19
| ||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jhina Hikaka | 395,109 | 39.93 | ||
| INC | Giridhar Gamang | 3,75,781 | 37.98 | ||
| BJP | Shibashankar Ulka | 89,788 | 9.07 | ||
| BSP | Praska Renga | 34,957 | 3.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 33,232 | 3.36 | − | |
| Majority | 19,328 | 1.95 | − | ||
| Turnout | 9,90,657 | 76.18 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,00,437 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jayaram Pangi | 312,776 | 41.00 | ||
| INC | Giridhar Gamang | 2,16,416 | 28.37 | ||
| BJP | Upendra Majhi | 1,11,690 | 14.64 | ||
| Majority | 96,360 | 12.63 | |||
| Turnout | 7,62,826 | 62.64 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/statewiseS181.htm
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Election Commission of India".
- ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Koraput(21)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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