# Tollygunj Assembly constituency

Tollygunge Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (7 times) (43.75%)
* ' All India Trinamool Congress (5times) (31.25%)
* "' Indian National Congress "' (2times) (12.5%)
* "' Communist Party of India "'(1time) (6.25%)
* "" Praja Socialist Party "'(1time) (6.25%)

## 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:
* Ward Nos. 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 111, 112, 113 and 114 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Tollygunge Assembly constituency is part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1952 | Tollygunge Uttar | Priya Ranjan Sen | Indian National Congress |
| | Tollygunge Dakshin | Ambika Chakrabarty | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Tollygunge | Haridas Mitra | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | | Niranjan Sengupta | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | | Niranjan Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | | Niranjan Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | | Satyapriya Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Prasanta Sur | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Prasanta Sur | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Prasanta Sur | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Prasanta Sur | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee | Trinamool Congress$^{:8}$ |
| 2006 | | Aroop Biswas | Trinamool Congress |
| 2011 | | Aroop Biswas | Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Aroop Biswas | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Aroop Biswas | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021 election

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Aroop Biswas | 101,440 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 50,080 | 25.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,97,642 | 73.28 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016 election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,896 | 5.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,165 | 75.34 | |
| | AITC hold | 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).
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tollyganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Aroop Biswas | 1,02,743 | 56.17 | +3.48# |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas | 75,073 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 27,670 | 15.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,83,026 | 78.08 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | 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 | Majority | Majority | 526 | (0.5%) | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,375 | (69.3%) | |
| | AITC hold | AITC 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$^{:342}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 182,917 | 78.71 | |
| | AITC gain from INC | 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 Kumar Banerjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ashis Roy of CPI(M).
West Bengal state assembly election, 1996: Tollyganj constituency$^{:347}$ :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 114,086 | 77.38 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 182,917 | 78.71 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 87,069 | 72.87 |
| | CPI(M) hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 70,399 | 69.92 |
| | CPI(M) hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 54,446 | 56.35 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 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(M) in 2001,$^{:171}$ and Ashis Roy of CPI(M) in 1996 representing Congress.$^{:170}$ Prasanta Sur of CPI(M) 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(M) won in 1971. Niranjan Sengupta of CPI(M)/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.