TALTOLA
Assembly seat no. 154 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
DEBESH DAS
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2001
834
1.06% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCDILIP KUMAR DAS
- Votes
- 36,189
- Vote share
- 45.95%
- Behind by
- 834
Electors
1,38,038
Total votes polled
78,760
Valid votes
78,760
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.1%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 78,760 valid votes
DEBESH DASCPMwon
37,023
47.0%
DILIP KUMAR DASAITC
36,189
46.0%
KRISHNA PADA MAJUMDARBJP
3,091
3.9%
VINOD HELAIND
1,022
1.3%
SUMANTA KUMAR HIRAPBGM
551
0.7%
SUKUMAR MONDALIND
351
0.5%
NARAYAN SAHAIND
187
0.2%
BIPLAB DASIND
176
0.2%
SUDHIR KUMAR BISHRAMIND
170
0.2%
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
