Talcher (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Talcher
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Angul
Blocks Talcher, Kaniha
Electorate 1,57,963 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Talcher
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Independent
MLA Braja Kishore Pradhan
Const. No. 60
Lok Sabha Constituencies Dhenkanal

Talcher (Sl. No.: 60) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
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]

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.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Brajakishore Pradhan 56,465 46.95
BJP Kalandi Samal 42 ,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
Ambedkarite Party of India Ranjit Kumar Sahoo 404 0.34
SKD Aren Kumar Pani 386 0.32
Independent Anita Mohanty 292 0.24
NOTA None 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 [12]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,02,309 67.78 -

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Constituency: Talcher (60) District : Angul
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 8642
  6. ↑ "122 - Talcher (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Talcher Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Talcher". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Talcher (60)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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