Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 26°19′N 89°40′E / 26.317°N 89.667°ECoordinates: 26°19′N 89°40′E / 26.317°N 89.667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Constituency No | 9 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 2 Alipurduars (ST) |
| Electorate (year) | 183,075 (2011) |
Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.
Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Fazal Karim Miah of TMC defeated his nearest rival Shyamal Chowdhury of Congress.
In the 2011 elections, Arghya Roy Pradhan of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dhananjoy Rava of CPI(M).
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 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.
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