TALTOLA
Assembly seat no. 154 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1982
SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 12
Margin, 1982
9,392
15.57% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INCARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR
- Votes
- 24,966
- Vote share
- 41.38%
- Behind by
- 9,392
Electors
92,017
Total votes polled
60,339
Valid votes
60,339
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.6%
Full result, 1982
3 candidates · 60,339 valid votes
SUMANTA KUMAR HIRACPMwon
34,358
56.9%
ARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKARINC
24,966
41.4%
GANGANNATH BISWASIND
1,015
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | DEBESH DAS | CPM | 39,618 | 49.33% | SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA | 14,489 |
| 2001 | DEBESH DAS | CPM | 37,023 | 47.01% | DILIP KUMAR DAS | 834 |
| 1996 | TAPATI SAHA | CPM | 49,751 | 53.61% | SAMBHUNATH KOW (LALU) | 12,496 |
| 1991 | DEBESH DAS | CPM | 39,404 | 52.29% | UTPAL SHAW | 10,901 |
| 1987 | SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA | CPM | 34,626 | 50.22% | UTPAL SHAW | 1,595 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
