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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1961Reserved (ST)

Talsara (ST)

Winner — 1961

PRADHAN GANGADHAR
GP 45.4%IND 26.0%2 others 28.5%
Votes
10,990
45.5% share
Winning margin
4,696
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
35.8%
of 67,491

Talsara (ST) is a safe seat — PRADHAN GANGADHAR won by 19.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADHAN GANGADHAR
10,99045.5%
2
KUJUR MORIS
IND
6,29426.0%
3
ORAM DEONIS LAKRA
INC
4,92120.4%
4
MUNDA ELIAS
JP
1,9788.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (1st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.4% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
1st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
65th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 45.5%IND 26.0%INC 20.4%JP 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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