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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2009
Talcher
Winner — 2009
BRAJA KISHORE PRADHAN
IND
IND 36.2%BJD 27.8%11 others 36.0%
Votes
37,048
36.2% share
Winning margin
8,642
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,50,951
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
8 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJA KISHORE PRADHAN | IND | 37,048 | 36.2% |
| 2 | MAHESH SAHOO | BJD | 28,406 | 27.8% |
| 3 | KALANDI SAMAL | NDA | 17,415 | 17.0% |
| 4 | KHIROD SAHU | UPA | 7,636 | 7.5% |
| 5 | DILESWAR NAIK | 6,483 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | RITARANI DAS | SAMO | 1,227 | 1.2% |
| 7 | MANASI SWAIN | IND | 862 | 0.8% |
| 8 | UCHHAN CHANDRA PATTANAYAK | BSP | 847 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PRAFULLA KUMAR NAIK | IND | 782 | 0.8% |
| 10 | JUGAL KISHOR NANDA | UPA | 514 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MAYADHAR SAMAL | IND | 447 | 0.4% |
| 12 | AREN KUMAR PANI | NDA | 369 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SRIHARI SETHI | KS | 271 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
44th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.2%BJD 27.8%BJP 17.0%INC 7.5%RPI 6.3%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
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?
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.