TALDANGRA
Assembly seat no. 251 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
ARUP CHAKRABORTY
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 15
Margin, 2021
12,377
6.09% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPSHYAMAL KUMAR SARKAR (BENU)
- Votes
- 79,649
- Vote share
- 39.20%
- Behind by
- 12,377
Electors
2,34,274
Total votes polled
2,03,186
Valid votes
2,03,186
NOTA votes
3,518
1.73% of votes polled
Turnout
86.7%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 2,03,186 valid votes
ARUP CHAKRABORTYAITCwon
92,026
45.3%
SHYAMAL KUMAR SARKAR (BENU)BJP
79,649
39.2%
MANORANJAN PATRACPM
23,189
11.4%
SANDIP KUMAR DEYIND
1,889
0.9%
SUNIL MURMUIND
1,069
0.5%
SUBHENDU MAHATASUCI
986
0.5%
RAMKRISHNA MAJIIND
507
0.3%
SANJAY BAURIBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
353
0.2%
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
