Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


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

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 152 Tollygunge is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 111, 112, 113 and 114 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Tollygunge is part of No. 22 Jadavpur. Tollyganj was earlier part of Calcutta South.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2016 election

.# 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.
.# 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.
.# 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.
.# 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.

1991

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

1987

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

1982

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

1977

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Aroop Biswas of Trinamool Congress won the Tollygunge seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas of CPI. 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 in 2001, and Ashis Roy of CPI in 1996 representing Congress. Prasanta Sur of CPI defeated Pankaj Banerjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, Asim Dutta of Congress in 1982, and Pankaj Banerjee of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Pankaj Banerjee of Congress, won in 1972 defeating Prasanta Sur of CPIM. Satya Priya Roy of CPI won in 1971. Niranjan Sengupta of CPI/CPI won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. Haridas Mitra of PSP won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951 Tollygunge had two seats. Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress won from Tollygunge constituency and Ambica Chakraborty of CPI won from Tollygunge constituency.