Falta Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Falta Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
| Falta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 144 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Falta Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 236,667 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Falta Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Falta community development block
- Bhadura Haridas and Kalatalahat gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II community development block
Falta Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Khagendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Mohini Mohan Parui | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Nimai Chandra Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Arati Dasgupta | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Sudhir Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Tamonash Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Chandana Ghosh Dastidar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Tamonash Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Shankar Kumar Naskar | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jahangir Khan | ||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shankar Kumar Naskar | 117,179 | 56.35 |  6.2 | |
| BJP | Bidhan Parui | 76,405 | 36.75 | 28.37 | |
| INC | Abdur Razzak Molla | 7,452 | 3.58 | New | |
| Independent | Mohammad Raquibul Hasan | 1,677 | 0.81 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,185 | 0.57 |  0.39 | |
| Majority | 40,774 | 19.6 | 7.07 | ||
| Turnout | 2,07,932 | 87.82 | 0.8 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tamonash Ghosh | 94,381 | 50.15 | 5.46 | |
| CPI(M) | Bidhan Parui | 70,801 | 37.62 | 0.3 | |
| BJP | Amarendra Nath Mukherjee | 15,763 | 8.38 | 4.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,813 | 0.96 | ||
| Majority | 23,580 | 12.53 | 5.16 | ||
| Turnout | 1,88,183 | 88.62 | 2.98 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tamonash Ghosh | 86,966 | 55.61 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ardhendu Shekhar Bindu | 59,295 | 37.92 | ||
| BJP | Ajit Kumar Haldar | 5,389 | 3.45 | ||
| Independent | Gautam Dalui | 2,886 | 1.85 | ||
| BSP | Chittaranjan Malik | 1,839 | 1.18 | ||
| Majority | 27,671 | 17.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,56,375 | 85.64 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.22 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006,[4] Chandana Ghosh Dastidar of CPI(M) won the Falta Assembly constituency defeating her nearest rival Tamonash Ghosh of AITC. Tamonash Ghosh of AITC defeated Malina Mistry of CPI(M) in 2001.[5] Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC defeated Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) in 1996.[6] Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) defeated Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[7] and Dinabandhu Halder of INC in 1987.[8] Nimai Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Asraf Ali of INC in 1982[9] and Mohini Mohan Parui of INC in 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
Mohini Mohan Parui of INC won in 1972.[12] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Khagendra Nath Das of INC won in 1962[16] and 1957.[17] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI won in 1952.[18]