Trinamool Congress candidate from Falta Assembly seat Jahangir Khan. Photo credit: Facebook/Jahangir Khan
Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly seat, Jahangir Khan, announced on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that he was withdrawing from the electoral contest.
Repolling on the Falta seat in South 24 Parganas is scheduled for May 21. The Trinamool Congress candidate’s announcement of withdrawal came on the last day of the campaign when West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was holding a roadshow in the area in support of BJP candidate Debangshu Panda.
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (May 18, 2026) granted protection to TMC’s Falta Assembly repoll candidate Jahangir Khan from any coercive action by the police until May 26 in connection with criminal cases filed against him.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on May 2, 2026, that repolling for the Falta Assembly seat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal will take place on May 21. The polling will be held at all 285 polling stations in the Assembly constituency, and the votes will be counted on May 24.
“There were allegations of electoral malpractices in Falta. The ECI’s notification announcing the repolling stated that during the polling on April 29, several complaints had been received from political parties, candidates, and media reports “alleging the application of black adhesive tape or perfume on the ballot unit buttons of EVMs in favor of or against particular political parties, intimidation and obstruction of voters, and the physical, unauthorised, and illegal presence of political party cadres inside polling stations”.
Published – May 19, 2026 03:28 pm IST
