Assembly constituency 55, West Bengal
Farakka
Motab Shaikh (INC) won the 2026 election by 8,193 votes, taking 36.06% of the vote to Sunil Chowdhuri (BJP)'s 31.38%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerINCMotab Shaikh, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202636.06%runner-up 31.38%
Winning margin, 20268,1934.69% of votes cast
Elections on record4INC 3, AITC 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Farakka Seat 55 | Motab Shaikh INC | 63,050 36.1% | Sunil Chowdhuri BJP | 54,857 31.4% | 8,193 votes 4.69% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Farakka Seat 55 | Manirul Islam AITC | 1,02,319 54.9% | Ghosh Hemanta BJP | 42,374 22.9% | 59,945 votes 32.16% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Farakka Seat 55 | Mainul Haque INC | 83,314 51.0% | Md. Mustafa AITC | 55,147 34.2% | 28,167 votes 17.26% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Farakka Seat 55 | Mainul Haque INC | 52,780 38.8% | Abdus Salam CPM | 48,041 35.3% | 4,739 votes 3.48% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.