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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Falakata
Winner — 2026
DIPAK BARMAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.9%AITC 37.4%7 others 5.7%
Votes
1,34,370
57.0% share
Winning margin
45,999
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
96.1%
of 2,45,799
Falakata is a safe seat — DIPAK BARMAN won by 19.5%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPAK BARMAN | BJP (NDA) | 1,34,370 | 57.0% |
| 2 | SUBHASH CHANDRA ROY |  AITC | 88,371 | 37.5% |
| 3 | KAMAL KISHOR ROY | 6,133 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | AKSHOY KUMAR BARMAN | 1,855 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,432 | 0.6% |
| 6 | UKIL CHANDRA BHUIMALI | 1,118 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | DIPANKAR BARMAN | KPPU | 1,047 | 0.4% |
| 8 | TARUN BARMAN | IND | 1,033 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DILIP BARMAN | IND | 594 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.8% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
48th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
256th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
198th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.0%AITC 37.5%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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