Telkoi Assembly constituency

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

Telkoi is an Odisha Legislative Assembly constituency of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India.^[1]

Telkoi
Constituency No. 20 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Lok Sabha constituency	Kendujhar
Established	1961
Total electors	2,25,368
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Fakir Mohan Naik
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Area of this constituency includes Telkoi block, Harichandanpur block and 16 GPs (Banspal, Baragarh, Bayakumutia, Gonasika, Jatra, Kalanda, Karangdihi, Kuanr, Nayakote, Phuljhar, Saharapur, Singhpur, Talakadakala, Tana, Taramakant and Uppar Raigoda) of Banspal block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			43.49%
2019			41.98%
2014			39.72%
2009			40.73%
2004			37.92%
2000			56.05%
1995			47.79%
1990			72.06%
1985			61.29%
1980			58.59%
1977			48.64%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Telkoi constituency are:^[4][5]

Year	Member	Party
2024	Fakir Mohan Naik		BJP
2019	Premananda Nayak[6][7]		BJD
2014	Bedabyasa Nayak
2009	Premananda Nayak
2004	Niladri Nayak
2000
1995	Chandrasena Naik		INC
1990	Niladri Nayak		JD
1985	Pranaballav Naik		INC
1980	Chandrasena Naik
1977	Niladri Nayak		JP
1974			Pragati Dal
1971			Utkal Congress
1967	Bhagirathi Mohapatra		SWA
1961	Govinda Chandra Munda

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.^[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Fakir Mohan Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Madhab Sardar by a margin of 9,439 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Telkoi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Fakir Mohan Naik	83,818	43.49
	BJD	Madhab Sardar	74,379	38.59
	INC	Nirmal Chandra Nayak	11,395	5.91
	NOTA	None of the above	6,877	3.57
Majority			9,439	4.90
Turnout			1,92,719
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Premananda Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dhanurjaya Sidu by a margin of 5,920 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Telkoi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Premananda Nayak	74,148	41.98	2.26
	BJP	Dhanurjaya Sidu	68,228	38.63	26.11
	INC	Prashant Kumar Dalai	23,508	13.31	18.10
	BSP	Bideshi Dehury	1,822	1.03	−
	HND	Rabi Hansda	1,853	1.05	−
	AIFB	Ajay Kumar Naik	1,263	0.72	−
	BMP	Tutu Naik	1,495	0.85	−
	NOTA	None of the above	4,297	2.43
Majority			5,920	3.35
Turnout			1,76,614	78.37
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bedabyasa Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dhanurjaya Sidu by a margin of 13,954 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Telkoi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bedabyasa Nayak	66,675	39.72	1.01
	INC	Dhanurjaya Sidu	52,721	31.41	4.04
	BJP	Kailash Chandra Nayak	21,018	12.52	1.61
	Independent	Brundaban Naik	14080	8.39	−
	NOTA	None of the above	3675	2.19
Majority			13,954	8.31
Turnout			167872	84.2
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Premananda Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Brundaban Naik by a margin of 17,478 votes.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Telkoi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Premananda Nayak	53,279	40.73	−
	INC	Brundaban Naik	35,801	27.37	−
	BJP	Manas Kumar Naik	14,270	10.91	−
	Independent	Shiba Purty	12,351	9.44	−
	Independent	Prana Ballav Naik	4,075	3.12	−
	JMM	Jagdish Baskey	3,486	2.67	−
	[[Samruddha Odisha|SAMO]]	Kulamani Nayak	2,338	1.79	−
	Independent	Nanda Kishore Naik	1,897	1.45	−
	BSP	Dukhiram Marandi	1,712	1.31	−
	Independent	Chandrasen Naik	1,596	1.22	−
Majority			17,478	13.36[a]
Turnout			1,30,822	69.86
	BJD hold

Notes

1. % of total valid votes