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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2024
Talcher
Winner — 2024
Braja Kishore Pradhan
BJD· BJD
BJD 58.2%BJP 33.5%9 others 8.3%
Votes
75,621
58.2% share
Winning margin
32,122
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
79.0%
of 1,64,354
Talcher is a safe seat — Braja Kishore Pradhan won by 24.7%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braja Kishore Pradhan | BJD | 75,621 | 58.8% |
| 2 | Kalandi Charan Samal | 43,499 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | Prafulla Chandra Das | 6,189 | 4.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 976 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Prahlada Chandra Sahoo | 445 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Sahu | IND | 385 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Rupak Kumar Pani | IND | 365 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Sarbeswar Naik | 339 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | Bijaya Kumar Naik | APoI | 303 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Bhupen Thamba | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Manoj Kumar Jena | 162 | 0.1% |
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
safe24.7%
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
BJD 58.8%BJP 33.8%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.61 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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