Tollyganj Assembly constituency

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

Tollyganj
Constituency No. 152 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Tollyganj Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyJadavpur
Established1952
Total electors269,582
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

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
1952Tollyganj UttarPriya Ranjan SenIndian National Congress[3]
Tollyganj DakshinAmbika ChakrabartyCommunist Party of India[3]
1957TollyganjHaridas MitraPraja Socialist Party[4]
1962Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India[5]
1967Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Satyapriya RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972Pankaj Kumar BanerjeeIndian National Congress[9]
1977Prasanta SurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Prasanta SurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987Prasanta SurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Prasanta SurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Pankaj Kumar BanerjeeIndian National Congress[14]
2001Pankaj Kumar BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[15]: 8 
2006Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2011Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021 election
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Aroop Biswas 1,01,440 51.4 +4.65
BJP Babul Supriyo 51,360 26.02 +18.36
CPI(M) Debdut Ghosh 40,597 20.57 -21.01
NOTA None of the above 2,310 1.17
SUCI(C) Debabrata Bera 454 0.23
Majority 50,080 25.64
Turnout 1,97,642 73.28
TMC hold Swing

2016 election
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Aroop Biswas 90,603 46.75 -9.42
CPI(M) Madhuja Sen Roy 80,707 41.58 +0.54
BJP Mohan Rao 14,835 7.66
NOTA None of the above 3719 1.92
IND Dr. Dipankar Sarkar 1,627 0.84
Majority 9,896 5.10
Turnout 1,94,165 75.34
TMC 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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Aroop Biswas 1,02,743 56.17 +3.48#
CPI(M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas 75,064 41.04 -5.06
BJP Bibekananda Sinha Roy 2,931 1.60
IND Debashis Das 959 0.52
IND Koyel Basu Thakur 765 0.42
Majority 27,680 15.13
Turnout 1,83,026 78.08
TMC 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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Aroop Biswas 46,378 46.67 +0.10
CPI(M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas 45,852 46.14 +5.06
INC Tulsidas Mukherjee 5,984 6.00
Independent Dilip Shil 1154 1.20
Majority 526 (0.5%)
Turnout 99,375 (69.3%)
TMC 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 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 50,424 46.60 -1.59
CPI(M) Goutam Banerjee 44,593 41.04 -4.75
BJP Keshab Saha 3,683 1.60
PDS Dr. Sudeshna Choudhury 934
Independent Amit Acharjee 283
Independent Gopal Ganguly 279
Turnout 182,917 78.71
TMC 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 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 53,871 48.19 +3.48#
CPI(M) Ashis Roy 51,189 45.79 -8.76
BJP Gautam Biswas 6,451 5.77
Independent Ashis Banik 286 0,26
Turnout 114,086 77.38
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 42,706 44.18 +3.48#
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 42,379 43.85 -8.76
BJP Gautam Biswas 10,077 10.43
Independent Sachin Sen 1170 1,21
Independent Amal Dey 167 0,17
Independent Jalodhir Ranjan Das 156 0,16
Turnout 182,917 78.71
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 45,497
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 40,603
Independent Gurupada Sengupta 661
Independent Malay Sanyal 231
Independent Amitava Guha Thakurata 77
Turnout 87,069 72.87
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 41,857 60.69
INC Asim Datta 24,294 35.23
Independent Debaprasad Chatterjee 2,536 3.68
Independent Maloy Sanyal 280 0.41
Turnout 70,399 69.92
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Prasanta Sur 26,905 49.43
INC Pankaj Kumar Banerjee 17,455 32.60
JP Sushil Kumar Basu 9,578 17.59
Independent Sajal Roy 502 0.92
Turnout 54,446 56.35
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.

References

Notes

    Citations
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    13. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1996 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL". New Delhi: ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    15. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL". New Delhi: Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    16. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    17. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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