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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 136 · 2006 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Talsara
Winner — 2006 by-elections
PRAFULLA MAZHI
INC 44.8%BJP 42.2%8 others 12.9%
Votes
44,391
44.8% share
Winning margin
2,574
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
A closely fought contest. PRAFULLA MAZHI won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA MAZHI | 44,391 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | SAHADEV XAXA | 41,817 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | RANJIT BHITRJA | IND | 4,193 | 4.2% |
| 4 | SANTHOSH KUMAR PRADHAN | IND | 2,964 | 3.0% |
| 5 | ESUDAS TIRKEY | JKP | 1,829 | 1.9% |
| 6 | NRUSINGHA KISSAN | 1,075 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | PISNATH SINGH | IND | 820 | 0.8% |
| 8 | AGAPIT SORENG | IND | 725 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BIRBAL TORPO | 652 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | NABIN BADEK | IND | 530 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (97th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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97th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
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14th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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11th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%BJP 42.2%OTH 12.9%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.