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{{Short description|Former West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
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| name                  = Taltola
| parl_name              = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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| state                  = [[West Bengal]]
| state                  = [[West Bengal]]
| district              = [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]]
| district              = [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]]
| constituency          = [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Calcutta North West]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Calcutta North West]]
| constituency_no        = 154
| constituency_no        = 154
| established            = 1952
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| reservation            = [[Scheduled Castes|SC]]
| reservation            = SC
| abolished              = 2011
| abolished              = 2011
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'''Taltola''' was a [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] constituency of [[Kolkata district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It was reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].
'''Taltola Assembly constituency''' was a [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] constituency of [[Kolkata district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It was reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
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It was part of [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreportsLS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 November 2010| work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref>
It was part of [[Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreportsLS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 November 2010| work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
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! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party affiliation
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|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]||Taltola||Moulavi Shamsul Haque||[[Indian National Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 177 |publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]||Taltola||Moulavi Shamsul Haque||[[Indian National Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 177 |publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Karam Hossain||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Karam Hossain||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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|1969||||Abul Hassan||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  |access-date = 2 December 2014}}</ref>
|1969||||[[Abul Hassan (born 1917)|Abul Hassan]]||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  |access-date = 2 December 2014}}</ref>
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|1971||||Abdur Rauf Ansari||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|1971||||Abdur Rauf Ansari||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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|1991||||Debesh Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|1991||||Debesh Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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|1996||||Tapati Saha||Communist Party of India (Marxist)0<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|1996||||Tapati Saha||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Debesh Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Debesh Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 3 December 2014}}</ref>
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===1951-1972===
===1951-1972===
In 1972 and prior to it the Taltala seat was an open seat. It was won by Abdur Rauf Ansari of Congress in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> He defeated Abul Hassan of CPI(M) in both the years. Abul Hassan of CPI(M) won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> defeating Karam Hossain of Congress. Karam Hossain of Congress won in 1967<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> defeating Abul Hassan of CPI(M) and [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Dhirendra Nath Dhar of CPI. Dhirendranath Dhar of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957/> defeating Naresh Nath Mukherjee of Congress. Moulavi Shamsul Haque of Congress won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India’s first general election in 1951]] defeating [[Hirendra Nath Mukherjee]] of CPI.<ref name=vidhansabha1952/>
In 1972 and prior to it the Taltala seat was an open seat. It was won by Abdur Rauf Ansari of Congress in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> He defeated [[Abul Hassan (born 1917)|Abul Hassan]] of CPI(M) in both the years. Abul Hassan of CPI(M) won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> defeating Karam Hossain of Congress. Karam Hossain of Congress won in 1967<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> defeating Abul Hassan of CPI(M) and [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Dhirendra Nath Dhar of CPI. Dhirendranath Dhar of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957/> defeating Naresh Nath Mukherjee of Congress. Moulavi Shamsul Haque of Congress won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first general election in 1951]] defeating [[Hirendra Nath Mukherjee]] of CPI.<ref name=vidhansabha1952/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Kolkata district]]
[[Category:Politics of Kolkata district]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in India]]

Latest revision as of 01:19, 4 November 2025


Taltola
Former constituency No. 154 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKolkata
Lok Sabha constituencyCalcutta North West
Established1951
Abolished2011
ReservationSC

Taltola was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[edit | edit source]

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Taltola Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1]

It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party affiliation
1951 Taltola Moulavi Shamsul Haque Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Dhirendra Nath Dhar Communist Party of India[4]
1962 Karam Hossain Indian National Congress[5]
1967 Karam Hossain Indian National Congress[6]
1969 Abul Hassan Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971 Abdur Rauf Ansari Indian National Congress[8]
1972 Abdur Rauf Ansari Indian National Congress[9]
1977 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987 Sumanta Kumar Hira Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996 Tapati Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006 Debesh Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]

Results[edit | edit source]

1977-2006[edit | edit source]

In the 2006[16] and 2001[15] state assembly elections, Debesh Das of CPI(M) won the 154 Taltola assembly constituency (SC) defeating his nearest rivals Sumanta Kumar Hira and Dilip Kumar Das, both of Trinamool Congress. Tapati Saha of CPI(M) won it in 1996,[14] defeating Sambhunath Kow of Congress. Debesh Das of CPI(M) defeated Utpal Shaw of Congress in 1991.[13] Sumanta Kumar Hira of CPI(M) defeated Utpal Shaw of Congress in 1987,[12] and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1982[11] and 1977[10] respectively.[17]

1951-1972[edit | edit source]

In 1972 and prior to it the Taltala seat was an open seat. It was won by Abdur Rauf Ansari of Congress in 1972[9] and 1971.[8] He defeated Abul Hassan of CPI(M) in both the years. Abul Hassan of CPI(M) won in 1969[7] defeating Karam Hossain of Congress. Karam Hossain of Congress won in 1967[6] defeating Abul Hassan of CPI(M) and 1962[5] Dhirendra Nath Dhar of CPI. Dhirendranath Dhar of CPI won in 1957[4] defeating Naresh Nath Mukherjee of Congress. Moulavi Shamsul Haque of Congress won in independent India's first general election in 1951 defeating Hirendra Nath Mukherjee of CPI.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. 177. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 143. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 126. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "154 - Taltola (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

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