Tufanganj Assembly constituency explained

Tufanganj
Type:SLA
Mla:Malati Rava Roy
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Cooch Behar
Loksabha Cons:Alipurduars
Constituency No:9
Established:1951
Electors:234,311
Reservation:None

Tufanganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 9 Tufanganj Assembly 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.[1]

Tufanganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952Jatindra Nath Singha SarkarIndian National Congress
1957
1962Jiban Krishna DeyCommunist Party of India
1967Sankar Sen IshoreIndian National Congress
1969Akshay Kumar Barma
1971Sisir Isore
1972
1977Manindra Nath BarmaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991Debendranath Barman
1996Puspa Chandra Das
2001
2006Alaka Barman
2011Arghya Roy PradhanAll India Trinamul Congress
2016Fazal Karim Miah
2021Malati Rava RoyBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

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

2016

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

2011

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

1972-2006

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 20 June 2014 . West Bengal. Election Commission.