Talsara
Assembly seat no. 8 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2014
PRAFULLA MAJHI
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2014
1,438
1.03% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJDBINAYA KUMAR TOPPO
- Votes
- 44,251
- Vote share
- 31.83%
- Behind by
- 1,438
Electors
1,96,944
Total votes polled
1,39,035
Valid votes
1,39,035
NOTA votes
2,716
1.95% of votes polled
Turnout
70.6%
Full result, 2014
7 candidates · 1,39,035 valid votes
PRAFULLA MAJHIINCwon
45,689
32.9%
BINAYA KUMAR TOPPOBJD
44,251
31.8%
SANTOSH KUMAR AMATBJP
41,272
29.7%
PRAPHUL KUMAR KUJURIND
1,790
1.3%
BISHNU KERKETTABSP
1,413
1.0%
MINAKETAN NAIKKOKD
988
0.7%
PARESWAR BARLAHND
916
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi | BJP | 68,928 | 42.67% | Binaya Kumar Toppo | 17,189 |
| 2019 | BHABANI SHANKAR BHOI | BJP | 60,264 | 39.31% | STEPHEN WILSON SORENG | 16,188 |
| 2014 | PRAFULLA MAJHI | INC | 45,689 | 32.86% | BINAYA KUMAR TOPPO | 1,438 |
| 2009 | DR. PRAFULLA MAJHI | INC | 44,082 | 39.85% | SAHADEV XAXA | 19,741 |
| 2004 | GAJADHAR MAJHI | INC | 43,396 | 46.69% | BAIKUNTHA KALO | 959 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Talsara assembly constituency in 2024?
Bhabani Shankar Bhoi (BJP) won Talsara in 2024, by a margin of 17,189 votes.
Which party has won Talsara the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has Talsara gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won Talsara the most times?
GAJADHAR MAJHI, with 5 wins between 1980 and 2004.
