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Odisha · PC 21 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Koraput

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

JHINA HIKAKA
BJD· BJD
BJD 39.9%INC 38.0%8 others 22.1%
Votes
3,95,109
39.9% share
Winning margin
19,328
1.9% of votes
Total votes cast
9,89,444
Candidates
10
Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JHINA HIKAKA
BJD
3,95,10939.9%
2
GIRIDHAR GAMANG
UPA
3,75,78138.0%
3
SIBASANKAR ULAKA
NDA
89,7889.1%
4
PRASKA RENGA
34,9573.5%
NOTA
NOTA
33,2323.4%
6
BANAMALI MAJHI
APoI
14,8541.5%
7
LINGARAJ GOMANGO
IND
13,8611.4%
8
MEGHANADA SABAR
CPI(ML)(L)
13,3431.4%
9
PRAKASH HIKAKA
CPIM
9,6091.0%
10
KAILASH SABARA
skd
8,9100.9%

Average turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
2nd of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 39.9%INC 38.0%BJP 9.1%OTH 9.7%NOTA 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Koraput, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Cotton🏺Tamarind

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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