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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Talsara

Winner — 2019

BHABANI SHANKAR BHOI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.3%BJD 28.8%8 others 31.9%
Votes
60,264
39.3% share
Winning margin
16,188
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.1%
of 2,06,865

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHABANI SHANKAR BHOI
BJP (NDA)
60,26439.3%
2
STEPHEN WILSON SORENG
BJD
44,07628.8%
3
PRAFULLA MAJHI
41,11126.8%
4
GORETI XESS
IND
1,8541.2%
5
SANJEEB KUMAR XALXO
AAP
1,7841.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4560.9%
7
SANJEET PRADHAN
9140.6%
8
SHANTI PRAKASH SORENG
IND
7250.5%
9
HALDHAR NAIK
HND
5540.4%
10
SATISH KUMAR MINZ
BAHUMP
5520.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.0% · max 47.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
87th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
42nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.3%BJD 28.8%INC 26.8%OTH 4.2%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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