Koraput (ST) OD-21 | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Koraput Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Assembly constituencies | Gunupur Bissam Cuttack Rayagada Lakshmipur Jeypore Koraput Pottangi |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 14,81,642 [a] [b] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | ![]() |
Elected year | 2024 |
Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha. It's considered a bastion of Indian National Congress as it has won this seat for a record 16 times out of 18 elections including one bypoll . Former Chief Minister of Odisha Giridhar Gamang has represented this constituency for a record 9 times from 1972 to 2004.
Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: [1]
# | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
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138 | Gunupur (ST) | Rayagada | Satyajeet Gomango | INC | INC | ||
139 | Bissam Cuttack (ST) | Nilamadhab Hikaka | INC | INC | |||
140 | Rayagada (ST) | Kadraka Appala Swamy | INC | INC | |||
141 | Lakshmipur (ST) | Koraput | Pabitra Saunta | INC | INC | ||
143 | Jeypore | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | INC | INC | |||
144 | Koraput (SC) | Raghuram Machha | BJP | INC | |||
145 | Pottangi (ST) | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC | INC |
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 | |
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As Rayagada Phulbani Constituency | |||
1952 | T. Sanganna | Indian National Congress | |
As Koraput Constituency | |||
1957 [c] | R. Jagannath Rao | Indian National Congress | |
T. Sanganna | |||
1962 | Ramachandra Ulaka | ||
1967 | |||
1971 | Bhagirathi Gamang | ||
1972 (bypoll) [d] | Giridhar Gamang | ||
1977 | |||
1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
1989 | |||
1991 | |||
1996 | |||
1998 | |||
1999 | Hema Gamang | ||
2004 | Giridhar Gamang | ||
2009 [2] | Jayaram Pangi | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 [3] | Jhina Hikaka | ||
2019 [4] | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | Indian National Congress | |
2024 [5] |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [6] 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. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | 471,393 | 41.03 | ![]() | |
BJD | Kausalya Hikaka | 323,649 | 28.17 | ![]() | |
BJP | Kaliram Majhi | 232,514 | 20.24 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 37,131 | 3.23 | ![]() | |
Majority | 147,744 | 12.86 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 11,55,221 | 77.97 | ![]() | ||
INC hold |
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 3,613 votes. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka | 371,129 | 34.36 | ![]() | |
BJD | Kausalya Hikaka | 367,516 | 34.02 | ![]() | |
BJP | Jayaram Pangi | 208,398 | 19.29 | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,080,669 | 75.34 | ![]() | ||
INC gain from BJD |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Jhina Hikaka | 395,109 | 39.93 | ||
INC | Giridhar Gamang | 375,781 | 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 | 990,657 | 76.18 | |||
Registered electors | 1,300,437 | ||||
BJD hold |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Jayaram Pangi | 312,776 | 41.00 | ||
INC | Giridhar Gamang | 216,416 | 28.37 | ||
BJP | Upendra Majhi | 111,690 | 14.64 | ||
Majority | 96,360 | 12.63 | |||
Turnout | 762,826 | 62.64 | |||
BJD gain from INC |