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| subdivision_name5              = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|2 Alipurduars (ST)]]
| subdivision_name5              = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|2 Alipurduars (ST)]]
| subdivision_type6              = Electorate (year)
| subdivision_type6              = Electorate (year)
| subdivision_name6              = 183,075 (2011)
| subdivision_name6              = 183,248 (2011)<ref>{{cite web|date=14 August 2018|title=West Bengal 2011|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 213,560 (2016)<ref>{{cite web|date=16 August 2018|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 234,311 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
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Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (ST).<ref name =delimitation/>
Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (ST).<ref name =delimitation/>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
==Members of Legislative Assembly<ref name=WestBengalResults>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/|title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw
|-
|-
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
|-
|-
|1952
|1952||Tufanganj||Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar||[[Indian National Congress]]
|Tufanganj
|Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar
|[[Indian National Congress]]<ref name="vidhansabha1957" />
|-
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]||Tufanganj||Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar||[[Indian National Congress]]<ref name="vidhansabha1957">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]||||Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar||Indian National Congress
|-
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||||Jiban Krishna Dey||[[Communist Party of India]]<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||||Jiban Krishna Dey||[[Communist Party of India]]
|-
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Sankar Sen Ishore||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Sankar Sen Ishore||Indian National Congress
|-
|-
|1969||||Akshay Kumar Barma||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1969||||Akshay Kumar Barma||Indian National Congress
|-
|-
|1971||||Sisir Isore||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1971||||Sisir Isore||Indian National Congress
|-
|-
|1972||||Sisir Isore||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =    http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1972||||Sisir Isore||Indian National Congress
|-
|-
|1977||||Manindra Nath Barma||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1977||||Manindra Nath Barma||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|-
|-
|1982||||Manindranath Barma||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf  |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1982||||Manindranath Barma||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|1987||||Manindranath Barma||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =  http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1987||||Manindranath Barma||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|1991||||Debendranath Barman||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1991||||Debendranath Barman||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|1996||||Puspa Chandra Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|1996||||Puspa Chandra Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Puspa Chandra Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Puspa Chandra Das||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||||Alaka Barman||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||||Alaka Barman||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||||Arghya Roy Pradhan||[[All India Trinamul Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission  | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||||Arghya Roy Pradhan||[[All India Trinamul Congress]]
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]||||Fazal Karim Miah||All India Trinamool Congress
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||||[[Malati Rava Roy]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|}
|}


==2016 Election==
==Election results<ref name=WestBengalResults/>==
 
===2021===
 
In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Malati Rava Roy of BJP defeated her nearest rival Pranab Kumar Dey of TMC.
 
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Tufanganj constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = Malati Rava Roy
  |votes      = 1,14,503
  |percentage = 54.69
  |change    = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
  |candidate  = Pranab Kumar Dey
  |votes      = 83,305
  |percentage = 39.79
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Rabin Roy
  |votes      = 5,973
  |percentage = 2.85
  |change    =
}}
 
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Sushil Chandra Das
  |votes      = 1,461
  |percentage = 0.70
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Prahallad Layek
  |votes      = 601
  |percentage = 0.29
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Dhananjay Barman
  |votes      = 552
  |percentage = 0.26
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
  |candidate  = Bhola Saha
  |votes      = 491
  |percentage = 0.23
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Amra Bangalee
  |candidate  = Jiban Kumar Saha
  |votes      = 423
  |percentage = 0.20
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the Above
  |candidate  = None of the Above
  |votes      = 2,069
  |percentage = 0.99
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 2,09,378
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      = All India Trinamool Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===2016===


In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Fazal Karim Miah of TMC defeated his nearest rival Shyamal Chowdhury of Congress.
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Fazal Karim Miah of TMC defeated his nearest rival Shyamal Chowdhury of Congress.


