Taldangra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Taldangra (তালডাংরা)
Taldangra (তালডাংরা)
Vidhan Sabha constituency
	Taldangra (তালডাংরা) Location in West Bengal Taldangra (তালডাংরা) Taldangra (তালডাংরা) (India)
	Coordinates: 23°01′00″N 87°07′00″E / 23.01667°N 87.11667°ECoordinates: 23°01′00″N 87°07′00″E / 23.01667°N 87.11667°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Constituency No.	251
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	36. Bankura
Electorate (year)	179,693 (2011)

Taldangra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 251 Taldangra (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Election results[edit]

2016[edit]

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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Taldangra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AITC	Samir Chakraborty	83,282	49.28
	CPI (M)	Dr. Amiyo Patra	22,491	27.21
	BJP	Ajit Santra	17,275	12.37
Turnout			248,178	96.82
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing

2011[edit]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Taldangra ^[2]^[3]^[4]
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
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Socialist Unity Centre of India\|Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/shortname]]	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[edit]

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[edit]

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, but there was a joint seat at Vishnupur. It was won by Purabi Mukhopadhyay and Kiran Chandra Digar, both of Congress. Purabi Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Taldangra seat in independent India's first election in 1952.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "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.

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[delimitation-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "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.

[2] "Taldangra". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

[3] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Taldangra. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[4] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Taldangra. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[5] "244 - Taldangra Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

[6] "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.

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