Falta Election Result LIVE: BJP candidate Debangshu Panda takes massive lead of over 15,000 votes

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda has widened his lead in the Falta Assembly constituency with 15,883 votes as counting continues. CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi is in second place with 3,320 votes, while Congress candidate Abdur Razaak Molla has secured 709 votes. TMC’s Jahangir Khan continues to trail with 481 votes.

(Image Source : ECI )BJP's Debangshu Panda leading with over 15,000 votes

A total of 21 rounds of counting are scheduled to take place through the day. According to Election Commission data, CPI(M) candidate Sambhu Nath Kurmi is currently trailing behind BJP’s Debangshu Panda in the early trends.

If the BJP wins the Falta Assembly seat, its total number of seats in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly could once again touch 207. The party had originally won 207 seats in the election, but Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had contested and won from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur. He later vacated the Nandigram seat, reducing the party’s tally by one.

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda has surged ahead in the Falta Assembly seat with 9,534 votes in the early rounds of counting. CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi is trailing far behind with 448 votes, followed by Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla with 225 votes. TMC’s Jahangir Khan, who had announced his withdrawal before polling, is also trailing with 210 votes.

BJP's Debangshu Panda leads in TMC's bastion with 9,534 votes. (Image Source : ECI)BJP's Debangshu Panda leads in TMC's bastion with 9,534 votes

Heavy security has been deployed outside the strong room at Diamond Harbour Women’s University as counting of votes for the Falta Assembly repoll gets underway. Fresh polling was held across all 285 booths in the constituency after allegations of irregularities and EVM tampering during the earlier phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh claimed that the outcome of the Falta election was already evident, saying there was “no real contest” in the constituency. Referring to the political situation in the seat, he alleged that TMC leaders had “backed away” and said the final results would reflect that. Ghosh also praised the Centre over recent employment announcements, stating that 51,000 jobs had been provided without any major complaints.

The Falta Assembly seat was won by the TMC in the 2021 elections, when party candidate Sankar Kumar Naskar defeated the BJP by over 40,000 votes. This time, the constituency recorded an even higher voter turnout of 88.78 per cent, compared to 87.2 per cent in the last Assembly polls. 

Six candidates are contesting the Falta Assembly seat, including TMC’s Jahangir Khan, BJP’s Debangshu Panda, Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla, CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi, and Independents Dip Hati and Chandrakanta Roy. Although Jahangir Khan announced his withdrawal before polling, his name remained on the EVM. 

The Falta Assembly seat has become an important battleground for the BJP because it falls under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency represented by Abhishek Banerjee. For years, the area was seen as a strong TMC bastion, but recent political developments, unrest in Falta and Jahangir Khan’s withdrawal have sparked fresh debate over changing political equations in the region.

Despite political tensions and controversy, voters turned out in large numbers during the repoll on May 21. More than 87 per cent of the 2.36 lakh electors cast their votes, according to Election Commission officials.

The Election Commission had cancelled the earlier polling held on April 29 after complaints surfaced from several booths alleging suspicious substances and adhesive materials on EVMs. Questions were also raised over alleged tampering with webcasting footage from polling stations.

Vote counting for the Falta Assembly repoll started at 8 am with tight security in place at the counting centre. Around 35 companies of central forces have been deployed across the constituency following the controversy surrounding the earlier polling process.