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Constituency

74. Talcher

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1961

OD-TALCHER

INC 60.7%won by 32.1%GP 28.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.9% to 32.1%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 89.3% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
29,229
Margin
9,385
32.11%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCGP swing
+14.2%
INC share
59.0% 60.7%
GP share
41.0% 28.6%
Turnout