FALAKATA
Assembly seat no. 13 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
ANIL ADHIKARI
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
16,839
8.51% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMKSHITISH CHANDRA RAY
- Votes
- 69,808
- Vote share
- 35.27%
- Behind by
- 16,839
Electors
2,27,176
Total votes polled
1,97,940
Valid votes
1,97,940
NOTA votes
3,812
1.93% of votes polled
Turnout
87.1%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,97,940 valid votes
ANIL ADHIKARIAITCwon
86,647
43.8%
KSHITISH CHANDRA RAYCPM
69,808
35.3%
NARAYAN CHANDRA MONDALBJP
30,639
15.5%
BISHNUPADA ROYIND
3,007
1.5%
PARITOSH CH. ROYIND
2,016
1.0%
TARANI ROYSUCI
1,344
0.7%
NARESH CHANDRA BARMANIND
667
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the FALAKATA assembly constituency in 2026?
Dipak Barman (BJP) won FALAKATA in 2026, by a margin of 45,999 votes.
Which party has won FALAKATA the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has FALAKATA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won FALAKATA the most times?
JOGESH CHANDRA BARMAN, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2001.
