Koraput Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Koraput.

Koraput

Constituency No. 144 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| Odisha
District| Koraput
LS constituency| Koraput
Established| 1951
Total electors| 1,66,404[1][a]
Reservation| SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Raghuram Padal

Party| Biju Janata Dal
Elected year| 2019

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

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[edit]

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]

* 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)

Year  | Member  | Party

|
|

2019 | Raghuram Padal[8][9] |  | Biju Janata Dal

## Election results[edit]

### 2019[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJD | Raghu Ram Padal  | 48,171  | 35.19%  |
| INC | Krushna Kuldip  | 35.19%  | 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  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 71.86%  |
| BJD gain from INC | Swing |  |

### 2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput[12] 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[edit]

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.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Koraput[14] 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[b] | -
Turnout | 95,083  | 58.77  | -3.79[c]
| BJD gain from INC

## Notes[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. "Constituency: Koraput (144) District: Malkangiri"
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. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
12. ^ "Odisha - Koraput". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. "1114"
14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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