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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Talcher
Winner — 1971
BRUNDABAN BEHERA
JAC
JAC 40.7%UTC 36.0%2 others 23.3%
Votes
12,716
40.7% share
Winning margin
1,476
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.5%
of 73,459
A closely fought contest. BRUNDABAN BEHERA won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRUNDABAN BEHERA | JAC | 12,716 | 40.7% |
| 2 | KARTIKESWAR NAIK | UTC | 11,240 | 36.0% |
| 3 | NARAYAN NAIK | Congress (R) | 5,618 | 18.0% |
| 4 | KARUNAKAR BEHERA | Grand Alliance | 1,660 | 5.3% |
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.
Low turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
121st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
145th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JAC 40.7%UTC 36.0%INC 18.0%SWA 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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