BJP's Debangshu Panda wins Falta repoll by 1,09,021 votes; TMC finishes fourth
BJP candidate Debangshu Panda won the 144-Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal on 24 May 2026 with 1,49,666 votes (71.2%), defeating CPI(M)'s Sambhu Nath Kurmi by 1,09,021 votes, as per ECI's result page; the Trinamool Congress candidate came fourth.
Summary
Debangshu Panda of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 144-Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal when votes from the 21 May repoll were counted on 24 May 2026, securing 1,49,666 votes, or 71.2% of the total, according to the Election Commission of India's constituency result page. CPI(M)'s Sambhu Nath Kurmi was second with 40,645 votes, giving a margin of 1,09,021, while Congress's Abdur Razzak Molla polled 10,084 votes and the Trinamool Congress's Jahangir Khan finished fourth with 7,783. NOTA received 784 votes, out of 2,10,192 votes counted. The Hindu reported the same tallies.
Key facts
- Counting
- 24 May 2026 (repoll of 21 May)
- Winner
- Debangshu Panda (BJP) – 1,49,666 votes, 71.2%
- Runner-up
- Sambhu Nath Kurmi (CPI(M)) – 40,645
- Margin
- 1,09,021
- Third / fourth
- Abdur Razzak Molla (INC) 10,084; Jahangir Khan (AITC) 7,783
- NOTA / total
- 784 / 2,10,192
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who won the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal after the repoll counted on 24 May 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Debangshu Panda
BJP's Debangshu Panda won with 1,49,666 votes, per ECI's result page.
Which party's candidate finished second in the Falta repoll result of May 2026?
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Correct answer: A — CPI(M)
CPI(M)'s Sambhu Nath Kurmi was second with 40,645 votes; Congress was third and the TMC fourth.
Consider the following statements about the Falta (AC 144) result of 24 May 2026: 1. The winning margin was more than one lakh votes. 2. The Trinamool Congress candidate finished third. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (margin 1,09,021). Statement 2 is wrong: the TMC's Jahangir Khan finished fourth with 7,783 votes, behind Congress.