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Assembly constituency 55 · West Bengal

Farakka is assembly constituency number 55 in West Bengal, in Murshidabad district, and one of the segments of the Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Motab Shaikh of the Indian National Congress won with 36.1% of the vote, 8,193 votes ahead of Sunil Chowdhuri (BJP).

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Farakka · 2026AC 55
  1. 01
    Motab Shaikh
    INC
    63,050
    36.06%
  2. 02
    Sunil Chowdhuri
    BJP
    54,857
    31.38%
  3. 03
    Amirul Islam
    TMC
    47,256
    27.03%
  4. 04
    Mozaffar Hossain
    CPI(M)
    4,177
    2.39%
  5. 05
    Shashanka Das
    Independent
    800
    0.46%
  6. 7 other candidates · 2,918 votesNOTA · 1,783 (1.02%)

Margin 8,193 votes · 4.69% of valid votes

1,81,811
Registered electors
2026 election
96.2%
Turnout
+14.3 pts vs 2021
8,193
Victory margin
4.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,74,841 valid votes, NOTA included.

Farakka 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Motab ShaikhMale · 57 yrsINC63,050
36.06%
2Sunil ChowdhuriMale · 56 yrsBJP54,857
31.38%
3Amirul IslamMale · 53 yrsTMC47,256
27.03%
4Mozaffar HossainMale · 51 yrsCPI(M)4,177
2.39%
—NOTANOTA1,783
1.02%
5Shashanka DasMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent800
0.46%
6Imtiaz Ahmed MollahMale · 59 yrsAJUP781
0.45%
7Nandalal GhoshMale · 36 yrsIndependent695
0.40%
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8Azmerul SkMale · 38 yrsRSSCMJP484
0.28%
9Sulaiman ShaikhMale · 39 yrsIndependent427
0.24%
10Alok Kumar MandalMale · 48 yrsIndependent217
0.12%
11Abdul KaderMale · 49 yrsIndependent186
0.11%
12Tilottama HaldarFemale · 51 yrs · SCBNARP128
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, INC in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 36.1%BJP 31.4%TMC 27.0%CPI(M) 2.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Motab ShaikhINC · 36.1% · margin 8,193Turnout96.2%
2021Manirul IslamTMC · 54.9% · margin 59,945Turnout82.0%
2016Mainul HaqueINC · 51.0% · margin 28,167Turnout85.0%
2011Mainul HaqueINC · 38.8% · margin 4,739Turnout88.9%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Farakka result 2021

Farakka 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manirul IslamTMC1,02,319
54.89%
2Ghosh HemantaBJP42,374
22.73%
3Mainul HaqueINC36,205
19.42%
4Anup Kumar SinhaIndependent1,647
0.88%
—NOTANOTA1,638
0.88%
5Md Meraj SorifRSSCMJP1,559
0.84%
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6Kanai GhoshIndependent682
0.37%

Farakka result 2016

Farakka 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mainul HaqueINC83,314
51.05%
2Md. MustafaTMC55,147
33.79%
3Indranath UpadhyayBJP15,952
9.77%
4Dr. Rejaul KarimWPOI4,022
2.46%
5Alam KhairulBSP1,909
1.17%
—NOTANOTA1,840
1.13%
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6Mir Mainul HaqueIndependent1,014
0.62%

Farakka result 2011

Farakka 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mainul HaqueINC52,780
38.77%
2Abdus SalamCPI(M)48,041
35.29%
3Ghosh HemantaBJP26,696
19.61%
4Sanu SeikhIndependent3,914
2.88%
5Satrughna Rabi DasBSP1,314
0.97%
6Sofikul IslamIUC1,250
0.92%
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7Mahah Saijul HoqueSDPI1,122
0.82%
8Baidul HoqueMUL1,010
0.74%
Map

Farakka outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Murshidabad district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Farakka is one of the assembly segments of Maldaha Dakshin. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Maldaha Dakshin candidates.

  • Isha Khan ChoudhuryINC87,765 48.8%
  • Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury (nirbhaya Didi)BJP47,232 26.3%
  • Shahnawaz Ali RaihanTMC36,931 20.5%
  • Purnochandra MandalIndependent1,567 0.9%
  • Md. Jamal SaikhIndependent1,033 0.6%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 40,533 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Farakka.

Who won the Farakka assembly seat in 2026?

Motab Shaikh of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Farakka in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 63,050 votes, which was 36.06% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Farakka?

The margin was 8,193 votes (4.69% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sunil Chowdhuri of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 54,857 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Farakka in 2026?

Turnout was 96.23%: 1,74,951 of 1,81,811 registered electors voted, across 241 polling stations. That is 14.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Farakka part of?

Farakka is an assembly segment of the Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Isha Khan Choudhury got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Farakka a reserved constituency?

No. Farakka is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Farakka?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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