Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Tollyganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tollyganj
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22.4986°N 88.3454°E / 22.4986; 88.3454
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No152
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Electorate (year)232,396 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 152 Tollygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 111, 112, 113 and 114 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]

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

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Tollygunge (North)Priya Ranjan SenIndian National Congress[3]
Tollygunge (South)Ambika ChakrabartyCommunist Party of India[3]
1957TollygungeHaridas MitraPraja Socialist Party[4]
1962Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India[5]
1967Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969Niranjan SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Satya Priya RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972Pankaj BandopadhyayIndian 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 BanerjeeIndian National Congress/Trinamool Congress[14]
2001Pankaj BanerjeeWest Bengal Trinamool Congress[15]:8
2006Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Tollyganj
2011TollyganjAroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Aroop BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2016 election
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 90,603 46.75
CPI (M) Madhuja Sen Roy 80,707 41.58
BJP Mohan Rao 14,835 7.66
Independent Dr. Dipankar Sarkar 1,627 0.84
SUCI(C) Rajkumar Basak 571 0.29
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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tollyganj constituency[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 102,743 56.17 +3.48#
CPI (M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas 75,064 41.04 -5.06
BJP Bibekananda Sinha Roy 2,931 1.60
Independent Debashis Das 959
Independent Koyel Basu Thakur 765
LJP Indrasish Dutta 456
Turnout 182,917 78.71
AITC hold Swing 12.18#

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

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

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: Tollygunge constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Aroop Biswas 46,378 46.70 +0.10
CPI (M) Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas 45,852 46.10 +5.06
INC Tulsidas Mukherjee 5,984 6.00
Independent Dilip Shil 1154 1.20
Majority 526 (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 Banerjee defeated his nearest rival Goutam Banerjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Tollygunge constituency[15]:342
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Pankaj Banerjee 50,424 46.60 +3.48#
CPI (M) Goutam Banerjee 44,593 41.04 -8.76
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
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 Banerjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ashis Roy of CPI(M).

West Bengal state assembly election, 1996: Tollygunge constituency[14]:347
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pankaj 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 Banerjee of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1991: Tollygunge constituency[15][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Prasanta Sur 42,701 44.18 +3.48#
INC Pankaj 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 Banerjee of Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 1987: Tollygunge constituency[17][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Prasanta Sur 45,497
INC Pankaj 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: Tollygunge constituency[17][22]
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: Tollygunge constituency[17][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Prasanta Sur 26,911 49.43
INC Pankaj 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 Tollygunge 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 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 Banerjee of Congress in 1991[13] and 1987,[12] Asim Dutta of Congress in 1982,[11] and Pankaj Banerjee of Congress in 1977.[10][24]

1951-1972

Pankaj 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 1951[3] Tollygunge had two seats. Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress won from Tollygunge (North) constituency and Ambica Chakraborty of CPI won from Tollygunge (South) constituency.

References
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