Koraput is a

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Koraput district Koraput district is a districts of India, district of India in southern Odisha, with its headquarters at the town of Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse mineral deposits and ...

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, India.
Map of Koraput Constituency
The constituency includes

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Lamptaput block, 15 Gram panchayats (Badasuku, Deoghati, Kendar, Kerenga, Lankaput, Mahadeiput, Manbar, Mastiput, Padmapur and Umuri) of Koraput block and 8 Gram panchayats (Bodaput, Boipariguda, Chandrapada, Chipakur, Dasamanthapur, Doraguda, Kenduguda, Kollar and Mahuli) of Boipariguda block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date. List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election,

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candidate Raghuram Machha defeated

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candidate Raghuram Padal by a margin of 2,524 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate Raghuram Padal defeated

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candidate Krushna Kuldip by a margin of 6,285 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated

candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.

2009

In the 2009 election,

candidate Raghuram Padal defeated

candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.

Notes

References

{{coords, 18.81, 82.71, display=title Assembly constituencies of Odisha Koraput district Politics of Odisha Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in Orissa