Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Farakka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Farakka Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Farakka Farakka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°49′N87°54′E / 24.817°N 87.900°E / 24.817; 87.900 Coordinates: 24°49′N87°54′E / 24.817°N 87.900°E / 24.817; 87.900
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Constituency No	55
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	8. Maldaha Dakshin
Electorate (year)	153,081 (2011) [1] 192,011 (2016) [2] 227,549 (2021) [3]

Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 55 Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block. ^[4]

Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[4] It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party
1951	Farakka	Mahammad Giasuddin
1957		Mahammad Giasuddin	Indian National Congress [5]
1962		Mahammad Giasuddin
1967		T.A.N.Nabi
1969		Shadat Hossain
1971		Jerat Ali
1972		Jerat Ali
1977		Abul Hasnat Khan
1982		Abul Hasnat Khan
1987		Abul Hasnat Khan
1991		Abul Hasnat Khan
1996		Mainul Haque
2001		Mainul Haque
2006		Mainul Haque
2011		Mainul Haque
2016		Mainul Haque
2021		Manirul Islam	All India Trinamool Congress

Election result

2016

In the 2016 elections, Mainul Haque of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Mustafa of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Farakka constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mainul Haque	83,314	51.05	+12.38
	AITC	Md. Mustafa	55,147	33.79
	BJP	Indranath Upadhyay	15,952	9.77	-9.84
	WPOI	Dr. Rejaul Karim	4,022	2.46
	BSP	Khairul Alam	1,909	1.17	+0.20
	NOTA	None of the above	1,840	1.13
	Independent	Mir Mainul Haque	1,014	0.62
Turnout			163,198	84.99	-4.05
	INC hold		Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Mainul Hague of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Salam of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Farakka constituency ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mainul Haque	52,780	38.77	–13.97#
	CPI (M)	Abdus Salam	48,041	35.29	–7.38
	BJP	Hemanta Ghosh	26,696	19.61
	Independent	Sanu Seikh	3,914	2.88
	BSP	Satrughna Rabidas	1,314	0.97
	Indian Unity Centre	Md. Safikul Islam	1,250
	SDPI	Mahah Saijul Hoque	1,122
	MLKSC	Baidul Haque	1,010
Turnout			136,127	89.04
	INC hold		Swing	−6.59#

Sanu Seikh, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel. ^[8]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006, ^[9] 2001 ^[10] and 1996 ^[11] state assembly elections, Mainul Haque of Congress won the Farakka assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Abdus Salam, Mir Tarekul Islam and Abul Hasnat Khan, all of CPI(M), respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Hasnat Khan of CPI(M) defeated Mainul Haque and Mainul Sheikh, both of Congress, in 1991 ^[12] and 1987 ^[13] respectively, and Jerat Ali, Independent, in 1982 ^[14] and 1977. ^{[15] [16]}

1951–1972

Jerat Ali of CPI(M) won in 1972 ^[17] and 1971. ^[18] Shadat Hossain of Bangla Congress won in 1969. ^[19] T.A.N.Nabi of Bangla Congress won in 1967. ^[20] Mahammad Giasuddin of Congress won in 1962, ^[21] 1957 ^[5] and in independent India's first election in 1951. ^[22]

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