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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1974Reserved (SC)
Talcher
Winner — 1974
BRUNDABAN BEHERA
JAC
JAC 41.7%INC 32.9%3 others 25.3%
Votes
18,438
41.7% share
Winning margin
3,902
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.7%
of 87,153
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRUNDABAN BEHERA | JAC | 18,438 | 41.7% |
| 2 | KRUSHAN CHANDRA BEHERA | Congress (R) | 14,536 | 32.9% |
| 3 | KARTIKESWAR NAIK | UTC | 7,265 | 16.4% |
| 4 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NAIK | IND | 3,272 | 7.4% |
| 5 | BANSIDHAR NAIK | IND | 660 | 1.5% |
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.
Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.3% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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81st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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100th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JAC 41.7%INC 32.9%UTC 16.4%IND 7.4%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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