Farakka Assembly constituency

Farakka
Constituency No. 55 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Farakka Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Established1951
Total electors227,549
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC
Elected year2026

Farakka Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 55 Farakka Assembly constituency covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]

Farakka Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1951 Mahammad Giasuddin Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 T. A. N. Nabi Bangla Congress
1969 Sk. Sahadat Hossain
1971 Jerat Ali Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972
1977 Abul Hasnat Khan
1982
1987
1991
1996 Mainul Haque Indian National Congress
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021 Manirul Islam Trinamool Congress
2026 Motab Shaikh Indian National Congress

Election result

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Motab Shaikh 63,050 36.06 Increase16.64
BJP Sunil Chowdhury 54,857 31.38 Increase8.65
AITC Amirul Islam 47,256 27.03 Decrease27.86
CPI(M) Mojaffar Hossain 4,177 2.39
NOTA None of the above 1,783 1.02 Increase0.14
Majority 8,193 4.68 Decrease27.48
Turnout 174,841 96.17 Increase14.24
INC gain from AITC Swing

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Farakka constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manirul Islam 102,319 54.89
BJP Hemanta Ghosh 42,374 22.73
INC Mainul Haque 36,205 19.42
NOTA None of the above 1,638 0.88
Majority 59,945 32.16
Turnout 186,424 81.93
AITC gain from INC Swing

2016

In the 2016 elections, Mainul Haque of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Mustafa of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Farakka constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mainul Haque 83,314 51.05 +12.38
AITC Md. Mustafa 55,147 33.79
BJP Indranath Upadhyay 15,952 9.77 −9.84
WPOI Dr. Rejaul Karim 4,022 2.46
BSP Khairul Alam 1,909 1.17 +0.20
NOTA None of the above 1,840 1.13
Independent Mir Mainul Haque 1,014 0.62
Turnout 163,198 84.99 −4.05
INC hold Swing


2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mainul Haque 52,780 38.77
CPI(M) Abdus Salam 48,041 35.29
BJP Hemanta Ghosh 26,696 19.61
Independent Sanu Seikh 3,914 2.88
BSP Satrughna Rabi Das 1,314 0.97
IUC Sofikul Islam 1,250 0.92
SDPI Mahah Saijul Hoque 1,122 0.82
IUML Baidul Hoque 1,010 0.74
Majority 4,739 3.48
Turnout 136,127 88.92
INC hold Swing

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mainul Haque 59,514 48.91
CPI(M) Abdus Salam 52,789 43.38
AITC Somen Pandey 4,483 3.68
Independent Parichay Dasgupta 2,471 2.03
IUML Azizur Rahaman 1,889 1.55
Majority 6,725 5.53
Turnout 121,673
INC hold Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mainul Haque 57,193 50.54
CPI(M) Mir Tarekul Islam 46,006 40.65
BJP Sasti Charan Ghosh 5,419 4.79
Independent Jerat Ali 2,324 2.05
IUML Dr. Nurul Islam 2,221 1.96
Majority 11,187 9.89
Turnout 113,296 75.31
INC hold Swing

1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mainul Haque 53,480 46.44
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 45,917 39.87
BJP Sasti Charan Ghosh 11,035 9.58
Independent Parichay Das Gupta 1,863 1.62
BSP Khairul Alam 893 0.78
Independent Ataur Rahaman 831 0.72
IUML Abdul Malek 524 0.46
Independent Nuran Nabi 484 0.42
Independent Amal Kumar Biswas 131 0.11
Majority 7,563 6.57
Turnout 117,582 84.18
Swing to INC from CPI(M) Swing

1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 36,934 38.56
INC Mainul Haque 31,054 32.42
BJP Sasti Charan Ghosh 22,771 23.77
Independent Zerat Ali 2,374 2.48
Independent Yasin Ali 796 0.83
JP Khairul 749 0.78
IUML Azizur Rahman 612 0.64
BSP Satrughan Rabidas 497 0.52
Majority 5,880 6.14
Turnout 97,898 79.24
CPI(M) hold Swing

1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 35,216 43.85
INC Mainul Shaikh 26,112 32.51
BJP Sasti Charan 10,239 12.75
Independent Jerat Ali 5,471 6.81
IUML Maulana Azizur Rahman 3,281 4.08
Majority 9,104 11.34
Turnout 81,701 78.60
CPI(M) hold Swing

1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 29,702 44.48
Independent Jerat Ali 16,434 24.61
Independent Md. Israil 10,352 15.50
BJP Sasti Charan Ghosh 10,287 15.41
Majority 13,268 19.87
Turnout 68,580 78.09
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Abul Hasnat Khan 14,836 36.77
Independent Jerar Ali 11,242 27.86
INC Wazed Ali 7,752 19.21
Independent Jagannath Gupta 2,963 7.34
Independent Wobaidur Rahaman 2,394 5.93
JP Tofail Hossain Syed 968 2.40
IUML Israil 190 0.47
Majority 3,594 8.91
Turnout 41,302 56.00
CPI(M) hold Swing

1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Jerat Ali 20,787 44.10
INC Md Wazed Ali 19,112 40.55
IUML Sohidul Alam 7,234 15.35
Majority 1,675 3.55
Turnout 48,576 56.58
CPI(M) hold Swing

1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Jerat Ali 16,662 38.61
Independent Johad Ahmed 15,849 36.73
INC Sudhir Kumar Saha 7,002 16.23
SUCI Siddique Hossain 1,684 3.90
Bangla Congress Md. Mohsin 1,071 2.48
INC(O) Fazletannesa 883 2.05
Majority 813 1.88
Turnout 45,880 54.14
Swing to CPI(M) from Bangla Congress Swing

1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bangla Congress Sk. Sahadat Hossain 12,951 31.83
PML Zohad Ahmed 12,272 30.16
INC Nur Mohammad Biswas 7,283 17.90
ABJS Satyadeb Gupta 6,926 17.02
Independent T. A. Nuran Nabi 976 2.40
SWA M. A. Hannan Alhaj 285 0.70
Majority 679 1.67
Turnout 42,183 53.33
Bangla Congress hold Swing

1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bangla Congress T. A. N. Nabi 18,812 59.56
INC B. M. W. Ali 7,194 22.78
Independent B. K. Mandal 2,875 9.10
Independent J. Ahmed 2,703 8.56
Majority 11,618 36.78
Turnout 34,652 43.66
Swing to Bangla Congress from INC Swing

1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohamad Giasuddin 10,203 46.18
SWA T. A. Nurannabi 6,143 27.80
Independent Swadhin Kumar Gupta 4,247 19.22
Independent Modashwar Hossain 1,084 4.91
Independent Johad Ahammad Biswas 417 1.89
Majority 4,060 18.38
Turnout 24,094 38.04
INC hold Swing

1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mahammad Giasuddin 10,835 46.64
Independent Sabiruddin Biswas 7,962 34.27
Independent Nezamuddin Ahamad 3,114 13.41
Independent Mahammad Azizur Rahman 1,319 5.68
Majority 2,873 12.37
Turnout 23,230 38.02
INC hold Swing

1951

1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Farakka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Giasuddin 11,463 48.64
Independent Sripati Bhusan Das 5,698 24.18
Independent Syed Abul Hossain 4,682 19.87
Independent Muralidhar Gupta 1,209 5.13
Independent Benoy Bhusan Sarkar 515 2.19
Majority 5,765 24.46
Turnout 23,567 36.18
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
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