Koraput (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Koraput (Sl. No.: 144) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

Koraput
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKoraput
BlocksKoraput, Lamptaput, Boipariguda
Electorate1,66,404 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsKoraput, Sunabeda
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLARaghuram Padal
Const. No.144
Reserved forScheduled Castes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKoraput

This 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
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
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%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019.Elected members from the Koraput constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (144): Shri Raghuram Padal(BJD)
  • 2014: (144): Krushna Chandra Sagaria Congress
  • 2009: (144): Raghuram Padal(BJD)
  • 2004: (85): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress)
  • 2000: (85): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress)
  • 1995: (85): Gupta Prasad Das (Congress)
  • 1990: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (85): Nrusingha Nanda Brahma (Congress)
  • 1980: (85): Nrusingha Nanda Brahma (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (Utkal Congress)
  • 1961: (8): Toyaka Sangana (Congress)
  • 1957: (6): Lachhaman Pujhari (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (5): Ganga Muduli (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Raghu Ram Padal
INC Krushna Kuldip
BJP Tripurary Gorada
BSP Bhagirathi Patnia
SUCI(C) Rama Barik
Forward Bloc Dhanurjaya Hantal
Independent Khagapati Khosla
Independent Naba Kishore Bagh
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput[10][11]
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
Indian Citizens Party 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 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput [13]
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 -
Independetnt Nrupendra Narayan Bagh 1,034 1.09 -
Majority 1,114 1.17[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 95,083 58.77 -3.79[lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 62.56%
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References
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  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 December 17, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Koraput Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Koraput". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Koraput (144)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 1114
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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