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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Talsara
Winner — 1985
GAJADHAR MAJHI
INC· INC
INC 63.7%LKD 24.3%3 others 11.9%
Votes
18,641
63.7% share
Winning margin
11,526
39.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.1%
of 85,626
Talsara is a safe seat — GAJADHAR MAJHI won by 39.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAJADHAR MAJHI | INC | 18,641 | 63.7% |
| 2 | NELSON SORENG | Lok Dal | 7,115 | 24.3% |
| 3 | BANAMALI DANDSENA | SUC | 1,784 | 6.1% |
| 4 | RAMANUS BARLA | IND | 1,289 | 4.4% |
| 5 | HARIRAM ORAM | IND | 415 | 1.4% |
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 (97th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
97th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.7%LKD 24.3%SUC 6.1%OTH 5.8%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.