# Falta Assembly constituency

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:
* 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

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1952 | Falta | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | | Khagendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Khagendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | | Mohini Mohan Parui | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Nimai Chandra Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Nimai Chandra Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Arati Dasgupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Arati Dasgupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Sudhir Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2006 | | Chandana Ghosh Dastidar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Sankar Kumar Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Falta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Sankar Kumar Naskar | 117,179 | 56.00 |
| | BJP | Bidhan Parui | 76,405 | 37.00 |
| | INC | Abdur Razzak Molla | 7,452 | 4.00 |
| | | Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~6,500 | 3.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,774 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Falta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tamonash Ghosh | 86,966 | 55.99 | +1.69 |
| | CPI(M) | Ardhendu Sekhar Bindu | 59,295 | 38.17 | −7.53 |
| | BJP | Avijit Kumar Halder | 5,389 | 3.47 | |
| | Independent | Gautam Dalui | 2,886 | | |
| | BSP | Chittaranjan Malik | 1,839 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,328 | 85.07 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.22 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, 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. Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC defeated Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) in 1996. Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) defeated Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC in 1991 and Dinabandhu Halder of INC in 1987. Nimai Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Asraf Ali of INC in 1982 and Mohini Mohan Parui of INC in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Mohini Mohan Parui of INC won in 1972. Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Khagendra Nath Das of INC won in 1962 and 1957. Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI won in 1952.