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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2006
Kandi
Winner — 2006
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)
IND
IND 34.9%CPI 33.0%9 others 32.1%
Votes
50,157
34.9% share
Winning margin
2,632
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.7%
of 1,76,098
Kandi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,632 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APURBA SARKAR (DAVID) | IND | 50,157 | 34.9% |
| 2 | ABDUL HAMID | Left Front | 47,525 | 33.0% |
| 3 | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 36,103 | 25.1% |
| 4 | HARI PRASAD CHANDRA | IND | 2,204 | 1.5% |
| 5 | PARTHA MUKHERJEE |  AITC | 1,787 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SYED FAZLE ALAM | CPI(M)(L) | 1,535 | 1.1% |
| 7 | MO SAFIUDDIN SK | IND | 1,184 | 0.8% |
| 8 | UDAY DAS | IND | 996 | 0.7% |
| 9 | NARENDRANARAYAN ROY | IND | 893 | 0.6% |
| 10 | BABU BAGDHI | IND | 884 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MD. SHAHZAMAL | 561 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (246th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.9% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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246th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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99th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.9%CPI 33.0%INC 25.1%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.