FARAKKA
Assembly seat no. 55 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
MANIRUL ISLAM
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
59,945
32.16% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPGHOSH HEMANTA
- Votes
- 42,374
- Vote share
- 22.73%
- Behind by
- 59,945
Electors
2,28,348
Total votes polled
1,86,424
Valid votes
1,86,424
NOTA votes
1,638
0.88% of votes polled
Turnout
81.6%
Full result, 2021
6 candidates · 1,86,424 valid votes
MANIRUL ISLAMAITCwon
1,02,319
54.9%
GHOSH HEMANTABJP
42,374
22.7%
MAINUL HAQUEINC
36,205
19.4%
ANUP KUMAR SINHAIND
1,647
0.9%
MD MERAJ SORIFRSSCMJP
1,559
0.8%
KANAI GHOSHIND
682
0.4%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the FARAKKA assembly constituency in 2026?
Motab Shaikh (INC) won FARAKKA in 2026, by a margin of 8,193 votes.
Which party has won FARAKKA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has FARAKKA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won FARAKKA the most times?
MAINUL HAQUE, with 5 wins between 1996 and 2016.
