Talcher Assembly constituency

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

Talcher is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of the city Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.^[1]

Talcher
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
Incumbent Braja Kishore Pradhan
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Talcher, Talcher block and 7 GPs (Kaniha, Kamarei, Badatribida, Santribida, Bijigol, Badagunduri and Jarada) of Kaniha block.^[2]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[3]

2024			58.82%
2019			54.89%
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%

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
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

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.^[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]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Talcher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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.^[7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Talcher^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher^[12][13]

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

2009

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Talcher^[14]

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

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
4. % of total valid votes