Koraput Lok Sabha constituency

Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha. It's considered a bastion of Indian National Congress as it has won this seat for a record 16 times out of 18 elections including one bypoll. Former Chief Minister of Odisha Giridhar Gamang has represented this constituency for a record 9 times from 1972 to 2004. In the 2024 Indian General Election where BJP sweeped Odisha winning 20 of the 21 Loksabha seats, it failed to win this seat & Saptagiri Ulaka of Congress won for the 2nd consecutive time with a margin of more than 1.47 lakh votes & his vote percentage getting increased by 6.63%. Also in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Congress won 6 out of 7 assembly segments falling under this loksabha constituency.

Assembly Segments
Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are:

Elected Members
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 1972.

List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:

2024
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 1,47,744 votes.

2019
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kausalya Hikaka by a margin of 3,613 votes.

2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes.

2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jayaram Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 96,360 votes.