Taldangra Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Taldangra
| type = SLA
| 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}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Taldangra Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Falguni Singhababu
| party =
| alliance =
| latest_election_year =
| state = West Bengal
| district = Bankura
| loksabha_cons = Bankura
| constituency_no = 251
| established = 1951
| electors = 179,693
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Taldangra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
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.{{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 }}
Taldangra Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2024 by-election=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Falguni Singhababu
|votes = 98,926
|percentage = 52.00
|change = {{increase}}5.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ananya Roy Chakraborty|votes=64,844|percentage=34.12|change={{decrease}}5.76}}
{{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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tushar Kanti Sannigrahi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=822|percentage=0.42|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above (India)|votes=2,446|percentage=1.29|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=34,082|percentage=40.5|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=188,468|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2021=
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Arup Chakraborty of AITC won the Taldangra assembly seat defeating Shyamal Kumar Sarkar of BJP.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Arup Chakraborty
|votes = 92,026
|percentage = 46.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shyamal Kumar Sarkar (BENU)
|votes = 79,649
|percentage = 39.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Manoranjan Patra
|votes = 23,189
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,99,668
|percentage = 90.29
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=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).
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Samir Chakraborty
|votes = 87,236
|percentage = 48.40
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dr. Amiyo Patra
|votes = 73,567
|percentage = 40.08
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mahadeb Khan
|votes = 11,741
|percentage = 6.50
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,80,192
|percentage = 87.10
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Taldangra{{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 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=251| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072350/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&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 }}{{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 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Monoranjan Patra
|votes = 74,779
|percentage = 47.59
|change = -13.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Arun Kumar Pathak
|votes = 67,614
|percentage = 43.03
|change = +10.58#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Milan Singha Mahapatra
|votes = 6,110
|percentage = 3.89
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Dulal Saren
|votes = 4,098
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Jharkhand Anushilan Party
|candidate = Uzzwal Singha
|votes = 1,810
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Kabita Singha Babu
|votes = 1,564
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
|candidate = Kalipada Hembram
|votes = 1,157
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 157,132
|percentage = 87.44
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -24.45#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# 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.{{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 }}
=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.{{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 }}
References
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