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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAFULLA MAZHI
44,39144.8%
2
SAHADEV XAXA
41,81742.2%
3
RANJIT BHITRJA
IND
4,1934.2%
4
SANTHOSH KUMAR PRADHAN
IND
2,9643.0%
5
ESUDAS TIRKEY
JKP
1,8291.9%
6
NRUSINGHA KISSAN
1,0751.1%
7
PISNATH SINGH
IND
8200.8%
8
AGAPIT SORENG
IND
7250.7%
9
BIRBAL TORPO
6520.7%
10
NABIN BADEK
IND
5300.5%

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
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
97th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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