Bengal's Falta election: How is Jahangir Khan of Trinamool, who backed out before repoll, still getting votes as per EC
Jahangir Khan of the Trinamool Congress continued to receive votes in the Falta election despite announcing his withdrawal from the contest. His decision to step back was influenced by developmental promises made by the new BJP chief minister. The Election Commission's rules prevented his name from being removed from the ballot, allowing him to still accumulate votes.
- ▪Jahangir Khan announced his withdrawal from the election on May 19, just two days before the repoll.
- ▪Despite his exit, he received nearly 3.5% of the vote share as per the Election Commission's updates.
- ▪The BJP's Debangshu Panda was leading the election with 67% of the votes counted.
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Bengal's Falta election: How is Jahangir Khan of Trinamool, who backed out before repoll, still getting votes as per ECThe TMC's Jahangir Khan was at nearly 3.5% of the vote share in Falta despite his political exit from the contest, as per EC's vote-count updateUpdated on: May 24, 2026 1:15 PM ISTWritten by Aarish ChhabraShare viaCopy link As the Election Commission of India (ECI) counted the votes for the Falta assembly constituency repoll in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan continued to accumulate votes on the official results portal. And that's despite Jahangir Khan publicly announcing withdrawal from the election contest earlier this week.Jahangir Khan, 41, announced on May 19 that he was backing out of the May 21 repoll.
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