Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Farakka | |
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 Farakka
 Farakka
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| Coordinates: 24°49′N 87°54′E / 24.817°N 87.900°ECoordinates: 24°49′N 87°54′E / 24.817°N 87.900°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 55 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 152,882 (2011) |
Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 55 Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.
Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 elections, Mainul Hague of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Salam of CPI(M).
Sanu Seikh, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Mainul Haque of Congress won the Farakka assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Abdus Salam, Mir Tarekul Islam and Abul Hasnat Khan, all of CPI(M), respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Hasnat Khan of CPI(M) defeated Mainul Haque and Mainul Sheikh, both of Congress, in 1991 and 1987 respectively, and Jerat Ali, Independent, in 1982 and 1977.
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