KANDI
Assembly seat no. 68 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 11 of 16
Margin, 2021
38,080
20.42% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPGOUTAM ROY
- Votes
- 57,319
- Vote share
- 30.74%
- Behind by
- 38,080
Electors
2,39,600
Total votes polled
1,86,481
Valid votes
1,86,481
NOTA votes
3,131
1.68% of votes polled
Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 1,86,481 valid votes
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)AITCwon
95,399
51.2%
GOUTAM ROYBJP
57,319
30.7%
SHAFIUL ALAM KHAN (BONU)INC
27,555
14.8%
SYED AZIZUR HOSSAIN(NASHIM)IND
1,769
0.9%
SUFAL BAGDIIND
473
0.3%
SHER ALAMJUSTICEANDDEVELOPMENTPARTY
360
0.2%
SUKHEN HALDARSUCI
264
0.1%
BODON DASIND
211
0.1%
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.
