TALDANGRA
Assembly seat no. 251 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2016
SAMIR CHAKRABORTY
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 15
Margin, 2016
13,669
7.45% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMAMIYA PATRA
- Votes
- 73,567
- Vote share
- 40.10%
- Behind by
- 13,669
Electors
2,11,526
Total votes polled
1,83,441
Valid votes
1,83,441
NOTA votes
3,249
1.77% of votes polled
Turnout
86.7%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,83,441 valid votes
SAMIR CHAKRABORTYAITCwon
87,236
47.6%
AMIYA PATRACPM
73,567
40.1%
MAHADEB KHANBJP
11,741
6.4%
TAPAS KUMAR RAYJMM
2,410
1.3%
SANJAY BAURIBMUP
1,668
0.9%
RADHAKANTA BANERJEEJHAP
1,342
0.7%
PANDAB SARENIND
1,131
0.6%
SISIR BARAN GHOSHSUCI
1,097
0.6%
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.
