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Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kandi
কান্দি বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kandi Location in West Bengal  Kandi Kandi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°57′N 88°02′E / 23.950°N 88.033°ECoordinates: 23°57′N 88°02′E / 23.950°N 88.033°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 68 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 10. Baharampur |
| Electorate (year) | 178,692 (2011)[1] 208,187 (2016)[2] 238,973 (2021)[3] |
| Government | |
| • Incumbent MLA | Apurba Sarkar |
| • Political Party | AITC |
Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 68 Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kandi municipality, Kandi community development block, and Satui Chaurigachha gram panchayat of Berhampore community development block.[4]
Kandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kandi | Goalbadan Trivedi | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1957 | Sudhir Mondal | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| Bimal Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[6] | ||
| 1962 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1967 | G.Trivedi | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1969 | Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha | Independent[9] | |
| 1971 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1972 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1977 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1982 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 1987 | Syed Wahid Reza | Communist Party of India[14] | |
| 1991 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 1996 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2001 | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[17] | |
| 2006 | Apurba Sarkar | Congress-Supported Independent[18] | |
| 2011 | Apurba Sarkar | Indian National Congress[19] | |
| 2016 | Apurba Sarkar | Indian National Congress[19] | |
| 2019 | Safiul Alam Khan(Bonu khan) | Indian National Congress |
Election results[edit]
2011[edit]
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.[21]
.# 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[edit]
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[edit]
In the 2006 state assembly elections[18] 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.[23] He was subsequently taken back into the Congress.[24] 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,[17] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI in 1996[16] and 1991.[15] Syed Wahid Reza of CPI defeated Bankim Trivedi of Congress in 1987.[14] Atish Chandra Sinha of Congress defeated Syed Abdur Razzaque of CPI in 1982[13] and Jagadish Sinha of Janata Party in 1977.[12][25]
1951–1972[edit]
Atish Chandra Sinha won in 1972[11] and 1971.[10] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha, Independent, won in 1969.[9] G. Trivedi of Congress won in 1967.[8] Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962.[7] Kandi was a joint seat in 1957.[6] 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.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ Hussain, Alamgir (17 April 2011). "Didi turns up heat on dissidents". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 17 April 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "65 - Kandi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.