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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2019
Talcher
Winner — 2019
BRAJAKISHORE PRADHAN
BJD· BJD
BJD 54.9%BJP 36.0%7 others 9.1%
Votes
70,044
54.9% share
Winning margin
24,102
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,78,693
Talcher is a safe seat — BRAJAKISHORE PRADHAN won by 18.9%.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJAKISHORE PRADHAN | BJD | 70,044 | 54.9% |
| 2 | KALANDI CHARAN SAMAL | NDA | 45,942 | 36.0% |
| 3 | SURESH CHANDRA BEHERA | 4,621 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR PRADHAN | IND | 4,343 | 3.4% |
| 5 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA NAIK | APoI | 795 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 780 | 0.6% |
| 7 | UCHHAN CHANDRA PATTANAYAK | 427 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | PRAHLADA CHANDRA SAHOO | SUCI(C) | 386 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KANDARP SAHOO | IND | 267 | 0.2% |
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
safe18.9%
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
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 54.9%BJP 36.0%OTH 8.5%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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
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