Falta Assembly Repolling
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Jahangir Khan paraded barefoot through Falta, seen apologising to locals with folded hands | VIDEO
West Bengal | Jun 15, 2026, 09:56 AM ISTJahangir was taken into custody by the State Police Special Task Force (STF) on June 8. Officials said he was arrested near the Nepal border after being on the run for several days. Acting on intelligence inputs, STF teams had been monitoring his movements before finally detaining him.
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PM Modi congratulates Debangshu Panda on BJP's impressive victory in Falta: 'Intimidation has lost'
West Bengal | May 24, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTThe BJP secured a commanding win in the Falta Assembly constituency, with the saffron party candidate Debangshu Panda defeating Communist Party of India (Marxist) contender Sambhu Nath Kurmi by a margin of 1,09,021 votes.
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Falta election result: BJP's Debangshu Panda wins by over 1 lakh votes, breaches TMC's fortress
West Bengal | May 24, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTAccording to the final tally, Panda secured 1,49,666 votes, while Kurmi polled 40,645 votes. Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla received 10,084 votes, and TMC candidate Jahangir Khan, who had earlier withdrawn from the contest, still accounted for 7,783 votes in the count.
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Falta Election Result: BJP's Debangshu Panda registers historic win in TMC bastion | As it happened
West Bengal | May 24, 2026, 08:19 PM ISTFalta election results: BJP candidate Debangshu Panda has registered a huge win in Falta, considered to be a bastion of the TMC, after he secured nearly 1.5 lakh votes. On the other hand, TMC leader Jahangir Khan received just a little over 7,700 votes.
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Falta re-polling concludes peacefully with 87.89% turnout; BJP eyes virtual walkover
West Bengal | May 21, 2026, 08:36 PM ISTThe BJP is eyeing a virtual walkover in Falta after TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest just a couple of days before the voting. If the saffron party wins Falta, its tally will rise to 208 in the 294-member West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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Falta Assembly repolling: Polling concludes with 87% turnout; Jahangir Khan didn't cast vote
West Bengal | May 21, 2026, 08:38 PM ISTFalta Assembly repolling: Repolling was held across all 285 booths in the 144-Falta Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal.