India, May 24 -- BJP candidate Debangshu Panda registered a massive win in the Falta assembly repoll on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival by a margin of over 1 lakh votes.

Panda received 1,49,666 votes, leading against CPI(M)'s Sambhu Nath Kurmi, who secured 40,645 votes, maintaining a margin of 1,09,021 votes.

Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla stood third with 10,084 votes, while TMC nominee Jahangir Khan got around 7,783 votes.

Jahangir Khan had publicly announced withdrawal from the election contest earlier this week.

With the BJP winning Falta, its tally in Bengal rises to 208 from 207, though its effective assembly strength would remain unchanged after Adhikari vacated Nandigram upon retaining Bhabanipur.

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