The results of the Koraput Lok Sabha election will be declared today. The counting of votes began on the parliamentary seat in Odisha at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Voting for the Koraput seat took place in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Koraput is a Key Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha. The constituency currently comprises of seven assembly seats - Gunupur, Bissam-Cuttack, Rayagada, Lakshmipur, Pottangi, Koraput, Jeypore. The seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category and its constituency number is 21. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) fielded Kaushalya Hikaka from Koraput, while, Jayaram Pangi contested on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.  The Congress gave the ticket to Saptagiri Ulka from this constituency.  The last date of filing nomination for the seat was March 25. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on March 26. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was March 28. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase II: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 18.

Here are important details about the phase-II elections:

Issue of Notification March 19
Last date for filing nomination March 26
Scrutiny of nomination March 27
Last date for withdrawal of candidature March 29
Date Of Poll April 18
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Phase II of Lok Sabha Polls 2019

In 2014, BJD's Jhina Hikaka defeated nine-time MP Giridhar Gamang of the Congress with a margin of over 20,000 votes. While, BJP's Shibashankar Ulka came third.  In 2009, BJD had bagged this seat. Its candidate Jayaram Pangi had won the seat. Till 2004, the Congress had not been defeated from this seat.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 18 In Phase II:

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Assam (5) Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong
Bihar (5) Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka
Chhattisgarh (3) Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
Jammu And Kashmir (2) Srinagar, Udhampur
Karnataka (14) Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar
Maharashtra (10) Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur
Manipur (1) Inner Manipur
Odisha (5) Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska
Tamil Nadu (39) Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari
Tripura (1) Tripura East
Uttar Pradesh (8) Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
West Bengal (3) Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj
Puducherry (1) Puducherry

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. Odisha is also going for assembly polls along with the parliamentary elections.

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