Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Tollygunge
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tollygunge Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°30′00″N 88°21′00″E / 22.50000°N 88.35000°E / 22.50000; 88.35000Coordinates: 22°30′00″N 88°21′00″E / 22.50000°N 88.35000°E / 22.50000; 88.35000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Constituency No	152
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Electorate (year)	232,396 (2011)

Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (also spelt Tollygunge) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tollyganj is a neighborhood in Kolkata.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 152 Tollyganj (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	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Tollygunge (North)	Priya Ranjan Sen	Indian National Congress^[3]
	Tollygunge (South)	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		Satya Priya Roy	Communist Party of India (Marxist)^[8]
1972		Pankaj 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 Banerjee	Indian National Congress/Trinamool Congress^[14]
2001		Pankaj Banerjee	West Bengal Trinamool Congress^[15]
2006		Aroop Biswas	All India Trinamool Congress^[16]
2011		Aroop Biswas	All India Trinamool Congress^[15]

Election results

2016 election

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Tollyganj
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITMC	Aroop Biswas
	CPI(M)	Madhuja Sen Roy
	SUCI(C)	Rajkumar Basak
	BJP	Mohan Rao
	Independent	Dr. Dipankar Sarkar

.# 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^[15]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITMC	Aroop Biswas	102,743	56.17	+3.48#
	CPI(M)	Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas	75,063	41.04	-8.76
	BJP	Bibekananda Sinha Roy	2,931	1.60
	Independent	Debashis Das	959
	Independent	Koyel Basu Thakur	765
	LNJSP	Indrasish Dutta	456
Turnout			182,917	78.71
	AITMC 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: Tollyganj constituency^[15]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITMC	Aroop Biswas	46,378	48.17	-1.48#
	CPI(M)	Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas	45,852	47.85	+3.76
	INC	Tulsidas Mukherjee	2,931	1.60
	Independent	Dilip Shil	959
Turnout			154,161	78.71
	AITMC hold		Swing	12.18#

.# 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: Tollyganj constituency^[15]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITMC	Pankaj Banerjee	50,124	56.17	+3.48#
	CPI(M)	Goutam Banerjee	44,593	41.04	-8.76
	BJP	Keshab Saha	3,683	1.60
	PDS	Dr. Sudeshna Choudhury	934
	NCP	Amit Acharjee	283
	Independent	Gopal Ganguly	279
Turnout			182,917	78.71
	AITMC 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 assembly elections, 1996: Tollyganj constituency^[15]^[20]
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			182,917	78.71
	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: Tollyganj constituency^[15]^[21]
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: Tollyganj constituency^[15]^[22]
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#

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] and Ashis Roy of CPI(M) in 1996 representing Congress.^[14]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]^[23]

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

1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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South 24 Parganas district topics

General

Subdivisions

Islands

Municipalities

Community development
blocks

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Bishnupur I Bishnupur II Budge Budge I Budge Budge II Thakurpukur Mahestala

Baruipur subdivision	Baruipur Bhangar I Bhangar II Jaynagar I Jaynagar II Kultali Sonarpur

Canning subdivision	Basanti Canning I Canning II Gosaba

Diamond Harbour subdivision	Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour II Falta Kulpi Magrahat I Magrahat II Mandirbazar Mathurapur I Mathurapur II

Kakdwip subdivision	Kakdwip Namkhana Patharpratima Sagar

Rivers

Transport

Lok Sabha constituencies

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies

Former Vidhan Sabha
constituencies

See also

Cities, towns and locations in South 24 Parganas district
People from South 24 Parganas district

Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal

Current Constituencies	A Alipurduars Amdanga Amta Arambag Asansol Dakshin Asansol Uttar Ashoknagar Ausgram B Baduria Bagda Baghmundi Bagnan Baharampur Baisnabnagar Balagarh Balarampur Bally Ballygunge Balurghat Bandwan Bangaon Dakshin Bangaon Uttar Bankura Barabani Baranagar Bardhaman Dakshin Bardhaman Uttar Barjora Barrackpore Barasat Baruipur Paschim Baruipur Purba Basanti Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Behala Paschim Behala Purba Beldanga Beleghata Bhabanipur Bhagabangola Bhagabanpur Bhangar Bharatpur Bhatar Bhatpara Bidhannagar Bijpur Binpur Bishnupur, Bankura Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas Bolpur Budge Budge Burwan C Canning Paschim Canning Purba Chakdaha Champdani Chanchal Chandannagar Chandipur Chanditala Chandrakona Chakulia Chapra Chhatna Chopra Chowrangee Chunchura Cooch Behar Dakshin Cooch Behar Uttar D Dabgram-Phulbari Dantan Darjeeling Daspur Debra Deganga Dhanekhali Dhupguri Diamond Harbour Dinhata Domkal Dubrajpur Dum Dum Dum Dum Uttar Domjur Durgapur Paschim Durgapur Purba E Egra English Bazar Entally F Falakata Falta Farakka G Gaighata Gangarampur Galsi Garbeta Gazole Ghatal Goalpokhar Goghat Gopiballavpur Gosaba H Habibpur Habra Haldia Hansan Hariharpara Harirampur Haringhata Haripal Harishchandrapur Haroa Hemtabad Hingalganj Howrah Dakshin Howrah Madhya Howrah Uttar I Indas Islampur Itahar J Jadavpur Jagatballavpur Jagatdal Jalangi Jalpaiguri Jamalpur Jamuria Jangipara Jangipur Jaynagar Jhargram Jorasanko Joypur K Kakdwip Kalchini Kaliaganj Kaliganj Kalimpong Kalna Kalyani Kamarhati Kandi Kanthi Dakshin Kanthi Uttar Karandighi Karimpur Kasba Kashipur Kashipur-Belgachia Katwa Katulpur Keshiary Keshpur Ketugram Khanakul Khandaghosh Kharagpur Kharagpur Sadar Khardaha Khargram Khejuri Kolkata Port Krishnaganj Krishnanagar Dakshin Krishnanagar Uttar Kumarganj Kumargram Kulpi Kultali Kulti Kurseong Kushmandi L Labpur Lalgola M Madarihat Madhyamgram Magrahat Paschim Magrahat Purba Maheshtala Mahisadal Mal Malatipur Maldaha Manbazar Mandirbazar Mangalkot Manikchak Maniktala Manteswar Mathabhanga Matigara-Naxalbari Maynaguri Mayureswar Medinipur Mekliganj Memari Metiaburuz Minakhan Mothabari Moyna Murarai Murshidabad N Nabadwip Nabagram Nagrakata Naihati Nakashipara Nalhati Nandakumar Nandigram Nanoor Naoda Narayangarh Natabari Nayagram Noapara O Onda P Palashipara Panchla Pandaveswar Pandua Panihati Panskura Paschim Panskura Purba Para Patashpur Patharpratima Phansidewa Pingla Purbasthali Dakshin Purbasthali Uttar Pursurah Purulia R Raghunathganj Raghunathpur Raidighi Raiganj Raipur Raina Rajarhat Gopalpur Rajarhat New Town Rajganj Ramnagar Rampurhat Ranaghat Dakshin Ranaghat Uttar Paschim Ranaghat Uttar Purba Ranibandh Raniganj Raninagar Rashbehari Ratua Rejinagar S Sabang Sagar Sagardighi Sainthia Salboni Saltora Samserganj Sandeshkhali Sankrail Santipur Saptagram Satgachia Shibpur Shyampukur Shyampur Siliguri Singur Sitai Sitalkuchi Sonamukhi Sonarpur Dakshin Sonarpur Uttar Sreerampur Sujapur Suri Suti Swarupnagar T Taldangra Tamluk Tapan Tarakeswar Tehatta Tollyganj Tufanganj U Udaynarayanpur Uluberia Dakshin Uluberia Purba Uluberia Uttar Uttarpara

Former Constituencies	Alipore Araidanga Arsha Aurangabad Bansberia Bara Bazar Belgachia East Belgachia West Bowbazar Burtola Cossipur Dhakuria Faridpur Fort Gangajalghati Garden Reach Hanskhali Hasnabad Hirapur Hura Indpur Jhalda Jorabagan Kabitirtha Kaliachak Kalighat Kanksa Kalyanpur Kharba Khayrasole Kranti Mahammad Bazar Mathurapur Mugberia Nadanghat Nandanpur Narghat Ondal Polba Purbasthali Rajnagar Sealdah Sutahata Taltola Titagarh Ukhra Vidyasagar

Other districts	Bankura Bardhaman Birbhum Cooch Behar Dakshin Dinajpur Darjeeling Hooghly Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata Malda Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas Paschim Medinipur Purba Medinipur Purulia South 24 Parganas Uttar Dinajpur

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