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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 251 · 2021
Taldangra
Winner — 2021
ARUP CHAKRABORTY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.3%BJP 39.2%7 others 15.5%
Votes
92,026
45.3% share
Winning margin
12,377
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,34,274
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUP CHAKRABORTY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 92,026 | 45.3% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL KUMAR SARKAR (BENU) | NDA | 79,649 | 39.2% |
| 3 | MANORANJAN PATRA | 23,189 | 11.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,518 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SANDIP KUMAR DEY | IND | 1,889 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SUNIL MURMU | IND | 1,069 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUBHENDU MAHATA | 986 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | RAMKRISHNA MAJI | IND | 507 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SANJAY BAURI | BMUP | 353 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (197th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.6% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
197th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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123rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.3%BJP 39.2%CPM 11.4%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.