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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Talcher
Winner — 1967
K.C.BEHERA
JAC· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
JAC 65.2%SWA 17.1%3 others 17.7%
Votes
21,420
65.3% share
Winning margin
15,818
48.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.3%
of 66,620
Talcher is a safe seat — K.C.BEHERA won by 48.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.C.BEHERA | JAC | 21,420 | 65.3% |
| 2 | G.C.NAIK | Swatantra Party | 5,602 | 17.1% |
| 3 | K.NAIK | INC | 3,973 | 12.1% |
| 4 | B.NAIK | IND | 1,001 | 3.0% |
| 5 | M.NAIK | IND | 832 | 2.5% |
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.
Low turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe48.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
121st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
145th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JAC 65.3%SWA 17.1%INC 12.1%OTH 5.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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