Talcher Assembly Constituency
This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1961.
List of members elected from Talcher constituency are:
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Braja Kishore Pradhan | BJD | |
2019 | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 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) | Madan Mohan Pradhan | INC | |
1961 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | INC | |
1957 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | INC | |
1951 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | INC |
Election Results
2024
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
In 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.
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 | − | ||
Turnout | 1,02,309 | 67.78 | − | ||
Independent gain from BJP |