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Koraput Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 18°49′N 82°43′E / 18.81°N 82.71°E / 18.81; 82.71
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Koraput.

Koraput (SC)
Constituency No. 144 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1951
Total electors1,66,404[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Raghuram Machha
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Koraput is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]

Map of Koraput Constituency

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.[3][4]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
 
 31.82%
2019
 
 35.19%
2014
 
 40.65%
2009
 
 34.97%
2004
 
 47.34%
2000
 
 55.80%
1995
 
 57.03%
1990
 
 55.74%
1985
 
 54.24%
1980
 
 47.54%
1977
 
 66.50%

Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024 Raghuram Machha BJP
2019 Raghuram Padal[8][9] BJD
2014 Krishna Chandra Sagaria INC
2009 Raghuram Padal BJD
2004 Tara Prasad Bahinipati INC
2000
1995 Gupta Prasad Das
1990 Harish Chandra Buxipatra JD
1985 Nrushinha Nanda Brahma INC
1980
1977 Harish Chandra Buxipatra JP
1974 Utkal Congress
1967-1971 : Constituency did not exist
1961 Toyaka Sangana INC
1957 Laxmana Pujari AIGP
1951 Ganga Muduli

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghuram Machha defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal by a margin of 2,524 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Koraput
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Raghuram Machha 46,805 31.82 Increase6.45
BJD Raghuram Padal 44,281 30.11 Decrease5.06
INC Krushna Kuldip 42,256 28.73 Decrease1.86
NOTA None of the above 3,263 2.22
Majority 2,524 1.71
Turnout 1,47,073 76.28 Increase4.32
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kanhu Charan Pati by a margin of 6,285 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Koraput[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Raghuram Padal 48,171 35.19
INC Krushna Kuldip 41886 30.59
BJP Tripurary Gorada 33994 24.83
NOTA None of the above 3235 2.36
BSP Bhagirathi Patnia 2489 1.82
Independent Naba Kishore Bagh 1890 1.38
SUCI(C) Rama Barik 1814 1.33
AIFB Dhanurjaya Hantal 1715 1.25
Independent Khagapati Khosla 1711 1.25
Majority 6,285 4.60
Turnout 136905 71.96
BJD gain from INC

2014

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In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.[12]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Koraput[13]
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
BSP Balabhadra Mandi 2,091 1.68 −4.0
API Rekhit Kuldip 1,185 0.95
SUCI(C) Ram Barik 1,182 0.95
AAP Mangaldana Khosla 1,120 0.9
AOP Manjulata Khemundu 1,075 0.86
CPI(ML) Red Star Bibek Ranjan Sethi 962 0.77
Independent Khagapati Khosla 942 0.76
SAMO Kasti Turuk 870 0.7
Independent Purna Chandra Pangi 861 0.69
Independent Rohidas Nayak 844 0.68
ICP Dhanurjya Hantala 719 0.58
SKD Dama Suna 574 0.46
NOTA None of the above 2,204 1.77 −
Majority 4,976 3.99
Turnout 1,24,662 74.92
Registered electors 1,66,404
INC gain from BJD

2009

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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.[14]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Koraput[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Raghuram Padal 33,235 34.97 3.34
INC Krishna Chandra Sagaria 32,121 33.80 13.54
BJP Jayaram Garda 8,917 9.38 −
BSP Somanath Khora 5,398 5.68 −
Independent Ananda Chandra Patika 4,117 4.33 −
Independent Surendra Patnia 3,197 3.36 −
SAMO Siba Shankar Khemundu 1,685 1.77 −
SP Sridhar Gantha 1,544 1.62 −
CPI(ML)L Bibek Ranjan Sethi 1,414 1.49 −
Independent Iswar Chandra Suna 1,346 1.42 −
RSP Rama Chandra Benia 1,035 1.09 −
Independent Nrupendra Narayan Bagh 1,034 1.09 −
Majority 1,114 1.17[b] −
Turnout 95,083 58.77 3.79'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000020−QINU`"'
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 62.56%

References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Koraput (144) District: Malkangiri{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "85 - Koraput Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Koraput Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ News18 (2019). "Koraput Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Koraput Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Koraput". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 1114
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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