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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Talcher
Winner — 1985
BHAJAMAN BEHERA
INC· INC
INC 57.6%JNP 31.7%4 others 10.8%
Votes
34,992
57.6% share
Winning margin
15,755
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.4%
of 1,25,671
Talcher is a safe seat — BHAJAMAN BEHERA won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAJAMAN BEHERA | INC | 34,992 | 57.6% |
| 2 | BRUNDABAN BEHERA | Janata | 19,237 | 31.7% |
| 3 | NARAYAN NAIK | IND | 2,717 | 4.5% |
| 4 | DAYANINDHI NAIK | IND | 2,207 | 3.6% |
| 5 | PADMA CHARAN NAYAK | IND | 1,209 | 2.0% |
| 6 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NAIK | IND | 400 | 0.7% |
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
safe25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.3% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
81st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
100th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.6%JNP 31.7%OTH 10.8%
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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