KANDI
Assembly seat no. 68 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)
IND
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 11 of 16
Margin, 2006
2,632
1.83% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPIABDUL HAMID
- Votes
- 47,525
- Vote share
- 33.04%
- Behind by
- 2,632
Electors
1,76,098
Total votes polled
1,43,829
Valid votes
1,43,829
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 2006
11 candidates · 1,43,829 valid votes
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)INDwon
50,157
34.9%
ABDUL HAMIDCPI
47,525
33.0%
ATISH CHANDRA SINHAINC
36,103
25.1%
HARI PRASAD CHANDRAIND
2,204
1.5%
PARTHA MUKHERJEEAITC
1,787
1.2%
SYED FAZLE ALAMCPI(ML)
1,535
1.1%
MO SAFIUDDIN SKIND
1,184
0.8%
UDAY DASIND
996
0.7%
NARENDRANARAYAN ROYIND
893
0.6%
BABU BAGDHIIND
884
0.6%
MD. SHAHZAMALSP
561
0.4%
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.
