Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jhina Hikaka |
| Constituency | Koraput |
| AICC Incharge for Tripura PCC, Manipur PCC, Nagaland PCC, Sikkim PCC | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Girish Chodankar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1979 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Pooja Ulaka (m. 2013) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Utkal University |
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (born January 1, 1979) is an Indian tribal politician, software professional and tribal rights activist from Rayagada, Koraput. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he is one of the party’s tribal leaders from eastern India and currently chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj. The panel has been vocal on revision of MNREGA wages and ease of wage/labour payments. Currently he is appointed as the AICC In-charge for Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Sikkim.
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. Saptagiri 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