| Type: | LS |
| Koraput (ST) | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Reservation: | ST |
| Electors: | 14,80,207 |
| Incumbent Image: | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka.jpg |
| Mp: | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Assembly Cons: | Gunupur 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. In the 2024 Indian General Election where BJP sweeped Odisha winning 20 of the 21 Loksabha seats, it failed to win this seat & Saptagiri Ulaka of Congress won for the 2nd consecutive time with a margin of more than 1.47 lakh votes & his vote percentage getting increased by 6.63%. Also in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Congress won 6 out of 7 assembly segments falling under this loksabha constituency.
Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:[1]
| Name | District | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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:
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] 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.
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 3,613 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.[4]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes.