TMC candidate Jahangir Khan pulls out of Falta repoll race 2 days before voting

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.