KANDI
Assembly seat no. 68 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
ATISH CHANDRA SINHA
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 11 of 16
Margin, 2001
26,960
21.58% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPICHANDAN SEN
- Votes
- 37,100
- Vote share
- 29.70%
- Behind by
- 26,960
Electors
1,81,320
Total votes polled
1,24,936
Valid votes
1,24,936
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.9%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,24,936 valid votes
ATISH CHANDRA SINHAINCwon
64,060
51.3%
CHANDAN SENCPI
37,100
29.7%
ABDUL AZIZ SK.PDS
11,244
9.0%
PRABAL KANTI SINGHA ROYBJP
6,705
5.4%
SWAPNA DASIND
2,620
2.1%
FAJLE ALAMCPI(ML)(L)
1,605
1.3%
MANOWAR HOSSAIN SK.IND
1,602
1.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANDI assembly constituency in 2026?
Gargi Das Ghosh (BJP) won KANDI in 2026, by a margin of 10,335 votes.
Which party has won KANDI the most times?
INC, with 11 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KANDI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KANDI the most times?
ATISH CHANDRA SINHA, with 6 wins between 1971 and 2001.
