FARAKKA
Assembly seat no. 55 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
MAINUL HAQUE
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
11,187
9.89% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMMIR TAREKUL ISLAM
- Votes
- 46,006
- Vote share
- 40.65%
- Behind by
- 11,187
Electors
1,50,441
Total votes polled
1,13,163
Valid votes
1,13,163
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.2%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,13,163 valid votes
MAINUL HAQUEINCwon
57,193
50.5%
MIR TAREKUL ISLAMCPM
46,006
40.6%
SASTI CHARAN GHOSHBJP
5,419
4.8%
JERAT ALIIND
2,324
2.0%
DR. NURUL ISLAMMUL
2,221
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Motab Shaikh | INC | 63,050 | 36.06% | Sunil Chowdhuri | 8,193 |
| 2021 | MANIRUL ISLAM | AITC | 1,02,319 | 54.89% | GHOSH HEMANTA | 59,945 |
| 2016 | MAINUL HAQUE | INC | 83,314 | 51.05% | MD. MUSTAFA | 28,167 |
| 2011 | MAINUL HAQUE | INC | 52,780 | 38.77% | ABDUS SALAM | 4,739 |
| 2006 | MAINUL HAQUE | INC | 59,682 | 49.05% | ABDUS SALAM | 6,540 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
