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Kandi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 68 Kandi Assembly constituency covers Kandi municipality, Kandi community development block, and Satui Chaurigachha gram panchayat of Berhampore community development block.

Kandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ainal Haque of CPI.

Sahitya Pradip Sinha, contesting as an independent, was reportedly backed by Trinamool Congress.

.# 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

In the 2006 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress MP of Baharampur, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Abdul Hamid of CPI.

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections 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. He was subsequently taken back into the Congress. 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, Syed Wahid Reza of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Syed Wahid Reza of CPI defeated Bankim Trivedi of Congress in 1987. Atish Chandra Sinha of Congress defeated Syed Abdur Razzaque of CPI in 1982 and Jagadish Sinha of Janata Party in 1977.

1951–1972

Atish Chandra Sinha won in 1972 and 1971. Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha, Independent, won in 1969. G. Trivedi of Congress won in 1967. Kumar Jagadish Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962. Kandi was a joint seat in 1957. 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.

References

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General	Alkap Farakka Barrage Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kankagrambhukti Karnasuvarna River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts Hazarduari Palace Nizamat Imambara Katra Masjid Madina Mosque Yellow Mosque Kherur Mosque Jama Masjid Tomb of Mir Madan Tomb of Azimunissa Begum Residency Cemetery, Babulbona Dutch Cemetery, Murshidabad House of Jagat Seth Kathgola Palace Nashipur
History	Alivardi Khan Battle of Plassey Ghaseti Begum Jagat Seth Mir Jafar Mir Madan Murshid Quli Khan Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad Nawazish Muhammad Khan Sarfaraz Khan Shashanka Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan Siraj ud-Daulah
Subdivisions	Berhampore Domkal Jangipur Kandi Lalbag
Municipalities	Beldanga Baharampur Dhuliyan Domkal Jangipur Jiaganj Azimganj Kandi Murshidabad
Community development blocks	Berhampore subdivision Berhampore Beldanga I Beldanga II Hariharpara Naoda Domkal subdivision Domkal Raninagar I Raninagar II Jalangi Jangipur subdivision Raghunathganj I Raghunathganj II Suti I Suti II Samserganj Sagardighi Farakka Kandi subdivision Kandi Khargram Burwan Bharatpur I Bharatpur II Lalbag subdivision Murshidabad-Jiaganj Bhagawangola I Bhagawangola II Lalgola Nabagram
Rivers	Bansloi Brahmani Dwarka Bhagirathi Jalangi Mayurakshi
Transport	NH 12 NH 33 NH 81 Panagarh–Morgram Highway Eastern Railway zone Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Lalgola and Gede branch lines
Railway stations	Azimganj Junction New Farakka Junction
Institutes of higher learning	Murshidabad University Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Krishnath College Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital
Lok Sabha constituencies	Baharampur Jangipur Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Farakka Samserganj Suti Jangipur Raghunathganj Sagardighi Lalgola Bhagabangola Raninagar Murshidabad Nabagram Khargram Burwan Kandi Bharatpur Rejinagar Beldanga Baharampur Hariharpara Naoda Domkal Jalangi
Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Aurangabad
Villages	Ahiran Morgram Ramnagar Kachari Para
See also	Cities, towns and locations in Murshidabad district People from Murshidabad district Villages in Murshidabad district

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