FARAKKA
Assembly seat no. 55 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
MAINUL HAQUE
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
28,167
17.26% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCMD. MUSTAFA
- Votes
- 55,147
- Vote share
- 33.79%
- Behind by
- 28,167
Electors
1,92,011
Total votes polled
1,63,198
Valid votes
1,63,198
NOTA votes
1,840
1.13% of votes polled
Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 1,63,198 valid votes
MAINUL HAQUEINCwon
83,314
51.0%
MD. MUSTAFAAITC
55,147
33.8%
INDRANATH UPADHYAYBJP
15,952
9.8%
DR. REJAUL KARIMWPOI
4,022
2.5%
ALAM KHAIRULBSP
1,909
1.2%
MIR MAINUL HAQUEIND
1,014
0.6%
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
