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Koraput Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 18°48′52″N 82°42′29″E / 18.814545°N 82.708125°E / 18.814545; 82.708125
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Koraput Lok Sabha constituency
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia

Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.

Assembly Segments

Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)
District
138 Gunupur ST Rayagada
139 Bissam Cuttack ST Rayagada
140 Rayagada ST Rayagada
141 Lakshmipur ST Koraput
143 Jeypore None Koraput
144 Koraput SC Koraput
145 Pottangi ST Koraput

Members of Parliament

Year Name Party
1957 Jagannath Rao Indian National Congress
1957
(by poll)
T. Sanganna
1962 Ramachandra Ulaka
1967
1971 Bhagirathi Gamang
1972
(by poll)
Giridhar Gamang
1977
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999 Hema Gamang
2004 Giridhar Gamang
2009 Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal
2014 Jhina Hikaka
2019 Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka Indian National Congress

Election Result

2019 Election Result

2019 Indian general elections: Koraput
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka 3,71,129 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
Turnout 10,80,669 75.34
INC gain from BJD Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.[2]

2014 Indian general elections: Koraput[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jhina Hikaka 3,95,109 39.93
INC Giridhar Gamang 3,75,781 37.98
BJP Shibashankar Ulka 89,788 09.07
BSP Praska Renga 34,957 3.53
NOTA None of the above 33,232 3.36
API Banamali Majhi 14,854 1.5
Independent Lingaraj Gomango 13,861 1.4
CPI(ML)L Meghanada Sabar 13,343 1.35
CPI(ML) Red Star Prakash Hikaka 9,609 0.97
SKD Kailash Sabara 8,910 0.9
Majority 19,328 1.95
Turnout 9,90,657 76.18
Registered electors 13,00,437
BJD hold Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Koraput
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jayaram Pangi 3,12,776 41
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 Swing

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Election Commission of India".
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Koraput(21)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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