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Koraput Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Koraput? — Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 1,47,728 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

INC
Margin: 1,47,728Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Koraput

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Saptagiri Sankar UlakaINCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Kausalya Hikaka (BJD)Margin1,47,728
  2. 2019May 2019Saptagiri Sankar UlakaINCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Kausalya Hikaka (BJD)Margin3,613

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

INCComfortable win

votes

4,71,046

Margin

1,47,728(12.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka · INCKausalya Hikaka · BJD
4,71,0463,23,318
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka✓ WinnerINC4,71,04641.05%
  2. 2Kausalya HikakaBJD3,23,31828.17%
  3. 3Kaliram MajhiBJP2,32,08920.22%
  4. 4NOTA37,1023.23%
  5. 5Damini JaniBSPDeposit lost15,4131.34%
  6. 6Prakash HikakaCPI(ML)LDeposit lost14,8421.29%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Lasu HantalINDDeposit lost14,3591.25%
  2. 8Raghumani GomangoINDDeposit lost10,5270.92%
  3. 9Abinash GomangoINDDeposit lost10,2620.89%
  4. 10Suman KantaNaba Bharata Nirmana Seva PartyDeposit lost8,3870.73%
  5. 11Santosh Kumar BidikaRepublican Party of India (A)Deposit lost5,4030.47%
  6. 12Pramila PujariSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost4,8670.42%
Total votes11,47,615

Deposit lost: 8 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
14,81,642

incl. service voters

Votes cast
11,55,221

incl. 6,662 postal

Turnout
77.97%
Polling stations
1,807

Turnout of men and women

Women76.7%

5,93,747 of 7,73,914 voted on EVMs

Men78.4%

5,54,704 of 7,07,468 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 260; 108 voted.

  • Candidates11 (4 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA37,102
  • Valid votes11,10,513

Women candidates: Kausalya Hikaka, Damini Jani, Suman Kanta, Pramila Pujari

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka✓ WinnerINC3,71,12934.36%
  2. 2Kausalya HikakaBJD3,67,51634.02%
  3. 3Jayaram PangiBJP2,08,39819.29%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 4NOTA36,5613.38%
  2. 5Bhaskar MutukaBSPDeposit lost35,7643.31%
  3. 6Damodara SabarCPI(ML)LDeposit lost26,1172.42%
  4. 7Banamali MajhiAmbedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost18,8491.75%
  5. 8Rajendra KendrukaCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red StarDeposit lost15,8271.47%
Total votes10,80,161

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Koraput?

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC) won Koraput in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 4,71,046 votes.

What was the winning margin in Koraput?

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka defeated Kausalya Hikaka (BJD) by 1,47,728 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Koraput?

2019: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC)

What was the turnout in Koraput in 2024?

77.97% — 11,55,221 of 14,81,642 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.7%, men's 78.4%.

How many voters does Koraput have?

14,81,642 electors at the 2024 election — 7,07,468 men, 7,73,914 women, 260 third gender (service voters included), and 1,807 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer