He is currently the only member from Odisha Congress in the Lok Sabha[1][2] Hailing 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.

[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.