Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is an Indian politician hailing from Rayagada, Koraput. He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Koraput, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress. He retained his seat again by winning with a margin of 1,47,744 votes in the 2024 Indian general election. He is currently the only member from Odisha Congress in the Lok Sabha[1][2]
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | |
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 Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka during the general election campaign 2019. | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jhina Hikaka |
| Constituency | Koraput |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1979 Rayagada, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Pooja Ulaka |
| Residence | Rayagada |
As of 13 May, 2019 Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
editHailing from a politically active family of South Odisha belonging to the Jatapu tribal community, Saptagiri's father Ramachandra Ulaka was a two-time MP from Koraput, seven-time MLA from Rayagada.[3] Saptagiri's mother Ratnamani Ulaka is a member of AICC and State vice President of Odisha Mahila Congress. Saptagiri is a software engineer by profession, as a Senior Project Manager, Infosys in the United States of America.He had also worked with top firms such as Ranbaxy, HCL Technologies etc.
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is also a polyglot who is fluent in Kui,Odia,English,Telugu,Hindi & German. Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is married to Smt Pooja Ulaka who is a social activist & social entrepreneur. The couple are blessed with twins Nandini & Ramachandra Ulaka.[4][5]
Political career
editHe has been instrumental in raising a voice for a High Court Bench in Undivided Koraput among many other issues that are pertinent to the welfare and development of Koraput.[6] He has been instrumental in getting air connectivity to his Parliamentary Constituency & South Odisha at large with repeated demands in the Lok Sabha for upgradation of the existing Jeypore airstrip into a full fledged commercial airport at Jeypore city.[7][8][9] The Jeypore airport is currently scheduled for commercial operations by June 2022.[10]
Electoral performance
edit| Year | Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | Votes gained | Vote share% | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | INC | Koraput | Won | 3,71,129 | 34.36% | 3,613 | |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Won | 4,71,393 | 41.03% | 1,47,744 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Koraput (Odisha) election 2019: A triangular battle among BJD, Congress, BJP leaders". TimesNow. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Odisha polls: Rama Chandra Ulaka's sons to battle it out in father's name".
- ^ "We made a wish. And two came true :-) Pooja & I are blessed with twins (baby boy and baby girl) - Kids & mom doing fine". Twitter. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "My best wishes to Nandini Ulaka (Nandu) & Ramachandra Ulaka (Rishu) - my two tribal warriors on their Namakaran Utsav". Twitter. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ OdAdmin (27 July 2019). "Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka Urges Center For High Court Bench in Undivided Koraput". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Flight operations in Odisha's Jeypore airport to start by year-end". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Debate : Loksabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | PRSIndia". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Good news for frequent flyers! Flight services from Jeypore airstrip from June". 6 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.