https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Taldangra_Assembly_constituency Taldangra Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-15T07:39:04Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taldangra_Assembly_constituency&diff=539380&oldid=prev AnnettaCastanon: Added Stub 2026-05-05T01:26:22Z <p>Added Stub</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Taldangra<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Taldangra.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Taldangra Assembly Constituency<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = [[Souvik Patra]]<br /> | party = <br /> | alliance = <br /> | latest_election_year = <br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bankura]]<br /> | constituency_no = 251<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = 179,693<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Taldangra Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Bankura district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> 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 panchayat]]s of [[Taldangra (community development block)|Taldangra]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Brojarajpur and Gaurbazar gram panchayats of [[Indpur (community development block)|Indpur]] community development block; and [[Simlapal (community development block)|Simlapal]] community development block.&lt;ref name=delimitation&gt;{{cite web | url = http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date = 2011-04-03 | publisher = Government of West Bengal | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | archive-date = 18 September 2010 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Taldangra Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name=delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Election<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |Manoranjan Patra<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |[[Samir Chakraborty]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Trinamool Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |[[Arup Chakraborty (politician)|Arup Chakraborty]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 elections in India|2024]]<br /> |[[Falguni Singhababu]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> |[[Souvik Patra]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> <br /> ===2026===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Taldangra}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Falguni Singhababu aka Bali Falguni|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Souvik Patra]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Debkanti Mahanti|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = <br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2024 by-election===<br /> {{Election box begin<br /> | title=[[2024 elections in India#West_Bengal|2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Taldangra&lt;ref name=&quot;West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144039/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Taldangra Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Taldangra Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S25251.htm |accessdate=25 July 2025 |work= |publisher=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |date=24 November 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725145800/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S25251.htm|archivedate=25 July 2025 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Falguni Singhababu]]<br /> |votes = 98,926 <br /> |percentage = 52.00<br /> |change = {{increase}}5.98<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ananya Roy Chakraborty|votes=64,844|percentage=34.12|change={{decrease}}5.76}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Debkanti Mahanti|votes=19,430|percentage=10.23|change={{decrease}}1.38}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tushar Kanti Sannigrahi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2822|percentage=1.42|change=&#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=2,446|percentage=1.29|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority|votes=34,082|percentage=40.5|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=188,468|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] Arup Chakraborty of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] won the Taldangra assembly seat defeating Shyamal Kumar Sarkar of [[BJP]].<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Taldangra}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Arup Chakraborty (politician)|Arup Chakraborty]]<br /> |votes = 92,026<br /> |percentage = 46.1<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Shyamal Kumar Sarkar (BENU)<br /> |votes = 79,649<br /> |percentage = 39.9<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Manoranjan Patra<br /> |votes = 23,189<br /> |percentage = 11.6<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,99,668<br /> |percentage = 90.29<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> 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)]].<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Taldangra}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = Samir Chakraborty<br /> |votes = 87,236<br /> |percentage = 48.40<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Amiya Patra<br /> |votes = 73,567<br /> |percentage = 40.08<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Mahadeb Khan<br /> |votes = 11,741<br /> |percentage = 6.50<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,80,192<br /> |percentage = 87.10<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Taldangra&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25251.htm |title = Taldangra |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-22 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=251| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072350/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=251| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Taldangra | publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Taldangra |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030813/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}&lt;/ref&gt; }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Monoranjan Patra<br /> |votes = 74,779<br /> |percentage = 47.59<br /> |change = -13.87<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Arun Kumar Pathak<br /> |votes = 67,614<br /> |percentage = 43.03<br /> |change = +10.58#<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Milan Singha Mahapatra<br /> |votes = 6,110<br /> |percentage = 3.89<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Jharkhand Disom Party<br /> |candidate = Dulal Saren<br /> |votes = 4,098<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate<br /> |party = Jharkhand Anushilan Party<br /> |candidate = Uzzwal Singha<br /> |votes = 1,810<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India<br /> |candidate = Kabita Singha Babu<br /> |votes = 1,564<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)<br /> |candidate = Kalipada Hembram<br /> |votes = 1,157<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 157,132<br /> |percentage = 87.44<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |swing = -24.45#<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> &lt;small&gt;.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.&lt;/small&gt;<br /> <br /> ===1977-2006===<br /> In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Manoranjan Patra of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Taldangra assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Manik Mitra of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], Dilip Panda of Trinamool Congress and Debaprasad Singha Barathakur of [[Indian National Congress|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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp244.htm |title = 244 - Taldangra Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-04-03 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===1952-1972===<br /> 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 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. In [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]] there was no seat at Taldangra. Purabi Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Taldangra seat in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India&#039;s first election in 1952]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections | access-date = 2011-04-03 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Bankura topics}}<br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> {{West Bengal elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Bankura district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]</div> AnnettaCastanon