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Assembly constituency 68 · West Bengal

Kandi is assembly constituency number 68 in West Bengal, in Murshidabad district, and one of the segments of the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Gargi Das Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 36.8% of the vote, 10,335 votes ahead of Apurba Sarkar (david) (AITC).

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Kandi · 2026AC 68
  1. 01
    Gargi Das Ghosh
    BJP
    73,355
    36.78%
  2. 02
    Apurba Sarkar (david)
    TMC
    63,020
    31.60%
  3. 03
    Shamim Rana
    INC
    31,160
    15.62%
  4. 04
    Mesbahul Islam Khan
    AIMIM
    22,976
    11.52%
  5. 05
    Syed Azizur Hossain (nashim)
    Independent
    1,623
    0.81%
  6. 8 other candidates · 4,394 votesNOTA · 2,932 (1.47%)

Margin 10,335 votes · 5.18% of valid votes

2,34,139
Registered electors
2026 election
85.3%
Turnout
+7.1 pts vs 2021
10,335
Victory margin
5.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,460 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kandi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gargi Das GhoshFemale · 61 yrsBJP73,355
36.78%
2Apurba Sarkar (david)Male · 62 yrsTMC63,020
31.60%
3Shamim RanaMale · 47 yrsINC31,160
15.62%
4Mesbahul Islam KhanMale · 41 yrsAIMIM22,976
11.52%
—NOTANOTA2,932
1.47%
5Syed Azizur Hossain (nashim)Male · 49 yrsIndependent1,623
0.81%
6Rejaul KarimMale · 60 yrsCPI1,530
0.77%
7Rajkumar MondalMale · 38 yrsIndependent873
0.44%
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8Ashis DasMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent579
0.29%
9Pratap DasMale · 46 yrsBSP516
0.26%
10Gokul HazraMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent394
0.20%
11Srikanta DasMale · 42 yrsSUCI237
0.12%
12Abhijit HalderMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent153
0.08%
13Sakshi Gopal DebMale · 71 yrs · SCAMB112
0.06%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 36.8%TMC 31.6%INC 15.6%CPI 0.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Gargi Das GhoshBJP · 36.8% · margin 10,335Turnout85.3%
2021Apurba Sarkar (david)TMC · 51.2% · margin 38,080Turnout78.2%
2019 byeShafiul Alam Khan (banu Khan)INC · 48.4% · margin 21,120Turnout73.0%
2016Apurba Sarkar (david)INC · 51.2% · margin 20,780Turnout76.8%
2011Apurba Sarkar(david)INC · 46.1% · margin 7,810Turnout80.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kandi bye-election, 20 May 2019

Turnout 73.0% · 1,64,710 of 2,25,500 electors voted

Kandi bye-election 2019-05-20 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shafiul Alam Khan (banu Khan)INC79,698
48.39%
2Goutam RoyTMC58,578
35.57%
3Sanat MondalBJP18,693
11.35%
4Debojyoti Roy (tripti)CPI5,291
3.21%
—NOTANOTA1,799
1.09%
5Santosh DaluiIndependent641
0.39%

Kandi result 2021

Kandi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Apurba Sarkar (david)TMC95,399
51.16%
2Goutam RoyBJP57,319
30.74%
3Shafiul Alam Khan (bonu)INC27,555
14.78%
—NOTANOTA3,131
1.68%
4Syed Azizur Hossain(nashim)Independent1,769
0.95%
5Sufal BagdiIndependent473
0.25%
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6Sher AlamJSTDVPMTP360
0.19%
7Sukhen HaldarSUCI264
0.14%
8Bodon DasIndependent211
0.11%

Kandi result 2016

Kandi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Apurba Sarkar (david)INC81,723
51.22%
2Dr. Santanu SenTMC60,943
38.20%
3Binay Bhusan DasBJP9,317
5.84%
—NOTANOTA2,464
1.54%
4Gokul HazraIndependent1,544
0.97%
5Sandip RoychowdhuryIndependent1,183
0.74%
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6Majibur Rahaman ShaikhIUML1,107
0.69%
7Sujay MondalMPOI531
0.33%
8Sukhen HaldarSUCI397
0.25%
9Manirul IslamCPI(ML)(L)344
0.22%

Kandi result 2011

Kandi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Apurba Sarkar(david)INC66,513
46.10%
2Ainal HaqueCPI58,703
40.68%
3Sahitya Pradip SinhaIndependent9,836
6.82%
4Dhananjoy MondalBJP4,351
3.02%
5Amit Kumar DasBSP1,429
0.99%
6Manirul IslamCPI(ML)(L)1,254
0.87%
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7Sasti KonaiIndependent850
0.59%
8Islam NazimulJD(U)736
0.51%
9Majibur RahamanMUL615
0.43%
Map

Kandi outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Murshidabad district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kandi is one of the assembly segments of Baharampur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Baharampur candidates.

  • Pathan YusufTMC72,763 38.5%
  • Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryINC59,808 31.7%
  • Dr. Nirmal Kumar SahaBJP50,003 26.5%
  • Samiran DasIndependent3,178 1.7%
  • Swapan Kumar MandalIndependent979 0.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 12,955 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kandi.

Who won the Kandi assembly seat in 2026?

Gargi Das Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kandi in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 73,355 votes, which was 36.78% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kandi?

The margin was 10,335 votes (5.18% of valid votes). The runner-up was Apurba Sarkar (david) of the All India Trinamool Congress with 63,020 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kandi in 2026?

Turnout was 85.28%: 1,99,675 of 2,34,139 registered electors voted, across 271 polling stations. That is 7.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kandi part of?

Kandi is an assembly segment of the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pathan Yusuf got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Kandi had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 20 May 2019, Shafiul Alam Khan (banu Khan) (Indian National Congress) won by 21,120 votes.

Is Kandi a reserved constituency?

No. Kandi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Kandi?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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