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Koraput, Odisha — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Koraput (Odisha) was won by Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 3,613 votes over Kausalya Hikaka. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Koraput, Odisha, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 R. Jagannath Rao Indian National Congress 77,816 24.5% Toyaka Sanganna (Indian National Congress) 3,544 (1.1 pts)
1962 Ulaka Ramachandra Indian National Congress 39,850 74.6% Soboro Dumba (Ganatantra Parishad) 26,249 (49.1 pts)
1967 U. Ramachandra Indian National Congress 59,846 51.3% D. Soboro (Swatantra Party) 2,990 (2.6 pts)
1971 Bhagirathi Gomango Indian National Congress 70,012 42.8% Babaji Haraka (Swatantra Party) 16,674 (10.2 pts)
1977 Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 78,494 55.1% Mutika Papanna (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 14,429 (10.1 pts)
1980 Giridhar Gomango Congress (I) 97,194 64.6% Pangi Jayaram (Janata Party (Secular)) 64,318 (42.8 pts)
1984 Gridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 154,713 68.5% Labanyo Saboro (Janata Party) 99,822 (44.2 pts)
1989 Gridhar Gamango Indian National Congress 200,126 56.4% Jayaram Paugi (Janata Dal) 45,453 (12.8 pts)
1991 Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 234,501 66.1% Jayaram Pangi (Janata Dal) 141,594 (39.9 pts)
1996 Giridhari Gamang Indian National Congress 301,241 57.6% Jayaram Pangi (Janata Dal) 137,653 (26.3 pts)
1998 Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 267,425 53.9% Jayaram Pangi (Biju Janata Dal) 81,516 (16.4 pts)
1999 Hema Gamang Indian National Congress 277,555 50.3% Jayaram Pangi (Biju Janata Dal) 12,154 (2.2 pts)
2004 Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 334,748 45.5% Papanna Mutika (Biju Janata Dal) 43,267 (5.9 pts)
2009 Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal 312,776 41.2% Giridhar Gamang (Indian National Congress) 96,360 (12.7 pts)
2014 Jhina Hikaka Biju Janata Dal 395,109 39.9% Giridhar Gamang (Indian National Congress) 19,328 (1.9 pts)
2019 Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka Indian National Congress 371,129 35.6% Kausalya Hikaka (Biju Janata Dal) 3,613 (0.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. Jagannath Rao Indian National Congress 77,816 24.5%
Toyaka Sanganna Indian National Congress 74,272 23.4%
Paridiwala Hurmusji Rustomji Ganatantra Parishad 67,568 21.3%
Ulka Syamaghana Ganatantra Parishad 43,008 13.5%
Brahmananda Panda Communist Party of India 30,858 9.7%
Gomango Neelakantho Communist Party of India 23,934 7.5%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ulaka Ramachandra Indian National Congress 39,850 74.6%
Soboro Dumba Ganatantra Parishad 13,601 25.4%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
U. Ramachandra Indian National Congress 59,846 51.3%
D. Soboro Swatantra Party 56,856 48.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhagirathi Gomango Indian National Congress 70,012 42.8%
Babaji Haraka Swatantra Party 53,338 32.6%
Ulaka Ramachandra UTC 40,075 24.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 78,494 55.1%
Mutika Papanna Bharatiya Lok Dal 64,065 44.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhar Gomango Congress (I) 97,194 64.6%
Pangi Jayaram Janata Party (Secular) 32,876 21.9%
Mutika Papanna Janata Party 20,391 13.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 154,713 68.5%
Labanyo Saboro Janata Party 54,891 24.3%
Budha Gomango Independent 16,181 7.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gridhar Gamango Indian National Congress 200,126 56.4%
Jayaram Paugi Janata Dal 154,673 43.6%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 234,501 66.1%
Jayaram Pangi Janata Dal 92,907 26.2%
Ramamurty Mutika Bharatiya Janata Party 20,424 5.8%
Kamaraj Kawasi Janata Party 3,827 1.1%
Daud Prepeka Independent 2,876 0.8%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhari Gamang Indian National Congress 301,241 57.6%
Jayaram Pangi Janata Dal 163,588 31.3%
Musri Saunta Bharatiya Janata Party 31,594 6.0%
Probhudan Bhatara AIIC(T) 14,804 2.8%
Birisinga Kumbrika Independent 7,075 1.4%
Kartika Gamango CPI (ML) Liberation 4,813 0.9%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 267,425 53.9%
Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal 185,909 37.5%
Sankar Bidika Janata Dal 24,677 5.0%
Kartika Gamango CPI (ML) Liberation 15,023 3.0%
Ulaka Sadananda Independent 2,953 0.6%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hema Gamang Indian National Congress 277,555 50.3%
Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal 265,401 48.1%
Kartika Gamango CPI (ML) Liberation 8,476 1.5%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 334,748 45.5%
Papanna Mutika Biju Janata Dal 291,481 39.6%
Tankadhar Majhi Bahujan Samaj Party 61,072 8.3%
Meghanada Sabar CPI (ML) Liberation 48,366 6.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal 312,776 41.2%
Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 216,416 28.5%
Upendra Majhi Bharatiya Janata Party 111,690 14.7%
Meghanada Sabar CPI (ML) Liberation 50,229 6.6%
Papanna Mutika Bahujan Samaj Party 46,000 6.1%
Kumudini Disari SAMO 22,508 3.0%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jhina Hikaka Biju Janata Dal 395,109 39.9%
Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress 375,781 38.0%
Sibasankar Ulaka Bharatiya Janata Party 89,788 9.1%
Praska Renga Bahujan Samaj Party 34,957 3.5%
None Of The Above Independent 33,232 3.4%
Banamali Majhi API 14,854 1.5%
Lingaraj Gomango Independent 13,861 1.4%
Meghanada Sabar CPI (ML) Liberation 13,343 1.3%
Prakash Hikaka CPI(ML)RS 9,609 1.0%
Kailash Sabara SKD 8,910 0.9%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka Indian National Congress 371,129 35.6%
Kausalya Hikaka Biju Janata Dal 367,516 35.2%
Jayaram Pangi Bharatiya Janata Party 208,398 20.0%
Bhaskar Mutuka Bahujan Samaj Party 35,764 3.4%
Damodara Sabar CPI (ML) Liberation 26,117 2.5%
Banamali Majhi API 18,849 1.8%
Rajendra Kendruka CPI(ML)RS 15,827 1.5%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 1.1 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 49.1 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 2.6 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 10.2 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 10.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 42.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 44.2 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 12.8 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 39.9 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 26.3 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 16.4 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 2.2 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 5.9 pts 2009: Biju Janata Dal margin 12.7 pts 2014: Biju Janata Dal margin 1.9 pts 2019: Indian National Congress margin 0.4 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Koraput has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Biju Janata Dal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Koraput in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (Indian National Congress) won Koraput, Odisha, in 2019 with 371,129 votes (35.6%), a margin of 3,613 votes over Kausalya Hikaka.

Which parties have won Koraput since 1957?

Since 1957, Koraput has been won by: Biju Janata Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Koraput?

The closest result on record for Koraput was 2019, when Indian National Congress beat Biju Janata Dal by just 3,613 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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