Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.It is a bastion of Indian national congress
Koraput Lok Sabha constituency | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Assembly constituencies | Gunupur Bissam Cuttack Rayagada Lakshmipur Jeypore Koraput Pottangi |
Established | 1957 |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected year | 2019 |
Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:[1]
# | Name | District | Member | Party | |
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138 | Gunupur (ST) | Rayagada | Raghunath Gomango | BJD | |
139 | Bissam Cuttack (ST) | Jagannath Saraka | BJD | ||
140 | Rayagada (ST) | Makaranda Muduli | IND | ||
141 | Lakshmipur (ST) | Koraput | Prabhu Jani | BJD | |
143 | Jeypore | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | INC | ||
144 | Koraput (SC) | Raghu Ram Padal | BJD | ||
145 | Pottangi (ST) | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC |
^ By Poll
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka | ||||
BJP | Kaliram Majhi | ||||
BJD | Kausalya Hikaka | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka | 371,129 | 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 |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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