TAPAN
Assembly seat no. 40 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
KHARA SOREN
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2006
44,822
34.19% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
BJPCOLUMBUS TIRKI
- Votes
- 29,592
- Vote share
- 22.57%
- Behind by
- 44,822
Electors
1,48,472
Total votes polled
1,31,085
Valid votes
1,31,085
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.3%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,31,085 valid votes
KHARA SORENRSPwon
74,414
56.8%
COLUMBUS TIRKIBJP
29,592
22.6%
LAKSHIRAM HEMRAMINC
19,078
14.6%
MUNSI TUDUIND
3,053
2.3%
KALIDAS TAPNAIND
2,681
2.0%
MATILAL HASDABSP
2,267
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Budhrai Tudu | BJP | 1,05,780 | 56.66% | Chintamani Biha | 36,987 |
| 2021 | BUDHRAI TUDU | BJP | 84,381 | 45.29% | KALPANA KISKU | 1,650 |
| 2016 | BACHCHU HANSDA | AITC | 72,511 | 42.78% | UROW RAGHU | 4,401 |
| 2011 | BACHCHU HANSDA | AITC | 72,643 | 51.61% | KHARA SOREN | 18,657 |
| 2006 | KHARA SOREN | RSP | 74,414 | 56.77% | COLUMBUS TIRKI | 44,822 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
