CANNING
Assembly seat no. 95 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1962
KHAGENDRA NATH NASKAR
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 1962
882
2.57% of valid votes
Result, 1962
Runner-up
INDAMULYA CHARAN NASKAR
- Votes
- 14,877
- Vote share
- 43.42%
- Behind by
- 882
Electors
76,158
Total votes polled
34,262
Valid votes
34,262
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.0%
Full result, 1962
4 candidates · 34,262 valid votes
KHAGENDRA NATH NASKARINCwon
15,759
46.0%
AMULYA CHARAN NASKARIND
14,877
43.4%
LALIT KUMAR SINHARSP
1,862
5.4%
KSHUDIRAM NASKARSUC
1,764
5.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | GONBINDACHANDRA NASKAR | INC | 30,676 | 57.25% | NIRMAL KUMAR SINHA | 8,260 |
| 1971 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | INC | 20,015 | 36.96% | CHITTA RANJAN MRIDHA | 153 |
| 1969 | NARYAN NASKAR | INC | 25,783 | 48.13% | SINHA LALIT KUMAR | 12,041 |
| 1967 | A.C.HALDER | BAC | 28,961 | 58.18% | N.NASKAR | 8,141 |
| 1962 | KHAGENDRA NATH NASKAR | INC | 15,759 | 46.00% | AMULYA CHARAN NASKAR | 882 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
