Talcher Assembly constituency

Talcher
Talcher
Constituency No. 60 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Angul
LS constituency	Dhenkanal
Established	1951
Total electors	1,57,963
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Braja Kishore Pradhan
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2019

Talcher is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the town Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block.^[3]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2019			54.89%
2014			46.95%
2009			36.21%
2004			45.95%
2000			52.44%
1995			36.88%
1990			44.47%
1985			57.59%
1980			50.06%
1977			71.06%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1961.

List of members elected from Talcher constituency are:^[5]^[6]

Year	Member
2024
2019	Braja Kishore Pradhan^[7]	BJD
2014	Braja Kishore Pradhan	BJD
2009	Braja Kishore Pradhan	Independent
2004	Mahesh Sahoo	BJP
2000	Mahesh Sahoo	BJP
1995	Mahesh Sahoo	BJP
1990	Brundaban Behera	Independent
1985	Bhajaman Behera	INC
1980	Brundaban Behera	JP
1977	Brundaban Behera	JP
1974	Brundaban Behera	Jana Congress
1971	Brundaban Behera	Jana Congress
1967	Kumar Chandra Behera	Jana Congress
1961 (bypoll)^[b]	Madan Mohan Pradhan	INC
1961	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	INC
1957	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	INC
1951	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Talcher
Party		Candidate
	BJD	Braja Kishore Pradhan
	BJP	Kalandi Charan Samal
	INC	Prafula Chandra Das
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kalandi Charan Samal by a margin of 24,102 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Talcher^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Braja Kishore Pradhan	70,044	54.87
	BJP	Kalandi Charan Samal	45942	35.99
	INC	Suresh Chandra Behera	4621	3.62
	BSP	Uchhan Chandra Pattanayak	427	0.33
	SUCI(C)	Prahlada Chandra Sahoo	386	0.30
	API	Krushna Chandra Naik	795	0.62
	Independent	Kandarp Sahoo	267	0.20
	Independent politician	Manoj Kumar Pradhan	4343	3.40
	NOTA	None of the above	780	0.61
Majority			24102	18.88
Turnout			127634	72.59%
	BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kalandi Charan Samal by a margin of 14,322 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Braja Kishore Pradhan	56,465	46.95
	BJP	Kalandi Samal	43 ,143	35.04
	INC	Sashmita Behera	14,396	11.97
	AAP	Bishnu Mohan Rath	1,866	1.55
	BSP	Uchhan Chandra Pattanayak	1,085	0.9
	AOP	Keshab Bhutia	941	0.78
	Independent	Parsuram Barik	802	0.67
	SUCI(C)	Prahalad Chandra Sahoo	606	0.5
	API	Ranjit Kumar Sahoo	404	0.34
	SKD	Aren Kumar Pani	386	0.32
	Independent politician	Anita Mohanty	292	0.24
	NOTA	None of the above	882	0.73	-
Majority			14,322	11.90	3.45
Turnout			1,20,268	76.14	8.36
Registered electors			1,57,963
	BJD gain from Independent

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.^[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Braja Kishore Pradhan	37,048	36.21	-
	BJD	Mahesh Sahoo	28,406	27.77	-
	BJP	Kalandi Samal	17,415	17.02	-
	INC	Khirod Sahu	7,636	7.46	-
	RPI	Dileswar Naik	6,483	6.34	-
	SAMO	Ritarani Das	1,227	1.20	-
	Independent politician	Manasi Swain	862	0.84	-
	BSP	Uchhan Chandra Pattanayak	847	0.83	-
	Independent politician	Prafulla Kumar Naik	782	0.76	-
	JMM	Jugal Kishor Nanda	514	0.50	-
	Independent politician	Mayadhar Samal	447	0.44	-
	JD(U)	Aren Kumar Pani	369	0.36	-
	Kalinga Sena	Srihari Sethi	271	0.26	-
Majority			8,642	8.45^[c]	-
Turnout			1,02,309	67.78	-
	Independent gain from BJP

Notes[edit]

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
^ % of total valid votes

References[edit]

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "122 - Talcher (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Talcher Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Odisha - Talcher". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Talcher (60)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 8642
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[9] Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan

[17] % of total valid votes

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[delimitation2008-3] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[4] Seats of Odisha

[5] "122 - Talcher (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-6] "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[7] "Talcher Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[election2019-8] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[10] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-11] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[13] "Odisha - Talcher". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[14] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Talcher (60)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[15] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 8642

[election2009-16] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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