Kandi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
| Kandi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 68 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kandi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Baharampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 238,973 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Apurba Sarkar | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kandi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 68 Kandi Assembly constituency covers Kandi municipality, Kandi community development block, and Satui Chaurigachha gram panchayat of Berhampore community development block.[1]
Kandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kandi | Goalbadan Trivedi | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1957 | Sudhir Mondal | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| Bimal Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
| 1962 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | G.Trivedi | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | Independent[6] | |
| 1971 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1982 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1987 | Syed Wahid Reza | Communist Party of India[11] | |
| 1991 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1996 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 2001 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2006 | Apurba Sarkar | Independent[15] | |
| 2011 | Apurba Sarkar | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | Apurba Sarkar | Indian National Congress[17] | |
| 2019 | Safiul Alam Khan(Bonu khan) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Apurba Sarkar | Trinamool Congress[18] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ainal Haque of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Apurba Sarkar (David) | 66,513 | 46.10 | + 13.59# | |
| CPI | Ainal Haque | 58,703 | 40.68 | +7.64 | |
| Independent | Sahitya Pradip Sinha | 9,836 | 6.82 | ||
| BJP | Dhananjoy Mandal | 4,351 | 3.02 | ||
| BSP | Amit Kumar Das | 1,429 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Manirul Islam | 1,254 | |||
| Independent | Sasti Konai | 850 | |||
| JD(U) | Nazimul Islam | 736 | |||
| MLKSC | Majibur Rahaman Sheikh | 615 | |||
| Turnout | 144,287 | 80.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -21.51# | |||
Sahitya Pradip Sinha, contesting as an independent, was reportedly backed by Trinamool Congress.[20]
.# 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Apurba Sarkar (David) | 50,157 | 34.87 | - 13.87# | |
| CPI | Abdul Hamid | 47,525 | 33.04 | +7.64 | |
| INC | Atish Chandra Sinha | 36,103 | 25.10 | ||
| Independent | Hari Prasad Chandra | 2,204 | 1.53 | ||
| AITC | Partha Mukherjee | 1,787 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Syed Fazle Alam | 1,532 | |||
| Independent | Md. Safiuddin Sk. | 1184 | |||
| Independent | Uday Das | 996 | |||
| Independent | Narendra Narayan Roy | 893 | |||
| Independent | Babu Bagdhi | 884 | |||
| Independent | Md. Shahzamal | 561 | |||
| Turnout | 143,829 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -21.51# | |||
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] 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.[22] He was subsequently taken back into the Congress.[23] 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,[14] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI in 1996[13] and 1991.[12] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI defeated Bankim Trivedi of Congress in 1987.[11] Atish Chandra Sinha of Congress defeated Syed Abdur Razzaque of CPI in 1982[10] and Jagadish Sinha of Janata Party in 1977.[9][24]
1951–1972
Atish Chandra Sinha won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha, Independent, won in 1969.[6] G. Trivedi of Congress won in 1967.[5] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962.[4] Kandi was a joint seat in 1957.[3] 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.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kandi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Murshidabad, Birbhum Independents pose problems for official candidates". The Statesman 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kandi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Adhir beats Cong at home". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 12 May 2006. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Hussain, Alamgir (17 April 2011). "Didi turns up heat on dissidents". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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