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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Koraput
Winner — 2024
Raghuram Machha
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.6%BJD 29.9%11 others 38.6%
Votes
46,805
31.6% share
Winning margin
2,524
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
77.0%
of 1,92,486
Koraput was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,524 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghuram Machha | BJP (NDA) | 46,805 | 31.8% |
| 2 | Raghu Ram Padal | 44,281 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | Krushna Kuldip | 42,256 | 28.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,263 | 2.2% |
| 5 | Karpur Hantal | 2,448 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Siba Prasad Sagadia | IND | 1,526 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Ranjan Kumar Khora | IND | 1,444 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Bhagirathi Patnia | IND | 1,131 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Bhuban Khora | IND | 1,104 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Sanjeev Kumar Naik | 911 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | Rama Barik | 715 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | Sanjaya Garada | NBBHNRSVP | 685 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Dhanurjaya Hantal | 504 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.3% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
66th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
13th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.8%BJD 30.1%INC 28.7%OTH 7.1%NOTA 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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