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Dantan

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1971 · Paschim Medinipur

← West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1971

74,522

Electors

49,373

Votes polled

66.25%

Turnout

277

Margin

Winner

Pulin Behari Tripathy

Male

Communist Party of India (CPI)

Alliance: —
Votes: 15,772
Vote share: 31.94%
Margin: 277

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Pulin Behari Tripathy Won Male	CPI	15,772	31.94%
2	Pradyot Kumar Mahanti Male	NCO	15,495	31.38%
3	Das Nirmalendu Male	INC	8,419	17.05%
4	Nayar Chand Santra Male	BAC	4,607	9.33%
5	Keshab Pariari Male	IND	3,841	7.78%
6	Naba Kudar Hansda Male	JKP	1,239	2.51%

Party Wise Vote Share

Overall vote % (Pie)

Voter Participation by Gender

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Dantan Constituency Results by Year

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2026	Ajit Kumar Jana Male BJP	50.49%	Manik Maiti Male AITC	45.74%
2021	Bikram Chandra Pradhan Male AITC	48.13%	Saktipada Nayak Male BJP	47.82%
2016	Bikram Chandra Pradhan Male AITC	53.46%	Sisir Kumar Patra Male CPI	37.10%
2011	Arun Mohapatra Male CPI	49.35%	Shaibal Giri Male AITC	46.45%
2006	Nanda Gopal Male CPI	—	Bikram Chandra Male AITC	—
2001	Nandagopal Bhattacharya Male CPI	57.24%	Bikram Chandra Pradhan Male AITC	31.79%
1996	Nanda Gopal Bhattacharjee Male CPI	63.81%	Sunil Baran Giri Male INC	23.73%
1991	Patra Ranjit Male CPM	65.37%	Panchanan Mahanti Male INC	19.62%
1987	Kanai Bhomik Male CPI	66.41%	Dilip Kumar Das Male INC	31.79%
1982	Kanai Bhowmik Male CPI	68.97%	Pradyot Kumar Mahanti Male JnP	19.92%
1977	Pradyot Kumar Mahanti Male JnP	40.91%	Dwibedi Rabindra Nath Male CPI	33.98%
1972	Pradyot Kumar Mahanti Male NCO	47.17%	Dwibedi Rabindranath Male CPI	38.10%
1971	Pulin Behari Tripathy Male CPI	31.94%	Pradyot Kumar Mahanti Male NCO	31.38%
1969	Debendra Nath Das Male BAC	51.84%	Prodyot Kumar Mahanti Male INC	48.16%

Dantan Constituency Polling Booths

63 booths

Booth No.	Polling Booth
22	Turka Nazrul SSK
25	Khandarui Vidyasagar Prathamik Bidyalay
28	Khandarui SSK
31	Dhukurda Shishu Shiksha Kendra
59	Dhaneshwarpur Prathamik Bidyalay
62	Shyamsundarpur Primary School
63	Shyamsundarpur Jr. High School
65	Sohagpur Pry. School
66	Babla Primary School
67	Sauri High School
68	Damodarpur Shishu Shiksha Kendra
69	Lakibar Primary Bidyalay
70	Ekarukhi Primary School
71	Gopalpur Junior High School
72	Sauri Primary School
73	Sauri Junior High School
74	Patpur Prathamik Bidyalay
76	Agarbar Primary School
77	Paharichak Primary School
80	Kiyari Prathamik Bidyalay
96	Jahalda High School
99	Nahanjara Primary School
102	Rela Prathamik Bidyalay
105	Junia Prathamik Bidyalay
107	Amarda Junior High School
108	Jalgoda Prathamik Bidyalay
111	Bamnasai Prathamik Bidyalay
114	Krishnapur Prathamik Bidyalay
117	Brahman Khalisa Birja Prathamik Bidyalay
129	Kulida Prathamik Bidyalay
141	Purushottampur Prathamik Bidyalay
144	Kurul Adibasi Para Prathamik Bidyalay
147	Samsara - Tarapur Brajanathpur SSK
150	Malpara Shishu Shiksha Kendra
159	Remu Primary School
162	Agarara Primary School
181	Garura Primary School
182	Jamua Shishu Shiksha Kendra
184	Rajnagar Primary School
185	Rajnagar Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra
186	Mohanpur Baruipara Primary School
187	K.S.S.C.Pry School
188	Mohanpur High School
189	Mohanpur High School
190	Sitapur Pry. School
191	Vidyasagar Pry. School
192	Palasia Primary School
193	Singarui Primary School
195	Garrah Primary School
196	Tildapara Primary School
199	Bagda Primary School
218	Bikpura Primary School
221	Majurbeli Primary School
230	Kantaboni Primary School
233	Begunia K.M.Bidyapith
236	Kashida Primary School
239	Belabarunia Primary School
242	Bura-Aamarda Primary School
245	Mitinia Primary School
248	Tarania Primary School
263	Satshanda Prathamik Bidyalay
266	Baharda Prathamik Bidyalay
269	Barangi Dakshin SSK