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

2011 INC 52,780 38.8% vs 35.3%2016 INC 83,314 51.0% vs 34.2%2021 AITC 1,02,319 54.9% vs 22.9%2026 INC 63,050 36.1% vs 31.4%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyFarakka
Seat 55
Motab Shaikh
INC
63,050
36.1%
Sunil Chowdhuri
BJP
54,857
31.4%
8,193 votes
4.69%
2021AssemblyFarakka
Seat 55
Manirul Islam
AITC
1,02,319
54.9%
Ghosh Hemanta
BJP
42,374
22.9%
59,945 votes
32.16%
2016AssemblyFarakka
Seat 55
Mainul Haque
INC
83,314
51.0%
Md. Mustafa
AITC
55,147
34.2%
28,167 votes
17.26%
2011AssemblyFarakka
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.