TALDANGRA
Assembly seat no. 251 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
MONORANJAN PATRA
CPM
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 15
Margin, 2001
39,739
30.94% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCDILIP PANDA
- Votes
- 38,964
- Vote share
- 30.34%
- Behind by
- 39,739
Electors
1,60,631
Total votes polled
1,28,445
Valid votes
1,28,445
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
80.0%
Full result, 2001
3 candidates · 1,28,445 valid votes
MONORANJAN PATRACPMwon
78,703
61.3%
DILIP PANDAAITC
38,964
30.3%
PRASANTA KHANBJP
10,778
8.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Souvik Patra | BJP | 1,24,537 | 56.62% | Falguni Singhababu | 50,073 |
| 2021 | ARUP CHAKRABORTY | AITC | 92,026 | 45.29% | SHYAMAL KUMAR SARKAR (BENU) | 12,377 |
| 2016 | SAMIR CHAKRABORTY | AITC | 87,236 | 47.56% | AMIYA PATRA | 13,669 |
| 2011 | MANORANJAN PATRA | CPM | 74,779 | 47.59% | ARUN KUMAR PATHAK | 7,165 |
| 2006 | MANORANJAN PATRA | CPM | 82,991 | 61.26% | MANIK MITRA | 50,359 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TALDANGRA assembly constituency in 2026?
Souvik Patra (BJP) won TALDANGRA in 2026, by a margin of 50,073 votes.
Which party has won TALDANGRA the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has TALDANGRA gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won TALDANGRA the most times?
MOHINI MOHAN PANDA, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1982.
