TALTOLA
Assembly seat no. 154 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
TAPATI SAHA
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 12
Margin, 1996
12,496
13.47% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSAMBHUNATH KOW (LALU)
- Votes
- 37,255
- Vote share
- 40.15%
- Behind by
- 12,496
Electors
1,31,144
Total votes polled
92,796
Valid votes
92,796
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.8%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 92,796 valid votes
TAPATI SAHACPMwon
49,751
53.6%
SAMBHUNATH KOW (LALU)INC
37,255
40.1%
KRISHNAPADA MAZUMDERBJP
4,762
5.1%
SUKUMAR MONDALIND
420
0.5%
BIRENDRA PROSADIND
367
0.4%
BIREN DASIND
86
0.1%
BIMAL DASIND
78
0.1%
SUDHIR KUMAR BISHRAMIND
77
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
