KANDI
Assembly seat no. 68 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Gargi Das Ghosh
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 11 of 16
Margin, 2026
10,335
5.18% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCApurba Sarkar (david)
- Votes
- 63,020
- Vote share
- 31.60%
- Behind by
- 10,335
Electors
2,34,139
Total votes polled
1,99,460
Valid votes
1,99,460
NOTA votes
2,932
1.47% of votes polled
Turnout
85.2%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 1,99,460 valid votes
Gargi Das GhoshBJPwon
73,355
36.8%
Apurba Sarkar (david)AITC
63,020
31.6%
Shamim RanaINC
31,160
15.6%
Mesbahul Islam KhanAIMIM
22,976
11.5%
Syed Azizur Hossain (nashim)IND
1,623
0.8%
Rejaul KarimCPI
1,530
0.8%
Rajkumar MondalIND
873
0.4%
Ashis DasIND
579
0.3%
Pratap DasBSP
516
0.3%
Gokul HazraIND
394
0.2%
Srikanta DasSUCI
237
0.1%
Abhijit HalderIND
153
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gargi Das Ghosh | BJP | 73,355 | 36.78% | Apurba Sarkar (david) | 10,335 |
| 2021 | APURBA SARKAR (DAVID) | AITC | 95,399 | 51.16% | GOUTAM ROY | 38,080 |
| 2016 | APURBA SARKAR (DAVID) | INC | 81,723 | 51.22% | DR. SANTANU SEN | 20,780 |
| 2011 | APURBA SARKAR(DAVID) | INC | 66,513 | 46.10% | AINAL HAQUE | 7,810 |
| 2006 | APURBA SARKAR (DAVID) | IND | 50,157 | 34.87% | ABDUL HAMID | 2,632 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above