Lok Sabha constituency 21, reserved (ST), Odisha

Koraput

Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC) won the 2024 election by 1,47,744 votes, taking 41.00% of the vote to Kausalya Hikaka (BJD)'s 28.20%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCSaptagiri Sankar Ulaka, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202441.00%runner-up 28.20%
Winning margin, 20241,47,74412.86% of votes cast
Elections on record4INC 2, BJD 2

Result by result

2009 BJD 3,12,776 41.2% vs 28.5%2014 BJD 3,95,109 39.9% vs 38.0%2019 INC 3,71,129 34.4% vs 34.0%2024 INC 4,71,393 41.0% vs 28.2%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaKoraput
Seat 21
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
INC
4,71,393
41.0%
Kausalya Hikaka
BJD
3,23,649
28.2%
1,47,744 votes
12.86%
77.6%
2019Lok SabhaKoraput
Seat 21
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
INC
3,71,129
34.4%
Kausalya Hikaka
BJD
3,67,516
34.0%
3,613 votes
0.33%
75.3%
2014Lok SabhaKoraput
Seat 21
Jhina Hikaka
BJD
3,95,109
39.9%
Giridhar Gamang
INC
3,75,781
38.0%
19,328 votes
1.95%
76.1%
2009Lok SabhaKoraput
Seat 21
Jayaram Pangi
BJD
3,12,776
41.2%
Giridhar Gamang
INC
2,16,416
28.5%
96,360 votes
12.69%
62.4%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.