Koraput | |
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Constituency No. 144 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Southern Division |
District | Koraput |
Lok Sabha constituency | Koraput |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 1,92,486 [a] [b] |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Koraput is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India. [1]
The constituency includes Koraput, Sunabeda Lamptaput block, 15 Gram panchayats (Badasuku, Deoghati, Kendar, Kerenga, Lankaput, Mahadeiput, Manbar, Mastiput, Padmapur and Umuri) of Koraput block and 8 Gram panchayats (Bodaput, Boipariguda, Chandrapada, Chipakur, Dasamanthapur, Doraguda, Kenduguda, Kollar and Mahuli) of Boipariguda block. [2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Koraput constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [7] | Raghuram Machha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 [8] | Raghuram Padal | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 [9] | Krishna Chandra Sagaria | Indian National Congress | |
2009 [10] | Raghuram Padal | Biju Janata Dal | |
2004 | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | Indian National Congress | |
2000 | |||
1995 | Gupta Prasad Das | ||
1990 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | Janata Dal | |
1985 | Nrushinha Nanda Brahma | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
1977 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | Janata Party | |
1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
1967-1971 : Constituency did not exist | |||
1961 | Toyaka Sangana | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | Laxmana Pujari | Ganatantra Parishad | |
1951 | Ganga Muduli |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghuram Machha defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal by a margin of 2,524 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Raghuram Machha | 46,805 | 31.82 | ![]() | |
BJD | Raghuram Padal | 44,281 | 30.11 | ![]() | |
INC | Krushna Kuldip | 42,256 | 28.73 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 3,263 | 2.22 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,524 | 1.71 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,47,073 | 76.41 | ![]() | ||
BJP gain from BJD |
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Kuldip by a margin of 6,285 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Raghuram Padal | 48,171 | 35.19 | − | |
INC | Krushna Kuldip | 41,886 | 30.59 | − | |
BJP | Tripurary Gorada | 33,994 | 24.83 | − | |
NOTA | None of the above | 3,235 | 2.36 | − | |
Majority | 6,285 | 4.60 | − | ||
Turnout | 1,36,905 | 71.96 | − | ||
BJD gain from INC |
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Krushna Chandra Sagaria | 50,672 | 40.65 | ![]() | |
BJD | Raghuram Machha | 45,696 | 36.66 | ![]() | |
BJP | Jairam Garada | 13,665 | 10.96 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 2,204 | 1.77 | − | |
Majority | 4,976 | 3.99 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,24,662 | 74.92 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 1,66,404 | ||||
INC gain from BJD |
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Raghuram Padal | 33,235 | 34.97 | ![]() | |
INC | Krishna Chandra Sagaria | 32,121 | 33.80 | ![]() | |
BJP | Jayaram Garda | 8,917 | 9.38 | − | |
Majority | 1,114 | 1.17 [c] | − | ||
Turnout | 95,083 | 58.77 [d] | ![]() | ||
BJD gain from INC |
Constituency: Koraput (144) District: Malkangiri
List Of Winning Candidates
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