FALAKATA
Assembly seat no. 13 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
DIPAK BARMAN
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
3,990
1.81% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCSUBHASH CHANDRA ROY
- Votes
- 99,003
- Vote share
- 44.90%
- Behind by
- 3,990
Electors
2,56,693
Total votes polled
2,20,500
Valid votes
2,20,500
NOTA votes
1,970
0.89% of votes polled
Turnout
85.9%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 2,20,500 valid votes
DIPAK BARMANBJPwon
1,02,993
46.7%
SUBHASH CHANDRA ROYAITC
99,003
44.9%
KSHITISH CHANDRA RAYCPM
10,772
4.9%
DIPAK CHANDRA MANDAL (SANTOSH)IND
1,678
0.8%
SWAPAN ROYIND
1,645
0.8%
TAPAN ADHIKARISAMAJWADIJANPARISHAD
1,377
0.6%
TARANI ROYSUCI
613
0.3%
BIMAL ROYAMRABANGALEE
449
0.2%
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