FARAKKA
Assembly seat no. 55 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2011
MAINUL HAQUE
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2011
4,739
3.48% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMABDUS SALAM
- Votes
- 48,041
- Vote share
- 35.29%
- Behind by
- 4,739
Electors
1,53,081
Total votes polled
1,36,127
Valid votes
1,36,127
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.9%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,36,127 valid votes
MAINUL HAQUEINCwon
52,780
38.8%
ABDUS SALAMCPM
48,041
35.3%
GHOSH HEMANTABJP
26,696
19.6%
SANU SEIKHIND
3,914
2.9%
SATRUGHNA RABI DASBSP
1,314
1.0%
SOFIKUL ISLAMIUC
1,250
0.9%
MAHAH SAIJUL HOQUESDPI
1,122
0.8%
BAIDUL HOQUEMUL
1,010
0.7%
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
