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Trinamool Congress leader and Falta candidate Jahangir Khan arrested
Jahangir Khan had withdrawn from the contest at Falta re-poll on May 21 and has been on the run since the polling was held
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Jahangir Khan had withdrawn from the contest at Falta re-poll on May 21 and has been on the run since the polling was held
Khan had branded himself as the local 'Pushpa'
The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court's vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted to the TMC strongman. Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee referred the matter to a regular bench. Earlier, Khan was granted interim protection by Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya till May 26, considering the repolls there on May 21.
CPI(M) candidate Sambhu Nath Kurmi received 40,625 votes securing 19.34 % of total votes polled; CPI(M) state secretary Md. Salim said the Trinamool Congress is โmelting faster than iceโ in this summer heat
The Trinamool candidate had dropped out of the race in Falta days before the election.
Although officially six candidates are in the fray for the seat, Trinamool Congress nominee Jahangir Khan, a couple of days before the repoll
The repolling in Falta was conducted amid massive security deployment with armoured cars, drone surveillance and hundreds of Central forces on the ground
A turnout of over 87% was recorded during the repolling in Falta
Voting for the Falta Assembly constituency seat was originally held on April 29 2026, as part of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
"The counting is progressing peacefully. Adequate security arrangements have been made at the counting centre," a poll panel official said.
Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khanโs withdrawal comes on the last day of campaign when West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari was holding a roadshow in the area in support of BJP candidate Debangshu Panda
The votes for Falta bypoll will be counted on May 24