Falta | |
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Constituency No. 144 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
LS constituency | Diamond Harbour |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 236,667 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Elected year | 2021 |
Falta Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
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
Election Results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Sankar Kumar Naskar | 117,179 | 56.00 | ||
BJP | Bidhan Parui | 76,405 | 37.00 | ||
INC | Abdur Razzak Molla | 7,452 | 4.00 | ||
Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~6,500 | 3.00 | |||
Majority | 40,774 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
AITC hold | Swing |
Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Tamonash Ghosh | 86,966 | 55.99 | +1.69 | |
CPI(M) | Ardhendu Sekhar Bindu | 59,295 | 38.17 | −7.53 | |
BJP | Avijit Kumar Halder | 5,389 | 3.47 | ||
Independent | Gautam Dalui | 2,886 | |||
BSP | Chittaranjan Malik | 1,839 | |||
Turnout | 155,328 | 85.07 | |||
AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.22 |
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006,[15] 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.[14] Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC defeated Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) in 1996.[13] Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) defeated Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[12] and Dinabandhu Halder of INC in 1987.[11] Nimai Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Asraf Ali of INC in 1982[10] and Mohini Mohan Parui of INC in 1977.[9][19]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
Mohini Mohan Parui of INC won in 1972.[8] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Khagendra Nath Das of INC won in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI won in 1952.[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Sankar Kumar Naskar". NDTV. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Falta. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "118 - Falta Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.