Talsara Assembly constituency
| Talsara (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| LS constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 150,781 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Talsara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Balisankara block, Bargaon block, Subdega block and ten Gram panchayats of Lephripada block.[2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2006.
List of members elected from Talsara constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi[6][7] | BJP | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2014 | Prafulla Majhi | INC | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2006 (bypoll)[a] | |||
| 2004 | Gajadhar Majhi | INC | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Ranjeet Bhitria | JD | |
| 1985 | Gajadhar Majhi | INC | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Ignace Majhi | JP | |
| 1974 | Premananda Kalo | INC | |
| 1971 | Gangadhar Pradhan | SWA | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | |||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Binay Kumar Toppo by a margin of 17,189 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi | 68,928 | 42.67 | ||
| BJD | Binay Kumar Toppo | 51,739 | 32.03 | ||
| INC | Devendra Bhitaria | 35,262 | 21.83 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1885 | 1.17 | ||
| Majority | 17,189 | 10.64 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,533 | ||||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Stephen Wilson Soreng by 16,188 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi | 60,264 | 39.31 |  9.63 | |
| BJD | Stephen Wilson Soreng | 44076 | 28.75 |  3.08 | |
| INC | Prafulla Majhi | 41111 | 26.82 | 6.04 | |
| BSP | Sanjeet Pradhan | 914 | 0.6 | 0.42 | |
| AAP | Sanjeeb Kumar Xalxo | 1784 | 1.16 | − | |
| Hindusthan Nirman Dal | Haldhar Naik | 554 | 0.36 | − | |
| BMP | Satish Kumar Minz | 552 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Goreti Xess | 1854 | 1.21 | − | |
| Independent | Shanti Prakash Soreng | 725 | 0.47 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1456 | 0.95 | − | |
| Majority | 16188 | 10.56 | |||
| Turnout | 153290 | 74.1 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Binay Kumar Toppo by 1,438 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prafulla Majhi | 45,689 | 32.86 | 6.99 | |
| BJD | Binaya Kumar Toppo | 44,251 | 31.83 | − | |
| BJP | Santosh Kumar Amat | 41,272 | 29.68 | 7.68 | |
| Independent | Praphul Kumar Kujur | 1,790 | 1.29 | − | |
| BSP | Bishnu Kerketta | 1,413 | 1.02 | 0.35 | |
| KOKD | Minaketan Naik | 988 | 0.71 | 1.47 | |
| Hindusthan Nirman Dal | Pareswar Barla | 916 | 0.66 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,716 | 1.95 | − | |
| Majority | 1,438 | 1.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,035 | 72.21 | 7.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,92,545 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sahadeva Xaxa by 19,741 votes.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prafulla Majhi | 44,082 | 39.85 | − | |
| BJP | Sahadeva Xaxa | 24,341 | 22.00 | − | |
| NCP | Purna Chandra Minz | 16,105 | 14.56 | − | |
| Independent | Baikuntha Kalo | 8,060 | 7.29 | − | |
| Independent | Kunjalata Bhitria | 7,402 | 6.69 | − | |
| JMM | Binay Kumar Toppo | 4,994 | 4.51 | − | |
| KOKD | Lalindra Kumar Gidhi | 2406 | 2.18 | − | |
| Independent | Jatia Sa | 1,713 | 1.55 | − | |
| BSP | Birendra Kumar Bhagat | 1,516 | 1.37 | − | |
| Majority | 19,741 | 17.85[b] | |||
| Turnout | 1,10,619 | 65.00 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Constituency: Talsara (9) District : Sundargarh
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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.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Talsara (ST) Assembly Constituency". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Talsara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Talsara (8)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.