Kandi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 68 Kandi Assembly constituency covers Kandi municipality, Kandi community development block (CDB), and Satui Chaurigachha gram panchayat of Berhampore CDB.[1]
Kandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
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| 1951 | Goalbadan Trivedi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1957 | Sudhir Mondal | ||
| Bimal Chandra Sinha | |||
| 1962 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | ||
| 1967 | G. Trivedi | ||
| 1969 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1971 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Template:Full party name with color | |
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| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Syed Wahid Reza | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1991 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Apurba Sarkar | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2011 | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2019^ | Safiul Alam Khan (Bonu Khan) | ||
| 2021 | Apurba Sarkar | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2026 | Gargi Das Ghosh | Template:Full party name with color | |
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Election results
2026
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2021
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2019 by-election
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2016
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2011
In the 2011 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ainal Haque of CPI.
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Sahitya Pradip Sinha, contesting as an independent, was reportedly backed by Trinamool Congress.[2]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Rebel Congress (Independent) vote percentages taken together in 2006. Calculated only on the vote percentages secured by Apurba Sarakar in 2006 and 2011 the swing is +3.59%.
2006
In the 2006 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress MP of Baharampur, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Abdul Hamid of CPI. Template:Election box begin
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1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[3] Apurba Sarkar, Independent, won the 68 Kandi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Hamid of CPI. Apurba Sarkar, contesting as an independent, was a rebel congress candidate put up by Adhir Choudhury as a protest against the official Congress candidate Atish Sinha.[4] He was subsequently taken back into the Congress.[5] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Atish Chandra Sinha of Congress defeated Chandan Sen of CPI in 2001,[6] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI in 1996[7] and 1991.[8] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI defeated Bankim Trivedi of Congress in 1987.[9] Atish Chandra Sinha of Congress defeated Syed Abdur Razzaque of CPI in 1982[10] and Jagadish Sinha of Janata Party in 1977.[11][12]
1951–1972
Atish Chandra Sinha won in 1972[13] and 1971.[14] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha, Independent, won in 1969.[15] G. Trivedi of Congress won in 1967.[16] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962.[17] Kandi was a joint seat in 1957.[18] Sudhir Mondal and Bimal Chandra Sinha, both of Congress, won the seat jointly. In independent India's first election in 1951 Goalbadan Trivedi of Congress won from the Kandi seat.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Murshidabad, Birbhum Independents pose problems for official candidates. The Statesman 6 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Adhir beats Cong at home(12 May 2006). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ Didi turns up heat on dissidents(17 April 2011). Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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