{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Tufanganj constituency}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Tufanganj constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
   |candidate  = Fazal Karim Miah  
   |candidate  = Fazal Karim Miah  
   |votes      = 85,052
   |votes      = 85,052
   |percentage = 44.20 %
   |percentage = 44.21
   |change    = Winner
   |change    = Winner
}}
}}
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   |candidate  = Shyamal Chowdhury  
   |candidate  = Shyamal Chowdhury  
   |votes      = 69,782
   |votes      = 69,782
   |percentage = 36.26 %
   |percentage = 36.27
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
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   |candidate  = Bivas Sen Ishore  
   |candidate  = Bivas Sen Ishore  
   |votes      = 30,048
   |votes      = 30,048
   |percentage = 15.60 %
   |percentage = 15.62
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Manoj Kumar Mandal
   |candidate  = Manoj Kumar Mandal
   |votes      = 1,958
   |votes      = 1,958
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 1.02
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
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   |candidate  = Nubash Barman  
   |candidate  = Nubash Barman  
   |votes      = 1,744
   |votes      = 1,744
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 0.91
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
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   |candidate  = Santana Datta
   |candidate  = Santana Datta
   |votes      = 1,320
   |votes      = 1,320
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 0.69
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate |
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
   |party      = None of the Above
   |candidate  = None of the Above  
   |candidate  = None of the Above  
   |votes      = 2,498
   |votes      = 2,498
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 1.30
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 15,270
  |percentage = 7.94
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 192,402  
   |votes      = 1,92,402  
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 90.09
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box hold with party link |
  |winner    = All India Trinamool Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==Election results==
===2011===
===2011===
In the 2011 elections, Arghya Roy Pradhan of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dhananjoy Rava of CPI(M).


{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Tufanganj constituency <ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=9|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Tufanganj| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}   
In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Arghya Roy Pradhan of TMC defeated his nearest rival Dhananjoy Rava of CPI(M).
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Tufanganj constituency}}   
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
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   |votes      = 73,721
   |votes      = 73,721
   |percentage = 45.02
   |percentage = 45.02
   |change    = #
   |change    = Winner
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 67,539
   |votes      = 67,539
   |percentage = 41.24
   |percentage = 41.24
   |change    = -13.34
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent  
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Shiben Barman
   |candidate  = Shiben Barman
   |votes      = 2,817
   |votes      = 2,817
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 1.72
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent  
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Ganesh Dakua
   |candidate  = Ganesh Dakua
   |votes      = 2,463
   |votes      = 2,463
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 1.50
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 6,182
  |percentage = 3.78
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 163,760  
   |votes      = 1,63,760  
   |percentage = 89.45
   |percentage = 89.37
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
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  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.</small>
{{Cooch Behar 2011 election summary}}


===1972-2006===
===1972-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> Alaka Barman of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the  9 Tufanganj (SC) Assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Malati Rava (Ray) of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Puspa Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Sachindra Chandra Das representing [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> and representing [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> Debendranath Barman of CPI(M) defeated Mahesh Chandra Barman of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> Manindranath Barma of CPI(M)  defeated Sisir Isore of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Sankar Sen Ishore of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Surendra Narayan Roy Kungar of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp09.htm| title = 9 - Tufanganj (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref>
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]], Alaka Barman of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the  9 Tufanganj (SC) Assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Malati Rava (Ray) of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Puspa Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Sachindra Chandra Das representing [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2001 and representing [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996. Debendranath Barman of CPI(M) defeated Mahesh Chandra Barman of Congress in 1991. Manindranath Barma of CPI(M)  defeated Sisir Isore of Congress in 1987, Sankar Sen Ishore of Congress in 1982 and Surendra Narayan Roy Kungar of Congress in 1977.


===1957-1972===
===1957-1972===
During 1967 to 1972  Tufanganj was a reserved seat for SC. Sisir Isore of Congress won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> Akshay Kumar Barma of Congress won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> I.S.Sen of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> In [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]] and [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]], it was an open seat. Jiban Krishna Dey of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1962.<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Jatindra Nath Sinha Sarker of Congress won in 1957.<ref name=vidhansabha1957/>
During 1967 to 1972  Tufanganj was a reserved seat for SC. Sisir Isore of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Akshay Kumar Barma of Congress won in 1969. I.S.Sen of Congress won in 1967. In [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]] and [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]], it was an open seat. Jiban Krishna Dey of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1962. Jatindra Nath Sinha Sarker of Congress won in 1957.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:53, 4 January 2022

Tufanganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Location in West Bengal
Tufanganj is located in India
Tufanganj
Tufanganj
Tufanganj (India)
Coordinates: 26°19′N 89°40′E / 26.317°N 89.667°E / 26.317; 89.667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Constituency No9
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year)183,248 (2011)[1]
213,560 (2016)[2]
234,311 (2021)[3]
Area codeTufanganj 1no panchayat karjalay

Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit | edit source]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 9 Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Tufanganj municipality, Tufanganj II community development block, and Andaran Fulbari I, Balabhut, Dhalpal I, Nakkatigachh gram panchayats of Tufanganj I community development block.[4]

Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[5][edit | edit source]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1952 Tufanganj Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar Indian National Congress
1957 Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar Indian National Congress
1962 Jiban Krishna Dey Communist Party of India
1967 Sankar Sen Ishore Indian National Congress
1969 Akshay Kumar Barma Indian National Congress
1971 Sisir Isore Indian National Congress
1972 Sisir Isore Indian National Congress
1977 Manindra Nath Barma Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982 Manindranath Barma Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987 Manindranath Barma Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991 Debendranath Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996 Puspa Chandra Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2001 Puspa Chandra Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006 Alaka Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011 Arghya Roy Pradhan All India Trinamul Congress
2016 Fazal Karim Miah All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Malati Rava Roy Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[5][edit | edit source]

2021[edit | edit source]

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Malati Rava Roy of BJP defeated her nearest rival Pranab Kumar Dey of TMC.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tufanganj constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Malati Rava Roy 1,14,503 54.69 Winner
AITC Pranab Kumar Dey 83,305 39.79
INC Rabin Roy 5,973 2.85
Independent Sushil Chandra Das 1,461 0.70
Independent Prahallad Layek 601 0.29
Independent Dhananjay Barman 552 0.26
SUCI(C) Bhola Saha 491 0.23
AMB Jiban Kumar Saha 423 0.20
None of the Above None of the Above 2,069 0.99
Turnout 2,09,378
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2016[edit | edit source]

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Fazal Karim Miah of TMC defeated his nearest rival Shyamal Chowdhury of Congress.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tufanganj constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Fazal Karim Miah 85,052 44.21 Winner
INC Shyamal Chowdhury 69,782 36.27
BJP Bivas Sen Ishore 30,048 15.62
Independent Manoj Kumar Mandal 1,958 1.02
KPP Nubash Barman 1,744 0.91
SUCI(C) Santana Datta 1,320 0.69
None of the Above None of the Above 2,498 1.30
Majority 15,270 7.94
Turnout 1,92,402 90.09
AITC hold Swing

2011[edit | edit source]

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Arghya Roy Pradhan of TMC defeated his nearest rival Dhananjoy Rava of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tufanganj constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Arghya Roy Pradhan 73,721 45.02 Winner
CPI(M) Dhanonjoy Rava 67,539 41.24
BJP Bimal Kumar Sarkar 17,220 10.52
Independent Shiben Barman 2,817 1.72
Independent Ganesh Dakua 2,463 1.50
Majority 6,182 3.78
Turnout 1,63,760 89.37
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing

1972-2006[edit | edit source]

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Alaka Barman of CPI(M) won the 9 Tufanganj (SC) Assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Malati Rava (Ray) of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Puspa Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Sachindra Chandra Das representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and representing Congress in 1996. Debendranath Barman of CPI(M) defeated Mahesh Chandra Barman of Congress in 1991. Manindranath Barma of CPI(M) defeated Sisir Isore of Congress in 1987, Sankar Sen Ishore of Congress in 1982 and Surendra Narayan Roy Kungar of Congress in 1977.

1957-1972[edit | edit source]

During 1967 to 1972 Tufanganj was a reserved seat for SC. Sisir Isore of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Akshay Kumar Barma of Congress won in 1969. I.S.Sen of Congress won in 1967. In 1962 and 1957, it was an open seat. Jiban Krishna Dey of CPI won in 1962. Jatindra Nath Sinha Sarker of Congress won in 1957.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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