KORAPUT
Constituency no. 21 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called KORAPUT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 1999
Hema Gamang
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 13 of 16
Margin, 1999
12,154
2.20% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJDJayaram Pangi
- Votes
- 2,65,401
- Vote share
- 48.13%
- Behind by
- 12,154
Electors
11,20,784
Total votes polled
5,51,432
Valid votes
5,51,432
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.2%
Full result, 1999
3 candidates · 5,51,432 valid votes
Hema GamangINCwon
2,77,555
50.3%
Jayaram PangiBJD
2,65,401
48.1%
Kartika GamangoCPI(ML)(L)
8,476
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA | INC | 4,71,393 | 41.03% | KAUSALYA HIKAKA | 1,47,744 |
| 2019 | SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA | INC | 3,71,129 | 34.36% | KAUSALYA HIKAKA | 3,613 |
| 2014 | JHINA HIKAKA | BJD | 3,95,109 | 39.93% | GIRIDHAR GAMANG | 19,328 |
| 2009 | JAYARAM PANGI | BJD | 3,12,776 | 41.18% | GIRIDHAR GAMANG | 96,360 |
| 2004 | GIRIDHAR GAMANG | INC | 3,34,748 | 45.50% | PAPANNA MUTIKA | 43,267 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
