Falta Re-Election Twist: West Bengal TMC Leader Jahangir Khan Withdraws Candidature Before May 21 Repoll

Published on 5/19/2026, 9:30:41 AM

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Falta Re-Election Twist: West Bengal TMC Leader Jahangir Khan Withdraws Candidature Before May 21 Repoll Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 15:00 IST TMC candidate Jahangir withdraws from Falta Assembly seat ahead of May 21 re poll.
Jahangir Withdraws From Falta Race Ahead of May 21 Re-Poll West Bengal TMC candidate Jahangir Khan has withdrawn his candidature from the Falta Assembly constituency ahead of the re-poll scheduled on May 21. “My dream was to see this place prosper.
New CM Suvendu Adhikari is rolling out new packages for Falta.
Seeing this, I am withdrawing my candidature from the upcoming repoll," said Jahangir Khan.
The Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government came to power in West Bengal defeating TMC earlier this month.

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Published May 19, 2026.

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