Farakka Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Motab Shaikh
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Motab Shaikh
votes
63,050
Margin
8,193(4.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Motab Shaikh✓ WinnerINC63,05036.06%
- 2Sunil ChowdhuriBJP54,85731.38%
- 3Amirul IslamAITC47,25627.03%
- 4Mozaffar HossainCPI(M)Deposit lost4,1772.39%
- 5NOTA1,7831.02%
- 6Shashanka DasINDDeposit lost8000.46%
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- 7Imtiaz Ahmed MollahAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost7810.45%
- 8Nandalal GhoshINDDeposit lost6950.4%
- 9Azmerul SkRashtriya Secular Majlis PartyDeposit lost4840.28%
- 10Sulaiman ShaikhINDDeposit lost4270.24%
- 11Alok Kumar MandalINDDeposit lost2170.12%
- 12Abdul KaderINDDeposit lost1860.11%
- 13Tilottama HaldarBharatiya Nyay-adhikar Raksha PartyDeposit lost1280.07%
Deposit lost: 9 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 1,81,811
- Votes cast
- 1,74,951
- Turnout
- 96.23%
- Polling stations
- 241
incl. service voters
incl. 547 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women96.6%
85,452 of 88,487 voted on EVMs
Men95.3%
88,950 of 93,320 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 2 voted.
- Candidates12 (1 women)
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA1,783
- Valid votes1,73,058
Women candidates: Tilottama Haldar
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Farakka?
Motab Shaikh (INC) won Farakka in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 63,050 votes.
What was the winning margin in Farakka?
Motab Shaikh defeated Sunil Chowdhuri (BJP) by 8,193 votes.
What was the turnout in Farakka in 2026?
96.23% — 1,74,951 of 1,81,811 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 96.6%, men's 95.3%.
How many voters does Farakka have?
1,81,811 electors at the 2026 election — 93,320 men, 88,487 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 241 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Farakka?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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