Tollygunj Assembly constituency


Tollygunge Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Tollygunge Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Earlier, before 2011,Tollygunge assembly constituency was consist of Ward Nos. 81, 89, 94, 95, 97, 98 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Tollygunge Assembly constituency is part of No. 22 Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency.

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 Kumar 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 Kumar Banerjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ashis Roy of CPI(M).

1991

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

1987

In the 1987 election, Prasanta Sur of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Pankaj Kumar 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 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 in 2001, and Ashis Roy of CPI in 1996 representing Congress. Prasanta Sur of CPI defeated Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, Asim Dutta of Congress in 1982, and Pankaj Kumar Banerjee of Congress in 1977.

1952-1972

Pankaj Kumar 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 1952 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.