Tollygunge assembly election results 2026: In Papia Adhikary vs Manas Sinha Roy vs Aroop Biswas, who is winning?

As counting for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections will begin on May 4, a key battle has erupted in Tollygunge constituency between BJP's Papia Adhikary, Congress' Manas Sinha Roy and TMC's Aroop Biswas.

Tollygunge Assembly constituency is a legislative seat located in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Established in 1951, it is a general category constituency and forms part of the Jadavpur Lok Sabha segment.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, AITC’s Aroop Biswas won the seat with 1,01,440 votes, defeating BJP’s Babul Supriyo by a margin of 50,080 votes. Earlier, in 2016, Biswas had also retained the constituency, securing 90,603 votes and defeating CPI(M)’s Madhuja Sen Roy by 9,896 votes.

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2026

Candidate	Party	Status
Papia Adhikary	BJP	To Be Decided
Manas Sinha Roy	CONG	To Be Decided
Aroop Biswas	AITC	To Be Decided

2021

Candidate	Party	Result	Votes	Vote %
Aroop Biswas	AITC	Won	1,01,440	51.40
Babul Supriyo	BJP	1st Runner Up	51,360	26.02
Debdut Ghosh	CPI(M)	-	40,597	20.57

2016

Candidate	Party	Result	Votes	Vote %
Aroop Biswas	AITC	Won	90,603	46.73
Madhuja Sen Roy	CPM	1st Runner Up	80,707	41.62
N. Mohan Rao	BJP	-	14,844	7.66

How votes are counted

The counting process follows a strict, multi-layered protocol. Postal ballots are taken up first, after which votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are counted. Each constituency goes through multiple rounds of counting, with trends updated after every round. The returning officer declares the final result only after all rounds are completed and duly verified.

Security at counting centres is stringent, with strong rooms under constant surveillance and entry restricted to authorised officials and candidates’ representatives. While EVMs enable faster tabulation, mandatory verification procedures and round-wise counting ensure that the process continues through the day.

What exit polls predicted

Exit polls for the 2026 Assembly elections suggest a fragmented, state-specific outcome rather than a clear nationwide trend across Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.

In West Bengal, most projections indicate a tight contest between the All India Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, raising the possibility of a hung Assembly. A poll of polls places both parties close to the majority mark in the 294-member House, suggesting that even small vote swings could prove decisive. While some agencies project a BJP edge with around 150–175 seats, others point to a much narrower gap, keeping the contest wide open.