FALTA
Assembly seat no. 144 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
SANKAR KUMAR NASKAR
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2021
40,774
19.61% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPBIDHAN PARUI
- Votes
- 76,405
- Vote share
- 36.75%
- Behind by
- 40,774
Electors
2,38,454
Total votes polled
2,07,932
Valid votes
2,07,932
NOTA votes
1,185
0.57% of votes polled
Turnout
87.2%
Full result, 2021
10 candidates · 2,07,932 valid votes
SANKAR KUMAR NASKARAITCwon
1,17,179
56.4%
BIDHAN PARUIBJP
76,405
36.8%
ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLAINC
7,452
3.6%
M. RAQUIBUL HASAN MALLICKIND
1,677
0.8%
JULFIKAR SHAIKIND
1,183
0.6%
SANTOSH SAMANTAIND
1,026
0.5%
ATAL KUMAR PURKAITBSP
776
0.4%
SOMNATH MONDALIND
411
0.2%
MILAN DHUMIND
365
0.2%
DEEPAK RAMIND
273
0.1%
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.
