Falta Assembly constituency

For other uses, see Falta (disambiguation).

Falta
Constituency No. 144 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Falta Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyDiamond Harbour
Established1951
Total electors236,667
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  AITC+
Elected year2021

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

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

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Falta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Shankar Kumar Naskar 117,179 56.35 Increase6.2
BJP Bidhan Parui 76,405 36.75 Increase28.37
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 Decrease0.39
Majority 40,774 19.6 Increase7.07
Turnout 2,07,932 87.82 Decrease0.8
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Falta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tamonash Ghosh 94,381 50.15 Decrease5.46
CPI(M) Bidhan Parui 70,801 37.62 Decrease0.3
BJP Amarendra Nath Mukherjee 15,763 8.38 Increase4.93
NOTA None of the Above 1,813 0.96
Majority 23,580 12.53 Decrease5.16
Turnout 1,88,183 88.62 Increase2.98
AITC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Falta[2][3]
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]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Falta. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "118 - Falta Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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