Koraput is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in South Odisha of Odisha and is located in East India. Koraput Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 50.14%. There are 13,00,437 voters of which 6,29,268 are male and 6,71,019 are female and 150 voters of the third gender.
Jhina Hikaka of BJD (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating INC. BJD polled 3,95,109 of the total of 9,89,444 votes polled. BJD won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Koraput goes to the polls in the 1st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 76.18%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 21 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
| Number of Voters | 13,00,437 |
| Number of Male Voters | 6,29,268 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,71,019 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 76.18% | 62.65% |
| Margin of Victory | 19,328 | 96,360 |
| Margin of Victory % | 1.95% | 12.63% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 76.18% | 62.65% |
| Margin of Victory | 19,328 | 96,360 |
| Margin of Victory % | 1.95% | 12.63% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 371129 | 34.36% | Saptagiri UlakaWinner |
| BJD | 367516 | 34.02% | Kausalya Hikaka |
| BJP | 208398 | 19.29% | Jayaram Pangi |
| NOTA | 36561 | 3.38% | Nota |
| BSP | 35764 | 3.31% | Bhaskar Mutuka |
| CPI(ML)(L) | 26117 | 2.42% | Damodar Sobor |
| APOI | 18849 | 1.75% | Banamali Majhi |
| CPI(ML)(R) | 15827 | 1.47% | Rajendra Kendruka |
