Counting of votes for the repolling in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal is under way on Sunday (May 24, 2026), amid tight security.
The repolling in all 285 booths of the constituency was conducted on May 21 after voting in the seat in South 24 Parganas district in the second phase of the Assembly elections on April 29 was countermanded following allegations of EVM tampering and irregularities.
Although officially six candidates are in the fray for the seat, Trinamool Congress nominee Jahangir Khan, a couple of days before the repoll, announced that he would not contest, a decision the party described as his personal. The repolling saw more than 87% of the 2.36 lakh electors turning up to vote.
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After 16 rounds of counting, BJP’s Debangshu Panda leads by over 76,000 votes against his nearest rival CPI(M)’s Sambu Nath Kurmi. Congress’ Abdur Razzak Molla and TMC’s Jagangir Khan are in the third and fourth place respectively.
After 15 rounds of counting, BJP’s Debangshu Panda took a commanding lead of over 69,000 votes against his nearest rival CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi. Mr. Panda polled 1,03,089 votes while Mr. Kurmi polled 33,416 votes. Congress’ Abdur Razzak Molla (9,089) and TMC’s Jagangir Khan (5,134) were in the third and fourth position.
After 13 rounds of counting, BJP’s Debangshu Panda took a massive lead of over 58,000 votes against his nearest rival CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi. Congress’ Abdur Razzak Molla and TMC’s Jahangir Khan were in the third and fourth position.
After 12 rounds of counting, BJP’s Debangshu Panda maintained a healthy lead of over 52,000 against his nearest rival CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi. TMC’s Jahangir Khan, who withdrew from the polls, was in the fourth spot behind Congress’ Abdur Razzak Molla.
BJP candidate Debangshu Panda is leading by a margin of 31,065 votes after eight rounds of counting.
CPI(M) candidate Sambhu Nath Kurmi is trailing behind BJP candidate by 19,701 votes. Mr. Kurmi got 17,773 votes after six rounds of counting according to ECI website.
TMC Candidate Jahangir Khan, who announced his withdrawal from the electoral contest ahead of the repolling, is trailing behind at fourth position by 28,777 votes after counting of five rounds, according to ECI website.
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Heavy security has been deployed outside the counting centre for Falta Assembly constituency which saw allegations of EVM manipulations on April 29 2026, when Falta voted in the second phase of the Bengal Assembly election 2026.- PTI
Voting for this seat was originally held on April 29 2026, as part of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
But shortly after, allegations of voter intimidation, EVM button tampering using perfume and tape, and illegal presence of party cadres inside polling stations surfaced.
BJP candidate Debangshu Panda secured a commanding lead of more than 14,237 votes over his nearest rival after three round of counting in the repoll to West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency on Sunday (May 24), according to the Election Commission.
After the three round of the 21 counting rounds, Mr. Panda bagged 21,538 votes, opening up a lead of 14,237 votes over CPI(M) candidate Sambhu Nath Kurmi. - PTI
As counting is under way in Falta, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Debangshu Panda is leading in the first round. There are a total of 21 rounds to be counted today.
He is being trailed by CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi, as per Election Commission of India data.
Ahead of the Falta repolling, Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly seat, Jahangir Khan, on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) announced his withdrawal from the electoral contest.
“Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced a special package for the development of Falta. In the interest of Falta’s development, I am withdrawing from this election,” Mr. Khan said, addressing a press conference.
The repolling in West Bengal’s Falta constituency witnessed a high voter turnout on Thursday (May 21, 2026) amid heavy presence of Central forces. Repolling was largely peaceful after complaints of malpractices had surfaced on the original polling day on April 29.
Falta repoll sees over 74% voter turnout by 3 p.m., with peaceful voting and enhanced security measures in place.
Counting of votes for the repolling in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal began at 8 a.m. on Sunday (May 24, 2026), amid tight security, an Election Commission official said.
The repolling in all 285 booths of the constituency was conducted on May 21 after voting in the seat in South 24 Parganas district in the second phase of the Assembly elections on April 29 was countermanded following allegations of EVM tampering and irregularities.
Published - May 24, 2026 09:28 am IST
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