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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Taltola
Winner — 1996
TAPATI SAHA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.6%INC 40.1%6 others 6.2%
Votes
49,751
53.6% share
Winning margin
12,496
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,31,144
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPATI SAHA | Left Front | 49,751 | 53.6% |
| 2 | SAMBHUNATH KOW (LALU) | INC | 37,255 | 40.1% |
| 3 | KRISHNAPADA MAZUMDER | BJP | 4,762 | 5.1% |
| 4 | SUKUMAR MONDAL | IND | 420 | 0.5% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA PROSAD | IND | 367 | 0.4% |
| 6 | BIREN DAS | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 7 | BIMAL DAS | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SUDHIR KUMAR BISHRAM | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.6%INC 40.1%BJP 5.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.