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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 251 · 2026
Taldangra
Winner — 2026
SOUVIK PATRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.5%AITC 33.8%7 others 9.7%
Votes
1,24,537
56.6% share
Winning margin
50,073
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
93.1%
of 2,36,732
Taldangra is a safe seat — SOUVIK PATRA won by 22.8%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUVIK PATRA | BJP (NDA) | 1,24,537 | 56.6% |
| 2 | FALGUNI SINGHABABU |  AITC | 74,464 | 33.9% |
| 3 | DEBKANTI MAHANTI | 13,586 | 6.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,699 | 0.8% |
| 5 | NAYAN DAS CHAKRABORTY | 1,532 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | PRASENJIT SINGHA | IND | 1,480 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SUBHENDU MAHATA | 1,128 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | SK SALAM HOSSAIN | 950 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | RAJU KARMAKAR | IND | 560 | 0.3% |
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
lean22.8%
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%
lowerhigher
123rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.6%AITC 33.9%CPM 6.2%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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.