Talsara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Talsara.

Talsara
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Sundargarh
Blocks	Balisankara, Bargaon, Lephripada, Subdega
Electorate	1,50,781
Current constituency
Created	1961
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	BHABANI SHANKAR BHOI
Const. No.	8
Reserved for	Schedules Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Sundargarh

Talsara (Sl. No.: 8) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha. ^[1] Area of this constituency include Balisankara block, Bargaon block, Subdega block and ten Gram panchayats of Lephripada block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019			39.31%
2014			32.86%
2009			39.85%
2004			46.69%
2000			49.95%
1995			36.80%
1990			57.18%
1985			63.74%
1980			57.13%
1977			58.63%

Fourteen elections held during 1961 to 2019. List of members elected from Talsara constituency are: ^[5]

• 2019: Bhabani Shankar Bhoi (BJP)
• 2014: Prafulla Majhi (Congress)
• 2009: Prafulla Majhi (Congress)
• 2006 Prafulla Majhi (Congress, By-Election)
• 2004: Gajadhar Majhi (Congress)
• 2000: Gajadhar Majhi (Congress)
• 1995: Gajadhar Majhi (Congress)
• 1990: Ranjit Bhitria (Janata Dal)
• 1985: Gajadhar Majhi (Congress)
• 1980: Gajadhar Majhi (Congress)
• 1977: Ignes Majhi (Janata Party)
• 1974: Premananda Kalo (Congress)
• 1971: Gangadhar Pradhan (Swatantra Party)
• 1967: Gangadhar Pradhan (Swatantra Party)
• 1961: Gangadhar Pradhan (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Stephen Wilson Soreng by 16,188 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talsara ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	Prafulla Majhi	41111	26.82	-6.04
	BJD	Stephen Wilson Soreng	44076	28.75	-3.08
	BJP	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi	60264	39.31	9.63
	BSP	Sanjeet Pradhan	914	0.6	-0.42
	AAP	Sanjeeb Kumar Xalxo	1784	1.16	-
	HND	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 BJD

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Majhi, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Binaya Kumar Toppo by 1,438 votes. ^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talsara ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	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
	Congress hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Majhi, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sahadeva Xaxa by 19,741 votes. ^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talsara ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	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 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,10,619	65.00	-
	Congress hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

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