FALTA
Assembly seat no. 144 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
TAMONASH GHOSH
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
23,580
12.53% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMBIDHAN PARUI
- Votes
- 70,801
- Vote share
- 37.62%
- Behind by
- 23,580
Electors
2,12,340
Total votes polled
1,88,183
Valid votes
1,88,183
NOTA votes
1,813
0.96% of votes polled
Turnout
88.6%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 1,88,183 valid votes
TAMONASH GHOSHAITCwon
94,381
50.1%
BIDHAN PARUICPM
70,801
37.6%
AMARENDRA NATH MUKHERJEEBJP
15,763
8.4%
MAMATA LASKARSUCI
1,798
1.0%
ATAL KUMAR PURKAITBSP
1,518
0.8%
JAYASHRI CHAKRABORTYLJP
1,328
0.7%
HARAN CHANDRA BISWASPDS
781
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | IND | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | SANKAR KUMAR NASKAR | AITC | 1,17,179 | 56.35% | BIDHAN PARUI | 40,774 |
| 2016 | TAMONASH GHOSH | AITC | 94,381 | 50.15% | BIDHAN PARUI | 23,580 |
| 2011 | TAMONASH GHOSH | AITC | 86,966 | 55.61% | ARDHENDU SEKHAR BINDU | 27,671 |
| 2006 | CHANDANA GHOSHDOSTIDAR | CPM | 51,814 | 45.70% | TAMONASH GHOSH | 1,754 |
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 FALTA assembly constituency in 2026?
No winner is recorded won FALTA in 2026.
Which party has won FALTA the most times?
CPM, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has FALTA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won FALTA the most times?
TAMONASH GHOSH, with 3 wins between 2001 and 2016.
