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, 2009
RAGHURAM PADAL
BJD
Elections held
12
1974–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2009
1,114
1.17% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCKRISHNA CHANDRA SAGARIA
- Votes
- 32,121
- Vote share
- 33.80%
- Behind by
- 1,114
Electors
1,61,797
Total votes polled
95,043
Valid votes
95,043
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.7%
Full result, 2009
12 candidates · 95,043 valid votes
RAGHURAM PADALBJDwon
33,235
35.0%
KRISHNA CHANDRA SAGARIAINC
32,121
33.8%
JAYARAM GARADABJP
8,917
9.4%
SOMANATH KHORABSP
5,398
5.7%
ANANDA CHANDRA PATIKAIND
4,117
4.3%
SURENDRA PATNIAIND
3,197
3.4%
SIBA SHANKAR KHEMUNDUSAMO
1,685
1.8%
SRIDHAR GANTHASP
1,544
1.6%
BIBEK RANJAN SETHICPI(ML)(L)
1,414
1.5%
ISWAR CHANDRA SUNAIND
1,346
1.4%
RAMA CHANDRA BENIARSP
1,035
1.1%
NRUPENDRA NARAYAN BAGHIND
1,034
1.1%
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
