Talcher (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Talcher (Sl. No.: 60) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the town Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.

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

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

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
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%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Talcher constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2019: (60): Braja Kishore Pradhan (Biju Janata Dal)
  • 2014: (60): Braja Kishore Pradhan (Biju Janata Dal)
  • 2009: (60): Braja Kishore Pradhan (Independent)
  • 2004: (122): Mahesh Sahoo (BJP)
  • 2000: (122): Mahesh Sahoo (BJP)
  • 1995: (122): Mahesh Sahoo (BJP)
  • 1990: (122): Brundaban Behera (Independent)
  • 1985: (122): Bhajaman Behera (Congress)
  • 1980: (122): Brundaban Behera (JNP-JP)
  • 1977: (122): Brundaban Behera (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (122): Brundaban Behera (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1971: (137): Brundaban Behera (Orissa Jana Congress )
  • 1967: (137): Kumar Chandra Behera (Orissa Jana Congress )
  • 1961: (74): Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (Congress)
  • 1957: (50): Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (Congress)
  • 1951: (15): Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (Congress)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Brajakishore Pradhan 70044 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 Manoj Kumar Pradhan 4343 3.40
NOTA None of the above
Majority 24102 18.88
Turnout 127634 72.59%
Brajakishore Pradhan gain from Kalandi Charan Samal Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Brajakishore Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kalandi Samal by a margin of 14,322 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Brajakishore 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 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

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher
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 Manasi Swain 862 0.84 –
BSP Uchhan Chandra Pattanayak 847 0.83 –
Independent Prafulla Kumar Naik 782 0.76 –
JMM Jugal Kishor Nanda 514 0.50 –
Independent 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 –