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Constituency No. 60 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Northern Division |
District | Angul |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dhenkanal |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 1,64,354 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | Biju Janata Dal |
Elected year | 2024 |
Talcher is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the city Talcher in Angul district, Odisha. [1]
This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block. [2]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1961.
List of members elected from Talcher constituency are: [4] [5]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [6] | Braja Kishore Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal | |
2019 [7] | |||
2014 [8] | |||
2009 [9] | Independent politician | ||
2004 | Mahesh Sahoo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2000 | |||
1995 | |||
1990 | Brundaban Behera | Independent politician | |
1985 | Bhajaman Behera | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Brundaban Behera | Janata Party | |
1977 | |||
1974 | Orissa Jana Congress | ||
1971 | |||
1967 | Kumar Chandra Behera | ||
1961 (bypoll) [c] | Madan Mohan Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
1961 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | ||
1957 | |||
1952 |
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. [10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kalandi Charan Samal by a margin of 32,122 votes. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 75,621 | 58.82 | ||
BJP | Kalandi Charan Samal | 43,499 | 33.83 | ||
INC | Prafula Chandra Das | 6,189 | 4.81 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 32,122 | 24.99 | |||
Turnout | 1,28,565 | 78.22 | |||
BJD hold |
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. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 70,044 | 54.87 | ||
BJP | Kalandi Charan Samal | 45,942 | 35.99 | ||
INC | Suresh Chandra Behera | 4,621 | 3.62 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 780 | 0.61 | ||
Majority | 24,102 | 18.88 | |||
Turnout | 1,27,634 | 72.59% | |||
BJD hold |
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. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 56,465 | 46.95 | ||
BJP | Kalandi Charan Samal | 43 ,143 | 35.04 | ||
INC | Sashmita Behera | 14,396 | 11.97 | ||
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 |
In 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Braja Kishore Pradhan | 37,048 | 36.21 | − | |
BJD | Mahesh Sahoo | 28,406 | 27.77 | − | |
BJP | Kalandi Charan Samal | 17,415 | 17.02 | − | |
INC | Khirod Sahu | 7,636 | 7.46 | − | |
Majority | 8,642 | 8.45 [d] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,02,309 | 67.78 | − | ||
Independent gain from BJP |
List Of Winning Candidates
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