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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2016
Kandi
Winner — 2016
APURBA SARKAR (DAVID)
INC· Mahajot
INC 51.2%AITC 38.2%8 others 10.6%
Votes
81,723
51.2% share
Winning margin
20,780
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.6%
of 2,08,187
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APURBA SARKAR (DAVID) | Mahajot | 81,723 | 51.2% |
| 2 | DR. SANTANU SEN |  AITC | 60,943 | 38.2% |
| 3 | BINAY BHUSAN DAS | BJP | 9,317 | 5.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,464 | 1.5% |
| 5 | GOKUL HAZRA | IND | 1,544 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SANDIP ROYCHOWDHURY | IND | 1,183 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MAJIBUR RAHAMAN SHAIKH | 1,107 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | SUJAY MONDAL | MPOI | 531 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SUKHEN HALDAR | 397 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MANIRUL ISLAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 344 | 0.2% |
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
safe13.0%
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 51.2%AITC 38.2%BJP 5.8%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 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.