CANNING
Assembly seat no. 95 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1969
NARYAN NASKAR
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 1969
12,041
22.48% of valid votes
Result, 1969
Runner-up
BACSINHA LALIT KUMAR
- Votes
- 13,742
- Vote share
- 25.65%
- Behind by
- 12,041
Electors
81,757
Total votes polled
53,566
Valid votes
53,566
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.5%
Full result, 1969
7 candidates · 53,566 valid votes
NARYAN NASKARINCwon
25,783
48.1%
SINHA LALIT KUMARBAC
13,742
25.6%
PASHUPATI MONDALIND
6,601
12.3%
SAKTI KUMAR SARKARPBK
3,908
7.3%
BANKIM CHANDRA SARKARNDF
1,844
3.4%
ADHAR CHANDRA HALDERIND
1,237
2.3%
RAJEN MONDALPML
451
0.8%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CANNING assembly constituency in 1972?
GONBINDACHANDRA NASKAR (INC) won CANNING in 1972, by a margin of 8,260 votes.
Which party has won CANNING the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 5 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CANNING gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won CANNING the most times?
GONBINDACHANDRA NASKAR, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
