Talcher is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the city Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.[2]
| 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[1][a] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Braja Kishore Pradhan | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block.[3]
Elected Members
editSince 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 | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1961^ | Madan Mohan Pradhan | ||
| 1967 | Kumar Chandra Behera | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1971 | Brundaban Behera | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Bhajaman Behera | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Brundaban Behera | Independent | |
| 1995 | Mahesh Sahoo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Braja Kishore Pradhan | Independent | |
| 2014 | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election Results
edit2024
editVoting 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.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 75,621 | 58.82 | ||
| BJP | Kalandi Charan Samal | 43,499 | 33.83 | ||
| INC | Prafula Chandra Das | 6189 | 4.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 32,122 | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 128,565 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
editIn 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kalandi Charan Samal by a margin of 24,102 votes.[8]
| 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
editIn 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]
| 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
editIn 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.[13]
| 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[b] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,02,309 | 67.78 | − | ||
| Independent gain from BJP | |||||
Notes
editReferences
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.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. 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.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.