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, 2014
JHINA HIKAKA
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 13 of 16
Margin, 2014
19,328
1.95% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCGIRIDHAR GAMANG
- Votes
- 3,75,781
- Vote share
- 37.98%
- Behind by
- 19,328
Electors
13,00,437
Total votes polled
9,89,444
Valid votes
9,89,444
NOTA votes
33,232
3.36% of votes polled
Turnout
76.1%
Full result, 2014
9 candidates · 9,89,444 valid votes
JHINA HIKAKABJDwon
3,95,109
39.9%
GIRIDHAR GAMANGINC
3,75,781
38.0%
SIBASANKAR ULAKABJP
89,788
9.1%
PRASKA RENGABSP
34,957
3.5%
BANAMALI MAJHIAPOI
14,854
1.5%
LINGARAJ GOMANGOIND
13,861
1.4%
MEGHANADA SABARCPI(ML)(L)
13,343
1.4%
PRAKASH HIKAKACPM
9,609
1.0%
KAILASH SABARASKD
8,910
0.9%
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
