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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Talsara}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Talsara<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| constituency_no = 8<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| division = Northen Division<br />
| district = [[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency|Sundargarh]]<br />
| established = 1961<br />
| reservation = ST<br />
| incumbent_image = Bhabani Shankar Bhoi.jpg<br />
| mla = [[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| electors = 2,16,981{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Talsara''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[sundargarh district]] in [[Odisha]] [[States and union territories of India|State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031951/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=9 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 January 2014 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Talsara (9) District : Sundargarh|accessdate= 5 January 2014}}</ref> It was established in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317193120/https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |archive-date=2024-03-17 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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== Extent of Assembly Constituencies ==<br />
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* Subdega Block <br />
* Balisankara Block <br />
* Bargaon Block<br />
* Lephripara Block : Alpaka, Dumabahal, Giringkela, Gundiadihi, Hurmei, Kulabira, Lephripara, Masabira, Rajbahal and Sarafgarh GPs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}</ref><br />
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==Elected members==<br />
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp136.htm|title= 136 - Talsara Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.67}}<br />
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|39.31}}<br />
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|32.86}}<br />
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.85}}<br />
{{bar percent|2006 (bypoll) |{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|44.84}}<br />
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.69}}<br />
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.95}}<br />
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|36.80}}<br />
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|57.18}}<br />
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|63.74}}<br />
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.13}}<br />
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|58.63}}<br />
}}<br />
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Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2006.<br />
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List of members elected from Talsara constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Talsara Assembly Election Results 2024: Talsara Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/talsara-constituency-result-18008 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
|rowspan=2|[[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=24 May 2019 |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":2" /><br />
|rowspan=3|Prafulla Majhi<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
|-<br />
|2006 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Gajadhar Majhi}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Talsara 2006 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/177 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br />
|rowspan=3|Gajadhar Majhi<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
|-<br />
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|-<br />
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
|Ranjeet Bhitria<br />
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|rowspan=2|Gajadhar Majhi<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|-<br />
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|Ignace Majhi<br />
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]<br />
|Premananda Kalo<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|rowspan=3|Gangadhar Pradhan<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Swatantra Party}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|-<br />
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
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=== 2024 ===<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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{{Election box begin|<br />
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Talsara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]|votes=68,928|percentage=42.67|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Binay Kumar Toppo|votes=51,739|percentage=32.03|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Devendra Bhitaria|votes=35,262|percentage=21.83|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1885|percentage=1.17|change=}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=17,189|percentage=10.64|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,61,533|percentage=74.45|change=}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2019===<br />
In 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Stephen Wilson Soreng by 16,188 votes.<ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners" /><br />
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{{Election box begin|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election| 2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election]]: Talsara<ref>{{cite news |title=Talsara (ST) Assembly Constituency |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/odisha-assembly-elections-2019/talsara-st-election-results-31_1943.html |accessdate=11 April 2019 |work=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS188.htm?ac=8|title=Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]<br />
|votes = 60,264 <br />
|percentage = 39.31<br />
|change = {{increase}}9.63<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Stephen Wilson Soreng|votes=44,076|percentage=28.75|change={{decrease}}3.08}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Prafulla Majhi|votes=41,111|percentage=26.82|change={{decrease}}6.04}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1456|percentage=0.95|change=''-''}}<br />
{{Election box majority|votes=16188|percentage=10.56|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=153290|percentage=74.1|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2014 ===<br />
In 2014 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Prafulla Majhi defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Binay Kumar Toppo by 1,438 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin |<br />
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Talsara<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Talsara|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS188.htm?ac=8|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Talsara (8)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=8|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140608092438/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=8|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 June 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Prafulla Majhi<br />
|votes = 45,689<br />
|percentage = 32.86<br />
|change = {{decrease}}6.99<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Binaya Kumar Toppo<br />
|votes = 44,251<br />
|percentage = 31.83<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Santosh Kumar Amat<br />
|votes = 41,272<br />
|percentage = 29.68<br />
|change = {{increase}}7.68<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,716<br />
|percentage = 1.95<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 1,438<br />
|percentage = 1.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,39,035<br />
|percentage = 72.21<br />
|change = 7.21<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,92,545<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2009 ===<br />
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Prafulla Majhi defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Sahadeva Xaxa by 19,741 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=19741 |accessdate=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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{{Election box begin |<br />
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Talsara<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress <br />
|candidate = Prafulla Majhi <br />
|votes = 44,082<br />
|percentage = 39.85<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Sahadeva Xaxa <br />
|votes = 24,341 <br />
|percentage = 22.00 <br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party <br />
|candidate = Purna Chandra Minz <br />
|votes = 16,105 <br />
|percentage = 14.56 <br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 19,741 <br />
|percentage = 17.85{{efn|% of total valid votes}}<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,10,619<br />
|percentage = 65.00<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1961]]<br />
[[Category:1961 establishments in Orissa]]</div>
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