Koraput Lok Sabha constituency

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.

Koraput (ST) OD-21
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
Incumbent Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Party	INC
Elected year	2024

Assembly Segments

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

#	Name	District	Member	Party		Leading (in 2024)
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

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates

2024			41.03%
2019			34.34%
2014			30.39%
2009			25.68%
2004			45.5%
1999			50.33%
1998			53.92%
1996			57.59%
1991			66.14%
1989			56.41%
1984			68.52%
1980			64.6%
1977			55.06%
1971			42.84%

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
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]

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.^[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]

2024 Indian general election: Koraput^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka	471,393	41.03	6.67
	BJD	Kausalya Hikaka	323,649	28.17	5.85
	BJP	Kaliram Majhi	232,514	20.24	0.95
	NOTA	None of the above	37,131	3.23	0.15
Majority			147,744	12.86	12.52
Turnout			11,55,221	77.97	2.62
	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.^[4]

2019 Indian general elections: Koraput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka	371,129	34.36	3.62
	BJD	Kausalya Hikaka	367,516	34.02	5.91
	BJP	Jayaram Pangi	208,398	19.29	10.20
	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			1,080,669	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.^[3]

2014 Indian general elections: Koraput^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes.^[2]

2009 Indian general elections: Koraput

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. It was a 2 member constituency
4. Resignation of Bhagirathi Gamang