TALTOLA
Assembly seat no. 154 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1991
DEBESH DAS
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 12
Margin, 1991
10,901
14.47% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCUTPAL SHAW
- Votes
- 28,503
- Vote share
- 37.82%
- Behind by
- 10,901
Electors
1,15,140
Total votes polled
75,359
Valid votes
75,359
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.5%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 75,359 valid votes
DEBESH DASCPMwon
39,404
52.3%
UTPAL SHAWINC
28,503
37.8%
MUKUL KUMAR SAHABJP
6,659
8.8%
BHAGWAN DAS RANAIND
279
0.4%
SOMNATH DASIND
257
0.3%
BALI KARAN KORIBSP
177
0.2%
SUKUMAR MONDALIND
80
0.1%
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
