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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2026
Falta
Winner — 2026
DEBANGSHU PANDA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 71.2%CPM 19.3%5 others 9.5%
Votes
1,49,666
71.2% share
Winning margin
1,09,021
51.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.8%
of 2,39,262
Falta is a safe seat — DEBANGSHU PANDA won by 51.9%.
Seat history
3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.58 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total
AITCLow turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 71.2%CPM 19.3%OTH 9.1%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.58 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.