# Farakka Assembly constituency

Farakka Assembly 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 Assembly constituency covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.
Farakka Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party |
| 1951 | Farakka | Mahammad Giasuddin |
| 1957 | | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress |
| 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
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Farakka constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Monirul Islam | 102,319 | 55.00 |
| | BJP | Hemanta Ghosh | 42,374 | 23.00 |
| | INC | Mainul Haque | 36,205 | 19.00 |
| | | Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~5,500 | 2.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,945 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | AITC gain from INC | AITC gain from INC | Swing | |

### 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 | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 163,198 | 84.99 | −4.05 |
| | INC hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 136,127 | 89.04 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | −6.59# | |
Sanu Seikh, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 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 and 1987 respectively, and Jerat Ali, Independent, in 1982 and 1977.

### 1951–1972

Jerat Ali of CPI(M) won in 1972 and 1971. Shadat Hossain of Bangla Congress won in 1969. T.A.N.Nabi of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Mahammad Giasuddin of Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.