Koraput (Sl. No.: 144) is a

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

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, India. The constituency includes

Koraput Koraput is a town and a Municipality in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Koraput town is the district headquarter of Koraput district. History The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters the present town of K ...

Sunabeda Sunabeda is an industrial town and a municipality in the state of Odisha, India, located in the valleys of the Koraput region. The Engine division and Sukhoi division of the aircraft manufacturing company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a ...

Lamptaput block, 15

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s (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

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019.Elected members from the Koraput constituency are: *2019: (144): Shri Raghuram Padal( BJD) *2014: (144): Krushna Chandra Sagaria

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*2009: (144): Raghuram Padal( BJD) *2004: (85): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress) *2000: (85): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress) *1995: (85): Gupta Prasad Das (Congress) *1990: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

) *1985: (85): Nrusingha Nanda Brahma (Congress) *1980: (85): Nrusingha Nanda Brahma (Congress-I) *1977: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (

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) *1974: (85): Harish Chandra Buxipatra (

Utkal Congress Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. It was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Odisha elections UC took part in the Bishwanath Das ministry in the state. In 1974 Utkal C ...

) *1961: (8): Toyaka Sangana (Congress) *1957: (6): Lachhaman Pujhari (

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) *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: (5): Ganga Muduli (Ganatantra Parishad)

Election results

2019

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.

2009

In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.

Notes

References

{{Odisha elections Assembly constituencies of Odisha Koraput district