FALAKATA
Assembly seat no. 13 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
JOGESH CHANDRA BARMAN
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
17,023
14.14% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCANIL ADHIKARY
- Votes
- 43,977
- Vote share
- 36.54%
- Behind by
- 17,023
Electors
1,54,747
Total votes polled
1,20,361
Valid votes
1,20,361
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,20,361 valid votes
JOGESH CHANDRA BARMANCPMwon
61,000
50.7%
ANIL ADHIKARYAITC
43,977
36.5%
JAYANTA KUMAR ROYBJP
6,412
5.3%
NAGENDRA NATH RAYIND
5,223
4.3%
MALIN CHANDRA SARKARPDS
2,576
2.1%
TARANI ROYIND
1,173
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dipak Barman | BJP | 1,34,370 | 56.95% | Subhash Chandra Roy | 45,999 |
| 2021 | DIPAK BARMAN | BJP | 1,02,993 | 46.71% | SUBHASH CHANDRA ROY | 3,990 |
| 2016 | ANIL ADHIKARI | AITC | 86,647 | 43.77% | KSHITISH CHANDRA RAY | 16,839 |
| 2011 | ANIL ADHIKARI | AITC | 77,821 | 47.44% | RABINDRA NATH BARMAN | 8,046 |
| 2006 | JOGESH CH. BARMAN | CPM | 69,910 | 50.99% | ANIL ADHIKARI | 13,314 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
