Koraput Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Koraput is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[1]
| Koraput | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 144 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Koraput |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Koraput |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,92,486[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The constituency includes Koraput, Sunabeda Lamptaput block, 15 Gram panchayats (Badasuku, Deoghati, Kendar, Kerenga, Lankaput, Mahadeiput, Manbar, Mastiput, Padmapur and Umuri) of Koraput block and 8 Gram panchayats (Bodaput, Boipariguda, Chandrapada, Chipakur, Dasamanthapur, Doraguda, Kenduguda, Kollar and Mahuli) of Boipariguda block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Raghuram Machha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Raghuram Padal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Krishna Chandra Sagaria | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[10] | Raghuram Padal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Gupta Prasad Das | ||
| 1990 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Nrushinha Nanda Brahma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
1967-1971 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1961 | Toyaka Sangana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Laxmana Pujari | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1951 | Ganga Muduli | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghuram Machha defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal by a margin of 2,524 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghuram Machha | 46,805 | 31.82 |  6.45 | |
| BJD | Raghuram Padal | 44,281 | 30.11 |  5.06 | |
| INC | Krushna Kuldip | 42,256 | 28.73 | 1.86 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,263 | 2.22 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | 2,524 | 1.71 | 2.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,073 | 76.41 | 4.45 | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Kuldip by a margin of 6,285 votes.[8]
2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krushna Chandra Sagaria | 50,672 | 40.65 | 6.85 | |
| BJD | Raghuram Machha | 45,696 | 36.66 | 1.69 | |
| BJP | Jairam Garada | 13,665 | 10.96 | 1.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,204 | 1.77 | − | |
| Majority | 4,976 | 3.99 | 2.82 | ||
| Turnout | 1,24,662 | 74.92 | 16.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,66,404 | ||||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.[10]