Tapan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Tapan is an assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission
Delimitation Commission of India
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, No. 40 Tapan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Dwipkhanda, Gophanagar, Harsura, Malancha and Tapan Chandipur gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Tapan community development block
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, and Boaldar, Chak Vrigu, Jalghar, Bolla, Danga, Gpalbati, Najirpur and Patiram gram panchayats of Balurghat
Balurghat (Community development block)
Balurghat is an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Balurghat police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Beltola Park...

 community development block,

Tapan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Balurghat is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Balurghat in West Bengal...

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2011

In the 2011 election , Bachchu Hansda of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Khara Soren of RSP.
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.

1977–2006

Khara Soren of RSP
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...

 won the Tapan (ST) assembly seat six times in a row, defeating his nearest rivals Columbus Tirkey of BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 in 2006
West Bengal state assembly election, 2006
The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, Anony Uraw of Trinamool Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

 in 2001, Lakshmi Ram Hembram of Congress
Indian National Congress
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 in 1996 and 1991, Japan Bhonajala of Congress in 1987, and Japan Hasda of Congress in 1982. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Natheniel Murmu of RSP defeated Sebastian Tudu of Congress in 1977.

1962–1972

Patrash Hembram of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Nathaniel Murmu of RSP/ Independent, won in 1969, 1967 and 1962
West Bengal state assembly election, 1962
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Prior to the Tapan seat was not there.
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