Talsara Assembly constituency

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

Talsara is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State.^[1] It was established in 1961.^[2]

Talsara
Constituency No. 8 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northen Division
District	Sundargarh
Lok Sabha constituency	Sundargarh
Established	1961
Total electors	2,16,981[a][b]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bhabani Shankar Bhoi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

• Subdega Block
• Balisankara Block
• Bargaon Block
• Lephripara Block : Alpaka, Dumabahal, Giringkela, Gundiadihi, Hurmei, Kulabira, Lephripara, Masabira, Rajbahal and Sarafgarh GPs.^[3][4]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			42.67%
2019			39.31%
2014			32.86%
2009			39.85%
2006 (bypoll)			44.84%
2004			46.69%
2000			49.95%
1995			36.80%
1990			57.18%
1985			63.74%
1980			57.13%
1977			58.63%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2006.

List of members elected from Talsara constituency are:^[6]

Year	Member	Party
2024[7]	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[8][9]
2014[10]	Prafulla Majhi		Indian National Congress
2009[11]
2006 (bypoll)[c][12]
2004	Gajadhar Majhi		Indian National Congress
2000
1995
1990	Ranjeet Bhitria		Janata Dal
1985	Gajadhar Majhi		Indian National Congress
1980
1977	Ignace Majhi		Janata Party
1974	Premananda Kalo		Indian National Congress
1971	Gangadhar Pradhan		Swatantra Party
1967
1961

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[13] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Binay Kumar Toppo by a margin of 17,189 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Talsara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi	68,928	42.67
	BJD	Binay Kumar Toppo	51,739	32.03
	INC	Devendra Bhitaria	35,262	21.83
	NOTA	None of the above	1885	1.17
Majority			17,189	10.64
Turnout			1,61,533	74.45
	BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhabani Shankar Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Stephen Wilson Soreng by 16,188 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election: Talsara^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi	60,264	39.31	9.63
	BJD	Stephen Wilson Soreng	44,076	28.75	3.08
	INC	Prafulla Majhi	41,111	26.82	6.04
	NOTA	None of the above	1456	0.95	−
Majority			16188	10.56
Turnout			153290	74.1
	BJP gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Binay Kumar Toppo by 1,438 votes.^[10]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Talsara^[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	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
	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
	INC hold

2009

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

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Talsara^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prafulla Majhi	44,082	39.85	−
	BJP	Sahadeva Xaxa	24,341	22.00	−
	NCP	Purna Chandra Minz	16,105	14.56	−
Majority			19,741	17.85[d]
Turnout			1,10,619	65.00
	INC hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Gajadhar Majhi
4. % of total valid votes