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Koraput Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha

Summary

Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha

Field	Value
type	LS
name	Koraput (ST) OD-21
map_image
map_caption	Interactive Map Outlining Koraput Lok Sabha constituency
state	Odisha
established	1952
reservation	ST
electors	14,81,642
incumbent_image	Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka MP 2024.jpg
mp	Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
party	Indian National Congress Flag.svgINC
latest_election_year	2024
assembly_cons	Gunupur
Bissam Cuttack
Rayagada
Lakshmipur
Jeypore
Koraput
Pottangi

Bissam Cuttack Rayagada Lakshmipur Jeypore Koraput Pottangi

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 Segments

Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:{{cite web |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2009

#	Name	District	Member
138	Gunupur (ST)	Rayagada	Satyajeet Gomango
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
145	Pottangi (ST)	Rama Chandra Kadam

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
1952	T. Sanganna
1957	R. Jagannath Rao
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
2014	Jhina Hikaka
2019	Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
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.

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.

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.

|reg. electors = 1,300,437

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes.

Notes

References

"IndiaVotes PC: Koraput 2009".
"IndiaVotes PC: Koraput 2019".
"Koraput (ST) lok sabha election results 2024: Koraput (ST) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share".
"General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024".
(4 June 2024). "Koraput Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024". The Times of India.
(4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Koraput". Election Commission of India.
"Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
(June 2025). "Election Commission of India}}{{Dead link".
"Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Koraput(21)". EmpoweringIndia.org.

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