Taldangra_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)
Taldangra Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Taldangra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Taldangra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 251 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Taldangra Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| LS constituency | Bankura |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 179,693 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 251 Taldangra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bibarda, Fulmati, Harmasra, Khalgram, Panchmura and Taldangra gram panchayats of Taldangra community development block; Brojarajpur and Gaurbazar gram panchayats of Indpur community development block; and Simlapal community development block.[1]
Taldangra Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
2016
In the 2016 state assembly elections, Samir Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress won the Taldangra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Amia Patra of CPI(M).
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Monoranjan Patra | 74,779 | 47.59 | -13.87 | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Pathak | 67,614 | 43.03 | +10.58# | |
| BJP | Milan Singha Mahapatra | 6,110 | 3.89 | ||
| JDP | Dulal Saren | 4,098 | |||
| Jharkhand Anushilan Party | Uzzwal Singha | 1,810 | |||
| SUCI | Kabita Singha Babu | 1,564 | |||
| JVM(P) | Kalipada Hembram | 1,157 | |||
| Turnout | 157,132 | 87.44 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -24.45# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Manoranjan Patra of CPI(M) won the Taldangra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Manik Mitra of Trinamool Congress, Dilip Panda of Trinamool Congress and Debaprasad Singha Barathakur of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Amiya Patra of CPI(M) defeated Phani Bhusan Singhababu of Congress in 1991 and Amit Chatterjee of Congress in 1987. Mohini Mohan Panda of CPI(M) defeated Kalyani Prasad Singha Choudhury of Congress in 1982 and Phani Bhusan Singhababu of Congress in 1977.[5]
1952-1972
Phani Bhusan Singhababu of Congress won in 1972. Mohini Mohan Panda of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. Purabi Mukhopadhyay of Congress won in 1967 and 1962. In 1957 there was no seat at Taldangra. Purabi Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Taldangra seat in independent India's first election in 1952.[6]
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Taldangra". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Taldangra. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Taldangra. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- "244 - Taldangra Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.