| Falakata | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Falakata Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 254,554 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Falakata Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inAlipurduar district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is reserved forscheduled castes.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 13 Falakata Assembly constituency coversFalakata municipality,Falakatacommunity development block and Purba Kanthalbarigram panchayat ofAlipurduar I community development block.[1]
Falakata Assembly constituency is part of No. 2Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jagadananda Roy | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Hiralal Singha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Jagadananda Roy | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Jogendra Nath Singha Ray | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Jogesh Chandra Barman | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Anil Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Dipak Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
In the2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dipak Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival Subhash Chandra Roy of TMC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dipak Barman | 1,02,993 | 46.71 | Winner | |
| AITC | Subhash Chandra Roy | 99,003 | 44.90 | ||
| CPI(M) | Kshitish Chandra Ray | 10,772 | 4.89 | ||
| Independent | Dipak Chandra Mandal (Santosh) | 1,678 | 0.76 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Roy | 1,645 | 0.75 | ||
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Tapan Adhikari | 1,377 | 0.62 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Tarani Roy | 613 | 0.28 | ||
| AMB | Bimal Roy | 449 | 0.20 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,970 | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 2,20,500 | ||||
| BJPgain fromAITC | Swing | ||||
In the2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Anil Adhikari of TMC defeated his nearest rival Kshitish Chandra Ray of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Anil Adhikari | 86,647 | 43.77 | Winner | |
| CPI(M) | Kshitish Chandra Ray | 69,808 | 35.27 | ||
| BJP | Narayan Chandra Mondal | 30,639 | 15.48 | ||
| Independent | Bishnupada Roy | 3,007 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Paritosh Ch. Roy | 2,016 | 1.02 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Tarani Roy | 1,344 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Chandra Barman | 667 | 0.34 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,812 | 1.93 | ||
| Majority | 16,839 | 8.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,97,940 | 87.13 | |||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
In the2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Anil Adhikari of TMC defeated his nearest rival Rabindra Nath Barman of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Anil Adhikari | 77,821 | 47.44 | Winner | |
| CPI(M) | Rabindra Nath Barman | 69,775 | 42.54 | ||
| BJP | Hemanta Kumar Ray | 9,848 | 6.00 | ||
| Independent | Paritosh Ch. Roy | 3,691 | 2.25 | ||
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Ashok Kumar Roybir | 2,891 | 1.76 | ||
| Majority | 8,046 | 4.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,026 | 86.58 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||
In the2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Jogesh Chandra Barman ofCPI(M) won the Falakata assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Anil Adhikari ofTrinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001, and Gajendra Nath Barman ofCongress in 1996 and 1991. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jogendra Nath Singha Roy of CPI(M) defeated Lalit Mohan Roy of Congress in 1987, Jogesh Chandra Ray of Congress in 1982 and Gajendra Nath Barman of Congress in 1977.
Jagadananda Roy of Congress won the seat in 1972, 1971 and 1969. Jagadananda Roy representingPSP won the seat in 1967. Hiralal Singha of Congress won in1962. Jagadananda Roy of PSP won in1957.
