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CANNING

Assembly seat no. 95 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
1972INCGONBINDACHANDRA NASKARCPMNIRMAL KUMAR SINHA8,26015.42%362.5%
1971INCGOBINDA CHANDRA NASKARCPMCHITTA RANJAN MRIDHA1530.28%564.3%
1969INCNARYAN NASKARBACSINHA LALIT KUMAR12,04122.48%765.5%
1967BACA.C.HALDERINCN.NASKAR8,14116.35%261.8%
19621961 boundariesINCKHAGENDRA NATH NASKARINDAMULYA CHARAN NASKAR8822.57%445.0%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

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.

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