Tollygunj Assembly constituency

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Tollyganj
Constituency No. 152 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Tollygunj Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
LS constituency Jadavpur
Established1951
Total electors269,582
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Tollyganj Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district (Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area) in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Tollygunge Vidhan Sabha constituency in Kolkata district.svg

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 152 Tollygunge Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 111, 112, 113 and 114 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. [1] Before 2011, Tollygunge Tollygunge Assembly constituency was composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 89, 94, 95, 97, 98 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Tollygunge Assembly constituency is part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency). [1] Tollyganj was earlier part of Calcutta South (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952 Tollyganj Uttar Priya Ranjan Sen Indian National Congress [3]
Tollyganj Dakshin Ambika Chakrabarty Communist Party of India [3]
1957 Tollyganj Haridas Mitra Praja Socialist Party [4]
1962 Niranjan Sengupta Communist Party of India [5]
1967 Niranjan Sengupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1969 Niranjan Sengupta Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1971 Satyapriya Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1972 Pankaj Kumar Banerjee Indian National Congress [9]
1977 Prasanta Sur Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982 Prasanta Sur Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1987 Prasanta Sur Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1991 Prasanta Sur Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1996 Pankaj Kumar Banerjee Indian National Congress [14]
2001 Pankaj Kumar Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress [15] : 8 
2006 Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress [16]
2011 Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress [17]
2016 Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Aroop Biswas All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021 election

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 101,440 51.4 +4.65
BJP Babul Supriyo 51,36026.02+18.36
CPI(M) Debdut Ghosh40,59720.57-21.01
NOTA None of the above2,3101.17
SUCI(C) Debabrata Bera4540.23
Majority50,08025.64
Turnout 1,97,64273.28
AITC hold Swing

2016 election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 90,60346.75-9.42
CPI(M) Madhuja Sen Roy80,70741.58+0.54
BJP Mohan Rao14,8357.66
NOTA None of the above37191.92
IND Dr. Dipankar Sarkar1,6270.84
Majority9,8965.10
Turnout 1,94,16575.34
AITC hold Swing 12.18#

.# Swing calculated on Left Front+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 election, Aroop Biswas defeated his nearest rival Partha Pratim Biswas of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 1,02,74356.17+3.48#
CPI(M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas75,06441.04-5.06
BJP Bibekananda Sinha Roy2,9311.60
IND Debashis Das9590.52
IND Koyel Basu Thakur7650.42
Majority27,68015.13
Turnout 1,83,02678.08
AITC hold Swing 12.18#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.

2006

In the 2006 election, Aroop Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Partha Pratim Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Tollyganj constituency [17] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 46,37846.67+0.10
CPI(M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas45,85246.14+5.06
INC Tulsidas Mukherjee5,9846.00
IndependentDilip Shil11541.20
Majority526(0.5%)
Turnout 99,375(69.3%)
AITC hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2001

In the 2001 election, Pankaj Kumar Banerjee defeated his nearest rival Goutam Banerjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Tollyganj constituency [15] : 342 
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 50,42446.60-1.59
CPI(M) Goutam Banerjee44,59341.04-4.75
BJP Keshab Saha3,6831.60
PDSDr. Sudeshna Choudhury934
IndependentAmit Acharjee283
Independent Gopal Ganguly279
Turnout 182,91778.71
AITC gain from INC Swing 12.18#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1996

In the 1996 election, Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ashis Roy of CPI(M).

West Bengal state assembly election, 1996: Tollyganj constituency [14] : 347 
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 53,87148.19+3.48#
CPI(M) Ashis Roy51,18945.79-8.76
BJP Gautam Biswas6,4515.77
IndependentAshis Banik2860,26
Turnout 114,08677.38
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing 12.18#

1991

In the 1991 election, Prasanta Sur of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1991: Tollyganj constituency [15] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 42,70644.18+3.48#
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 42,37943.85-8.76
BJP Gautam Biswas10,07710.43
IndependentSachin Sen11701,21
IndependentAmal Dey1670,17
IndependentJalodhir Ranjan Das1560,16
Turnout 182,91778.71
CPI(M) hold Swing 12.18#

1987

In the 1987 election, Prasanta Sur of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1987: Tollyganj constituency [17] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 45,497
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 40,603
Independent Gurupada Sengupta661
IndependentMalay Sanyal231
IndependentAmitava Guha Thakurata77
Turnout 87,06972.87
CPI(M) hold Swing 12.18#

1982

In the 1982 election, Prasanta Sur of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Asim Datta of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1982: Tollyganj constituency [17] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 41,85760.69
INC Asim Datta24,29435.23
Independent Debaprasad Chatterjee2,5363.68
IndependentMaloy Sanyal2800.41
Turnout 70,39969.92
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977

In the 1977 election, Prasanta Sur of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1977: Tollyganj constituency [17] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 26,90549.43
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 17,45532.60
JP Sushil Kumar Basu9,57817.59
Independent Sajal Roy5020.92
Turnout 54,44656.35
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, [16] Aroop Biswas of Trinamool Congress won the Tollyganj seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Trinamool Congress defeated Goutam Banerjee of CPI(M) in 2001, [15] : 171  and Ashis Roy of CPI(M) in 1996 representing Congress. [14] : 170  Prasanta Sur of CPI(M) defeated Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress in 1991 [13] and 1987, [12] Asim Dutta of Congress in 1982, [11] and Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress in 1977. [10] [21]

1952-1972

Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress, won in 1972 defeating Prasanta Sur of CPIM. [9] Satya Priya Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971. [8] Niranjan Sengupta of CPI(M)/CPI won in 1969, [7] 1967 [6] and 1962. [5] Haridas Mitra of PSP won in 1957. [4] In independent India's first election in 1952 [3] Tollyganj had three seats. Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress won from Tollygunge Uttar Assembly constituency, Ambica Chakraborty of CPI won from Tollygunge Dakshin Assembly constituency and Jyotish Joarder an Independent won from Tollyganj Assembly constituency.

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References

Notes

    Citations

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