Talsara is assembly constituency number 8 in Odisha, in Sundargarh district, and one of the segments of the Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Bhabani Shankar Bhoi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 42.7% of the vote, 17,189 votes ahead of Binaya Kumar Toppo (BJD).
- 01Bhabani Shankar BhoiBJP68,92842.67%
- 02Binaya Kumar ToppoBJD51,73932.03%
- 03Devendra BhitriaINC35,26221.83%
- 04Bikram ToppoIndependent9730.60%
- 05Sanjeet PradhanBSP9180.57%
- 3 other candidates · 1,828 votesNOTA · 1,885 (1.17%)
Margin 17,189 votes · 10.64% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,61,533 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhabani Shankar BhoiMale · 44 yrs · ST | BJP | 68,928 | 42.67% |
| 2 | Binaya Kumar ToppoMale · 57 yrs · ST | BJD | 51,739 | 32.03% |
| 3 | Devendra BhitriaMale · 63 yrs · ST | INC | 35,262 | 21.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,885 | 1.17% |
| 4 | Bikram ToppoMale · 53 yrs · ST | Independent | 973 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Sanjeet PradhanMale · 46 yrs · ST | BSP | 918 | 0.57% |
| 6 | Damodar BhitriaMale · 46 yrs · ST | OPD | 728 | 0.45% |
| 7 | Tikeswar ToppoMale · 30 yrs · ST | NAPt | 557 | 0.34% |
Show 1 more candidate
| 8 | Anil Kumar BarlaMale · 39 yrs · ST | MODL | 543 | 0.34% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Talsara result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi | BJP | 60,264 | 39.31% |
| 2 | Stephen Wilson Soreng | BJD | 44,076 | 28.75% |
| 3 | Prafulla Majhi | INC | 41,111 | 26.82% |
| 4 | Goreti Xess | Independent | 1,854 | 1.21% |
| 5 | Sanjeeb Kumar Xalxo | AAP | 1,784 | 1.16% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,456 | 0.95% |
Show 4 more candidates
| 6 | Sanjeet Pradhan | BSP | 914 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Shanti Prakash Soreng | Independent | 725 | 0.47% |
| 8 | Haldhar Naik | HND | 554 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Satish Kumar Minz | BAHUMP | 552 | 0.36% |
Talsara result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Majhi | INC | 45,689 | 32.86% |
| 2 | Binaya Kumar Toppo | BJD | 44,251 | 31.83% |
| 3 | Santosh Kumar Amat | BJP | 41,272 | 29.68% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,716 | 1.95% |
| 4 | Praphul Kumar Kujur | Independent | 1,790 | 1.29% |
| 5 | Bishnu Kerketta | BSP | 1,413 | 1.02% |
Show 2 more candidates
| 6 | Minaketan Naik | KOKD | 988 | 0.71% |
| 7 | Pareswar Barla | HND | 916 | 0.66% |
Talsara result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Prafulla Majhi | INC | 44,082 | 39.85% |
| 2 | Sahadev Xaxa | BJP | 24,341 | 22.00% |
| 3 | Purna Chandra Minj | NCP | 16,105 | 14.56% |
| 4 | Baikuntha Kalo | Independent | 8,060 | 7.29% |
| 5 | Kunjalata Bhitria | Independent | 7,402 | 6.69% |
| 6 | Binaya Kumar Toppo | JMM | 4,994 | 4.51% |
Show 3 more candidates
| 7 | Lalindra Kumar Gidhi | KOKD | 2,406 | 2.18% |
| 8 | Jatia Sa | Independent | 1,713 | 1.55% |
| 9 | Birendra Kumar Bhagat | BSP | 1,516 | 1.37% |
Talsara outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Sundargarh district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Talsara is one of the assembly segments of Sundargarh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sundargarh candidates.
- Jual OramBJP76,479 48.0%
- Janardan DehuryINC41,556 26.1%
- Dilip Kumar TirkeyBJD37,243 23.4%
- Justin LugunSUCI1,569 1.0%
- Jagabandhu OramIndependent942 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 34,923 EVM votes.
Open Sundargarh Lok Sabha resultBooth-level results, printable maps, voter-list analysis and verified field surveys for this constituency. Tick what you need and our team will call with scope and a quote.
Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Talsara.
Who won the Talsara assembly seat in 2024?
Bhabani Shankar Bhoi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Talsara in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 68,928 votes, which was 42.67% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Talsara?
The margin was 17,189 votes (10.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Binaya Kumar Toppo of the Biju Janata Dal with 51,739 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Talsara in 2024?
Turnout was 75.20%: 1,63,163 of 2,16,981 registered electors voted, across 278 polling stations. That is 0.4 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Talsara part of?
Talsara is an assembly segment of the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jual Oram got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Talsara a reserved constituency?
Yes. Talsara is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Talsara?
The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Sundargarh population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, SundaragadaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Odisha state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Odisha Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Odisha districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, OdishaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in OdishaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in OdishaMunicipal corporations, councils, wards