Koraput
Assembly seat no. 144 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1974.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KORAPUT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2000
TARA PRASAD BAHINIPATI
INC
Elections held
12
1974–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2000
14,670
17.94% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
BJDISWAR CHANDRA PANIGRAHI
- Votes
- 30,951
- Vote share
- 37.85%
- Behind by
- 14,670
Electors
1,60,048
Total votes polled
81,762
Valid votes
81,762
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.1%
Full result, 2000
7 candidates · 81,762 valid votes
TARA PRASAD BAHINIPATIINCwon
45,621
55.8%
ISWAR CHANDRA PANIGRAHIBJD
30,951
37.9%
DANIEL BAGHJD(S)
1,578
1.9%
CHITTA RANJAN BADUNCP
1,356
1.7%
SABITRI BAGHBSP
1,185
1.4%
SIBA SANKAR KHEMUNDUIND
586
0.7%
KASTI TURUKIND
485
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Raghuram Machha | BJP | 46,805 | 31.82% | Raghu Ram Padal | 2,524 |
| 2019 | RAGHU RAM PADAL | BJD | 48,171 | 35.19% | KRUSHNA KULDIP | 6,285 |
| 2014 | KRISHNA CHANDRA SAGARIA | INC | 50,672 | 40.65% | RAGHURAM MACHHA | 4,976 |
| 2009 | RAGHURAM PADAL | BJD | 33,235 | 34.97% | KRISHNA CHANDRA SAGARIA | 1,114 |
| 2004 | TARA PRASAD BAHINIPATI | INC | 47,720 | 47.34% | GUPTA PRASAD DAS | 9,103 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
