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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Koraput}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Koraput
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 144
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency)|Koraput]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Raghuram Machha]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 1,92,486{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Koraput''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Koraput district]], [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=144|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323164550/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=144|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Koraput (144) District: Malkangiri|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>

[https://ceoodisha.nic.in/acmaps/AC144.pdf Map of Koraput Constituency]

The constituency includes [[Koraput]], [[Sunabeda]] Lamptaput block, 15 [[Gram panchayat]]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.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp85.htm|title= 85 - Koraput Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 23 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|31.82}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.19}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.65}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|34.97}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.34}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|55.80}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.03}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|55.74}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|54.24}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|47.54}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|66.50}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=February 20, 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=December 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Koraput Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/koraput.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 22 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Koraput Assembly Election Results 2024: Koraput Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/koraput-constituency-result-18144 |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Raghuram Machha]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="Koraput Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Koraput Constituency (Seat) Election Results">{{cite news |last1=News18 |date=2019 |title=Koraput Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Koraput Constituency (Seat) Election Results |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/koraput-election-result-s18a144/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108151621/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/koraput-election-result-s18a144/ |archive-date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
|[[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]]
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name="election2014" />
|Krishna Chandra Sagaria
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]]
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tara Prasad Bahinipati]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Gupta Prasad Das
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Harish Chandra Buxipatra]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|rowspan=2|Nrushinha Nanda Brahma
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[Harish Chandra Buxipatra]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
| colspan="4"| {{center|''1967-1971 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Toyaka Sangana
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Laxmana Pujari
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Ganga Muduli
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Raghuram Machha]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]] by a margin of 2,524 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Koraput}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Raghuram Machha
|votes = 46,805
|percentage = 31.82
|change = {{up}}6.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]]
|votes = 44,281
|percentage = 30.11
|change = {{down}}5.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Krushna Kuldip
|votes = 42,256
|percentage = 28.73
|change = {{down}}1.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,263
|percentage = 2.22
|change = {{down}}0.14
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,524
|percentage = 1.71
|change = {{down}}2.89
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,47,073
|percentage = 76.41
|change = {{up}}4.45
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Krushna Kuldip by a margin of 6,285 votes.<ref name="Koraput Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Koraput Constituency (Seat) Election Results" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Koraput<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]]
|votes = 48,171
|percentage = 35.19
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Krushna Kuldip
|votes = 41,886
|percentage = 30.59
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tripurary Gorada
|votes = 33,994
|percentage = 24.83
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,235
|percentage = 2.36
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,285
|percentage = 4.60
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,36,905
|percentage = 71.96
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3631-orissa-2014/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Koraput<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Koraput|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18144.htm?ac=144|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=1 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Krushna Chandra Sagaria
|votes = 50,672
|percentage = 40.65
|change = {{up}}6.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Raghuram Machha]]
|votes = 45,696
|percentage = 36.66
|change = {{up}}1.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Jairam Garada
|votes = 13,665
|percentage = 10.96
|change = {{up}}1.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,204
|percentage = 1.77
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,976
|percentage = 3.99
|change = {{up}}2.82
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,24,662
|percentage = 74.92
|change = {{up}}16.15
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,66,404
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In the 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=1114 |accessdate=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Koraput<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Raghu Ram Padal|Raghuram Padal]]
|votes = 33,235
|percentage = 34.97
|change = {{up}}3.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Krishna Chandra Sagaria
|votes = 32,121
|percentage = 33.80
|change = {{up}}13.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Jayaram Garda
|votes = 8,917
|percentage = 9.38
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,114
|percentage = 1.17{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 95,083
|percentage = 58.77{{efn|2004 voter turnout was 62.56%}}
|change = {{down}}3.79
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Koraput district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Koraput district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Koraput Assembly constituency - Revision history

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