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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2011
Kandi
Winner — 2011
APURBA SARKAR(DAVID)
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.1%CPI 40.7%7 others 13.2%
Votes
66,513
46.1% share
Winning margin
7,810
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.8%
of 1,78,692
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APURBA SARKAR(DAVID) | AITC + INC | 66,513 | 46.1% |
| 2 | AINAL HAQUE | Left Front | 58,703 | 40.7% |
| 3 | SAHITYA PRADIP SINHA | IND | 9,836 | 6.8% |
| 4 | DHANANJOY MONDAL | BJP | 4,351 | 3.0% |
| 5 | AMIT KUMAR DAS | 1,429 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | MANIRUL ISLAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,254 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SASTI KONAI | IND | 850 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ISLAM NAZIMUL | 736 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | MAJIBUR RAHAMAN |  MUL | 615 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (290th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
290th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%CPI 40.7%IND 6.8%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.